• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 16th, 2015
Smoking Can Give You over a Dozen Different Types of Cancer

Smoking Can Give You over a Dozen Different Types of Cancer

Cancers of the lungs, bronchus and trachea are most common

Social Media Twice as Successful at Getting Youth to Quit Smoking Compared to Hotlines

Social Media Twice as Successful at Getting Youth to Quit Smoking Compared to Hotlines

Group engagement and a constant presence in your day-to-day life play a major role when it comes to giving up bad habits

Electronic Cigarettes Mess With the Lungs Too, Study Finds

Electronic Cigarettes Mess With the Lungs Too, Study Finds

Research reveals certain flavorings added to electronic cigarette liquid can affect the cells that comprise the lungs

Bribing Smokers Is the Best Way to Get Them to Kick the Habit

Bribing Smokers Is the Best Way to Get Them to Kick the Habit

Study finds smokers are more likely to quit if offered a cash reward, do almost as well when they risk losing money

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 22nd, 2015
Here's What Happens Inside Your Brain When You Try to Quit Smoking

Here's What Happens Inside Your Brain When You Try to Quit Smoking

Investigation reveals the brain circuitry that causes people trying to quit smoking to experience anxiety

We Could Be Living in a Tobacco-Free World By 2040

We Could Be Living in a Tobacco-Free World By 2040

Public health researchers ask that efforts be made to phase out the sale of the tobacco over the next 3 decades

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 11th, 2015
Smoking Makes Your Brain Shrink, Can Mess Up Your Memory

Smoking Makes Your Brain Shrink, Can Mess Up Your Memory

Researchers find evidence that smokers have a thinner cortex than people who don't indulge in this vice

E-Cigarettes Cause Inflammation, Are Seriously Bad for the Lungs

E-Cigarettes Cause Inflammation, Are Seriously Bad for the Lungs

Study finds evidence e-cigarettes are not as safe as people think them to be, can actually prove toxic

Monkey See, Monkey Do: Couples Have Better Odds to Get Fit Together

Monkey See, Monkey Do: Couples Have Better Odds to Get Fit Together

Study finds both men and woman have an easier time quitting smoking or going on a diet if their boo does so as well

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 8th, 2015
Smoking Keeps Wounds from Healing, Ups the Risk of Infection

Smoking Keeps Wounds from Healing, Ups the Risk of Infection

Specialists say smoking reduces blood flow to a wound, messes up the body's natural defense mechanisms

Man Smokes Crack While Hooked to Oxygen Mask, Nearly Burns Down Hospital

Man Smokes Crack While Hooked to Oxygen Mask, Nearly Burns Down Hospital

Police officers say the man, whose identity remains a mystery, got the crack cocaine from one of his buddies

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 28th, 2014
E-Cigarettes Found to Pack 10 Times More Carcinogens than Regular Smokes

E-Cigarettes Found to Pack 10 Times More Carcinogens than Regular Smokes

Study finds e-cigarettes aren't as safe as folks think them to be, might actually be more dangerous than regular tobacco

Traffic Air Pollution Makes People Put on Weight, Evidence Indicates

Traffic Air Pollution Makes People Put on Weight, Evidence Indicates

New study links exposure to traffic air pollution and tobacco smoke to a higher risk to become overweight, even obese

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 5th, 2014
Simply Sharing a Home with a Smoker Can Make You Fat

Simply Sharing a Home with a Smoker Can Make You Fat

Study finds second-hand smoke promotes weight gain, ups the risk of cardiovascular or metabolic problems

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 4th, 2014
Smoking Makes People 3 Times More Vulnerable to Chronic Back Pain

Smoking Makes People 3 Times More Vulnerable to Chronic Back Pain

Study finds smoking takes its toll on the brain, makes folks less resilient to episodes of intense pain

Life with Smokers Is the Same as Life in Highly Polluted Cities like Beijing

Life with Smokers Is the Same as Life in Highly Polluted Cities like Beijing

Study finds people who live with smokers are exposed to concentrations of airborne particles that well exceed standards

Lindsay Lohan Plans to Quit Smoking, Enlists Hypnotherapist

Lindsay Lohan Plans to Quit Smoking, Enlists Hypnotherapist

Because nothing is ever easy in the life of Lindsay Lohan

 
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