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Fact or Fiction: What to Know About Smoking Cessation and Medications
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, resulting in more than 480,000 deaths annually. Almost 70 percent of current smokers report wanting...
2 days ago - NCCIH
Wet-dog smell, tobacco smoke and skunk spray: Various factors affect how long an unpleasant scent lingers, explain researchers
The human nose can distinguish at least one trillion different scents. Many of these smells will come and go fairly quickly. However, others, such as disgusting smells, don't...
3 days ago - Natural News
Experts call for new graphic warnings to be added to cigarette packages
Experts at the Center for Tobacco Research and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute...
3 days ago - News Medical
Company efforts to stamp out tobacco often go up in smoke
Employers have long used financial penalties to try to push smokers to quit, but recent studies suggest these wellness programs may not improve workers' health or reduce...
4 days ago - ABC News
Consider the Evidence When You Make Life-or-Death Decisions
In the 1940s and '50s, the American Medical Association was not only saying that “smoking in moderation” wasn't a problem, but that, on balance, it may even be beneficial...
5 days ago - Nutrition Facts
Vaping Health Risks Raise Alarm About Educating Younger Generations
For thousands of adults, vaping has provided a way to quit smoking. While the jury is out on whether vaping is actually healthier , few people deny that smoking cigarettes is...
5 days ago - HealthWorks Collective
State regulations linked to reduced e-cigarette use
Recent data suggest that several state regulations on the use, marketing and sale of e-cigarettes may be associated with current use of these products among adults in the...
5 days ago - Healio
Brazil Gives Big Tobacco Companies 30 Days Notice in Smoking Lawsuit
The world's largest cigarette makers, British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International, will have until early March to defend themselves in a lawsuit in Brazil over...
6 days ago - Medscape
Top pulmonology news from January: Surgeon general's report on smoking cessation, critical care updates and more
Healio Pulmonology has you covered. The Editors have compiled a list of popular articles posted on Healio Pulmonology in January. See below for links to news about the first...
9 days ago - Healio
Study demonstrates the power of networked collective intelligence for public health
How many people will die from tobacco use in developed countries in 2030?
10 days ago - News Medical
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