Smokers have been urged to kick the habit in the new year after new analysis shows how much of their lives are lost by each cigarette smoked. Men lose 17 minutes of life with every cigarette they ...

Nearly half of active smokers report quitting within a year after an acute MI, with longer hospital stays and participation in cardiac rehabilitation being independently linked to increased quitting.

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words ...

But six years later, clear differences appeared: those who quit smoking declined more slowly in both memory and verbal ability. On average, ex-smokers’ memory declined about 0.05 standard deviations ...

More adults receiving mobile-based behavioral support from ex-smokers achieved biochemically validated smoking abstinence at 6 months vs. a control group, but this difference did not reach ...

Smokers who quit with the help of e-cigarettes often continue vaping, but it is not known whether this promotes or prevents ...

THE age you first start smoking has a major effect on your risk of heart disease – more than the number of years you’ve ...

People who smoke often desire to quit. Yet smoking can be a hard habit to break, even knowing the clear link between smoking and cancer. While there are smoking cessation programs that can help, many ...

November 30, 2011 — Two new randomized controlled trials confirm earlier evidence that the combination of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) plus smoking cessation programs is efficacious in getting ...

Every smoker knows the benefits of quitting smoking. However, yet they are unable to do so. A doctor has shared smart ways ...

CNW/ - As Canada marks National Non-Smoking Week, Imperial Tobacco Canada (Imperial) is calling for a renewed focus on what actually helps adult smokers ...