New research from Western University shows that pregnant women wishing to quit smoking should exercise and just 15 to 20 minutes of walking is enough to stave off most tobacco cravings.
Dec 16, 2013
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Millions of people will make a resolution to quit smoking around Jan. 1, but a new study suggests an even more powerful motivator than New Year's resolutions: celebrity cancer diagnoses.
Dec 11, 2013
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Men who continued to smoke after a cancer diagnosis had an increased risk of death compared with those who quit smoking after diagnosis, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal ...
Dec 6, 2013
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Many of the 11 million smokers in the U.S. have downloaded smartphone apps created to help them quit smoking. But since most of these apps don't include practices proven to help smokers quit, they may not be getting the help ...
Nov 17, 2013
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Forget New Year's; a study published today in the JAMA Internal Medicine found that Mondays are when smokers are most likely to think about quitting.
Oct 28, 2013
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We use them to text, tweet, post and, sometimes, make a call. Now, smartphones are helping with public health research.
Oct 17, 2013
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Smoking is a major public health problem, killing approximately 443,000 people every year in the United States. Quitting smoking can have a profound effect on a person's health, but it is also one of the hardest addictions ...
Sep 26, 2013
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About half of smokers seeking treatment for smoking cessation have a history of depression. Compared with smokers who are not depressed, those who suffer from a major depressive disorder (MDD) have greater difficulty quitting.
Sep 16, 2013
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An estimated 1.6 million smokers attempted to quit smoking because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" national ad campaign, according to a study released by the CDC. As a result ...
Sep 9, 2013
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Quitting smoking reduces the risk of heart attack and death to the levels of people who have never smoked, reveals research presented at ESC Congress 2013 by Dr. James K. Min and Dr. Rine Nakanishi from the USA.
Sep 1, 2013
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