Health
Smoking cessation push goes high tech
Buster Halcomb was just 5, a scruffy shoeshine boy in a billiard hall in Cumberland, Kentucky, when three men approached with packs of "tailor-made" cigarettes.
Dec 23, 2015
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Tips on making the 'Great American Smokeout' work for you
(HealthDay)—Thinking about quitting smoking? There are a number of things you can to do to improve your chances, an expert says.
Nov 18, 2015
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Addiction
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober
Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who continue smoking are at a greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with adults who do not smoke. Results of the study by researchers at Columbia University's ...
Sep 30, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Obese smokers tend to put on more weight after quitting
(HealthDay)—Heavy smokers and those who are obese gain more weight after quitting smoking, a new study finds.
Sep 7, 2015
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Health
Raising pay can reduce smoking rates
In addition to restricting when and where tobacco is used at work, UC Davis Health System research shows that employers can do something else to reduce smoking: raise wages.
Aug 31, 2015
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Health
Heavy smokers and smokers who are obese gain more weight after quitting
For smokers, the number of cigarettes smoked per day and current body mass index are predictive of changes in weight after quitting smoking, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Aug 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Lung cancer patients who quit smoking live longer
(HealthDay)—Lung cancer patients live longer if they quit smoking around the time of their cancer diagnosis, a new study finds.
Jul 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer survivors who smoke perceive less risk from tobacco
Cancer survivors who smoke report fewer negative opinions about smoking, have more barriers to quitting, and are around other smokers more often than survivors who had quit before or after their diagnosis, according to a ...
Jul 2, 2015
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Health
As smoking declines, more are likely to quit
Smokeless tobacco and, more recently, e-cigarettes have been promoted as a harm reduction strategy for smokers who are "unable or unwilling to quit." The strategy, embraced by both industry and some public health advocates, ...
Jun 24, 2015
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Health
Active clinician support and assistance are critical to successfully quitting smoking
Does participation in the annual lung cancer screening currently recommended for people with high-risk smoking histories encourage those who are still smoking to quit? A new study from a Massachusetts General Hospital research ...
Jun 15, 2015
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