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.

Researchers studied 300,000 people and found that even light smokers who smoke only one cigarette ev

New study shows e-cigarettes safer or lungs

A new serious consideration for smokers is research, which shows smoking may also be associated with an increased risk for suicide.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Most people are aware that smoking can lead to lung disease such as emphysema and/or cancer; however, few are aware just how much smoking significantly

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.

For reasons that elude me, there seems to have been a gradual reduction in the government’s effort to reduce the rate of smoking in the United States.