Semaglutide drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have helped millions of Americans lose weight, reduce cravings and better manage their type 2 diabetes. Yet other benefits are discovered daily, thanks to ...

Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren't strongly motivated. Yet, just minutes after that first smoke-free breath, ...

Smoking cessation, the process of quitting smoking, lowers the risk of several health issues, including lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. Public health initiatives tout the benefits of quitting ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers quantified the association between cigarette smoking and all-cause and cause-specific deaths by sex, ethnicity, and race. Study: ...

What exactly happens to the lungs when someone stops smoking and starts vaping? A new study in Clinical Science tries to answer that question. The authors sought to evaluate the impact of smoking ...

Smoking cigarettes is like a chemical assault on nearly every system in the body. Tobacco smoke carries thousands of toxic compounds, dozens of which are proven cancer-causing agents. Globally, ...

The weight gain that can result from quitting smoking does not eliminate the reduction in cardiovascular risks associated with smoking cessation among patients with serious mental illness, at least ...

A new study finds that only eight out of 100 smokers who take smoking cessation medications will have benefited from taking smoking medications after one year's time. A new Tel Aviv University study ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis reduces CV ...

Thinking about implementing smoking surcharges on employee healthcare plans? Then be certain to pair the move with an effective smoking cessation program (or a "reasonable alternative standard"), ...

Cigarette smoking is at an all-time low in the United States, but the benefits of this public health achievement are not being shared equally by all Americans. A new analysis of health data from the ...