Benefits Of Smoking Cessation
Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Your Heart
The good news is that in recent years fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes, however many still continue to smoke, and unfortunately the associated health risks are potent.
If you have high blood pressure, raised total cholesterol ≥240 mg/dL, and are a current smoker, your risk of fatal cardiovascular disease is very high.
Given the fact that smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death in the United States, accounting for 440,000 annual deaths, isn't it time to give u...
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Expert & Community Posts
New Research: 10 More Reasons to Stop Smoking
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...interventions consisted of an explanation of the health benefits of quitting. Smoking cessation... Read more »
Quitting Smoking as a Spiritual Affirmation
By Anne Mitchell , Health ExpertI have never been a religious person, however I believe there is a power greater than myself – a... Read more »
Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates to Fund Global Tobacco Control Plan
By Carol Southard , Health Expert...cessation efforts will only serve to increase impact. Benefits are always greater if these... Read more »
Chantix: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits?
By Carol Southard , Health ExpertUntil two years ago, only two classes of smoking cessation drugs were available: nicotine... Read more »
Smoking Affects Personal Image, Prompts Discrimination
By Carol Southard , Health Expert...Marajuana Use and Quitting Smoking: Do Risks Outweigh Benefits? Chantix in the News: Risks and... Read more »
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Stop Smoking Methods
...all smokers who keep smoking will die from a smoking-related disease. Quitting has immediate health benefits.Better Health After QuittingTime after last cigarettePhysical Response20 minutesBlood... Read more »Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...for treating major depressive disorder, although individual drugs may have different side effects or benefits for specific patients. At this time, fluoxetine is the only one of these drugs to be... Read more »References
...and safety of the novel selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, varenicline, for smoking cessation. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Aug 14-28;166(15):1571-7.Nides M, Oncken C, Gonzales... Read more »Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal
of WithdrawalAfter you quit smoking, you with have some withdrawal symptoms. Such symptoms generally peak in intensity 3 -5 days after you quit, and usually disappear after 2 weeks, although... Read more »Health Risks of Smoking
...may also be at increased risk for obesity and diabetes.Women who want to become pregnant should try smoking cessation aids before they try to conceive and make all attempts to quit. If new mothers... Read more »Images
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Laser Helps Smokers Quit
May 05, 2008TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each year, many smokers swear this is the year they are going to kick the habit. Now, there's a new smoking... Read summary »
Want to Quit Smoking? Try Hypnosis
October 25, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hypnotherapy may be a better way to stomp out cigarettes than other smoking cessation methods, according to new research.... Read summary »
Get Aggressive to Beat Smoking
April 16, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Doctors who really want to help their patients kick the habit need to get aggressive. That's the take home message from two... Read summary »
Get Moving to Kick the Habit
April 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're trying to quit smoking, you might want to get moving. A new study finds physically active smokers are more likely to... Read summary »
Genes Help Kick Habit
July 02, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) The power to quit smoking may be in your genes. For the first time, researchers have identified gene patters that appear to... Read summary »
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