MEDICINE & HEALTHSince their release, the popularity of e-cigarettes has exploded as many smokers turn to the devices to help them kick their smoking habit. However, many expertes believe that the e-cigarette doesn't help them kick the habit and only worsens their dependence on the drug while at the same time causing young people to become addicted to nicotine as well as they experiment with these new, interesting devices.
New research now suggests that teens that are exposed to smoking by their parents could have a higher risk of developing heart disease in adulthood compared to those whose parents didn't smoke.
Health experts at an Abu Dhabi anti-tobacco conference defended e-cigarettes, in spite of the increasing concerns that the devices are not safe and could lure adolescents into nicotine addiction.
Chantix has helped many people quit smoking in the years since its release. However, on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about the quit-smoking drug made by Pfizer Inc. According to the FDA, the drug has been associated with seizures and that some patients who drink while taking the drug may become aggressive or even black out.
In a recent article published by our writers entitled “Just a Bunch of Hot Air? The Truth About Vaping” our journalist investigated new research published by the New England Journal of Medicine regarding e-cigarettes and health implications associated with vaping. Readers have said that the article propagated fear tactics to decidedly speak against vaping, and with so many questions having recently arisen in response to the article, the editorial staff has decided that it is best to clear up the subject here.
Vaping has become an incredibly marketable practice in recent years, promising smokers a "healthy" alternative to tobacco cigarettes. But are these manufactures just blowing hot air?
Putting down that cigarette can be just as hard as saying no to a freshly baked batch of cookies. But a key to adhering to positive behavioral changes may just be not practicing them alone.
According to a new study the vapor produced by an e-cigarette can contain cancer-causing formaldehyde, at levels up to fifteen percent higher than regular cigarettes.
Anyone who has ever tried to quit smoking knows just how hard it can be. Though a new study suggests that if you want to quit smoking, lose weight, or just change an annoying habit, getting help from someone you love could be the key to success.
Novartis AG, a Swiss drug maker, is seeking U.S. regulatory approval for two new drugs designed to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), otherwise known as "smoker's cough". Approval of the drugs could generate an additional $1.4 billion for the company, while helping chronic smokers breathe a little clearer in the process.
According to a new study, it appears that a woman's ovulation calendar could effect how easy or difficult it is for her to quit smoking cold turkey. Adrianna Mendrek, lead researcher from the University of Montreal, said her findings emphasize the need for gender-based smoking cessation therapies that also take menstrual cycle phase into consideration.
If you have decided that you want to give up smoking for good, create a plan for quitting so that you are prepared for the physical and emotional side effects that can occur when you give up tobacco.
With the new year smokers everywhere are deciding to put down the cigarettes for good. The American Lung Association has some tips to help smokers put tobacco down for good.
A new campaign developed by the Public Health England (PHE) organization aimed at encouraging long-term smokers to quit may have people putting their cigarettes down after warning smokers about how smoking "rots" the body from within. The new graphic online and in-print billboard advertisements feature a roll-up cigarette full of decaying tissue. And while the images are rather graphic, some even saying too uncomfortable for an international campaign, the organization is clearly defending the aim of the ads, claiming they're intended to try and shock smokers into giving up the potentially lethal habit.
Ever wondered why men who smoke have a shorter life spans compared to female smokers? A recent study may have provided the answer for this query as it revealed an association between smoking and loss of the Y chromosome in male smokers. According to the Uppsala University (in Sweden) research which was published in the journal Science, male smokers were three times more likely to lose their Y chromosomes, compared with non-smoking men.