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Although it's been long known, the fact that smoking causes problems in our bones doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. Could your sore lower back be caused by smoking?
As if you thought you might need yet another reason to quit smoking, here you go.
I smoked for nearly three decades. For the first two, I had serious thoughts of quitting and even many attempts. It wasn't until I reached the last decade that I began to think about the skin benefits of quitting smoking for women. I had noticed changes in my skin, but I was never sure if they were actually changes due to having been a smoker, or just aging in general. As a smoker, I was prone to being in denial and was therefore prone to believing the latter.
Although the reason for finally quitting was mainly about health concerns, I have to say I did notice a difference in my skin afterward.
It's been three years since I smoked my last cigarette and how I quit smoking easily on my own with a single activity - reading.
Except for the cravings in the first month, the journey has actually been an enjoyable one. The freedom I've gained is exhilarating. My confidence is at an all time high.
Smoking around children is now illegal in most states. Smoking in restaurants was banned long ago and now there is a push toward banning smoking in parks. Smoking with baby in a stroller is harmful and here’s why from personal experience.
Let me start with a couple of personal stories. When my youngest daughter, now 20 was a baby I was holding her while in the kitchen.
Breaking news reveals that if you smoke even just one cigarette a day, you're still increasing your risk of dying early. Here are some ways to help you quit smoking for good.
Researchers studied 300,000 people and found that even light smokers who smoke only one cigarette ev
Here are home remedies that can actually work to help you stop smoking.
You want to stop smoking, but you don’t know where to start.
Kicking the nicotine habit can be difficult making vaping with e-cigarettes a popular choice for many ex-smokers trying to wean from nicotine addiction. Some studies suggest vaping increases risk of lung infection. Here are 5 things to know about smoking versus e-cigarette vaping and your lung health.
New study shows e-cigarettes safer or lungs
In light of what is believed to be the first reported death of a child by nicotine poisoning, health authorities are stating in related news that E-Cigarettes should be treated like real cigarettes because of the inherent dangers they pose.
Previously, Dr. Oz has warned the public about the inherent dangers of E-cigarettes and flavored liquid nicotine.
A new serious consideration for smokers is research, which shows smoking may also be associated with an increased risk for suicide.
New research has gone even further by linking exposure to thirdhand smoke with an increased risk of cancer. What is third-hand smoking?
Although profits for businesses of their choice obviously override any real health concerns in the minds many powerful lawmakers, it has fortunately been established that cigarette warning labels have an impact on quitting.
Hookah use is rising among young people, yet some myths and misconceptions exist among users.
There has been efforts by marketers to make e-cigarettes appear to be the final solution to the cigarette smoking problem. This is deceptive because it appears e-cigarettes are not exactly devoid of the potential to cause health problems. This becomes of even more concern when we consider that e-cigarette marketers have been spending more and more resources on targeting young people who may be particularly vulnerable to any deleterious effects of this product.
Many young adults have decided to use a hookah to enjoy flavored tobacco or other substances. But how many of them have thought about what it means to use a hookah?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that a panel of psychiatric drug experts will be gathering at a public meeting in October to discuss the side-effect risks of the smoking cessation drug Chantix.
E-cigarette users who enjoy the luxury of filling their e-cigarettes with a wide range of flavored liquid nicotine products - referred to as E-juice - argue against some proposed legislation that is based on fears of the safety of e-cigarette e-juice, whether it will make smokers out of children, and whether it is truly better than nicotine patches for quitting smoking.
Recent news reports tell us that Wales could very well become the first in the United Kingdom to extend the ban on smoking in public places to include the controversial electronic cigarettes - also known as e-cigarettes. According to information from a special report by Consumer Reports on Health, such a ban may be warranted in light of lack of any proof demonstrating that e-cigarettes are truly safe and may be harmful not only to smokers, but people exposed to e-cigarette secondhand vapor as well.
Smoking is beyond a doubt a deadly practice. The association between smoking and lung cancer, other serious pulmonary problems and heart disease is conclusive. New research has shown that passive smoking is also dangerous. This raises deep concerns about the exposure of young children to cigarette smoke from their parents and others.
Smoking remains a major killer. Even with the flood of research to confirm how dangerous smoking really is, far too many people continue to smoke. Clearly, it helps to have health care professionals set a good example by not smoking themselves. Recent research shows there may be some progress in this area as less health care professionals smoke.
A new study, published in the Jan. 8 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that when Chantix and Wellbutrin were taken in combination, more quitters didn't take up the habit again. This may be good news for heavy smokers that find it nearly impossible to quit.
Cigarette smoking remains a major killer worldwide in spite of the increased awareness of the health hazards associated with smoking. Even passive smoke from cigarettes has been shown to be dangerous for the well being of nonsmokers.
It is never too late to quit smoking, and researchers have new data to prove it. This is according to a study published in 2013 by the New England Journal of Medicine. Even at the age of 64, kicking the habit can add four years to a person's life and quitting before age 34 can increase life expectancy by a decade.
Smoking increases the risk of many types of cancer, including breast cancer. Unfortunately, for those who receive reconstructive surgery after mastectomy who continue to smoke, they risk losing their implants as well.
Clearly, the US Food and Drug Administration has been right to fight for graphic warnings about smoking, with success with this approach in Canada signifying the results would be likewise good in t
Don't underestimate the health benefits of smoking cessation.
In spite of aggressive anti-smoking initiatives, the tobacco industry is still doing well as a lot of people waste a lot of money daily feeding their tobacco addiction.
We all want to stop time and the aging process but what exactly does smoking have to do with it. We know it's bad for everything we can think of but aging too? Are you surprised? I know I was. I mean, I've seen the difference in pallor, skin, color, texture, and other important bits on smokers always seem to be worse off than non smokers but it never occurred to me that smoking could in fact be aging them.
Whether you believe it or not, cigarettes play a rather significant role in developing diseases which lead to early death in the smoking population.
Cigarette smoking is one of the most common health detriments of the modern day, with hundreds of ads produced on a constant basis to deter the population from buying that pack and inhaling that nicotine induced chemical wrap.
Therapies to help to quit smoking exist by the dozen. Alternatives are given and the harmful effects of smoking are made quite clear to the public. And yet, so many smoke.
Smokers may be getting a break, thanks to Obamacare.