ROCHESTER — Thursday, Nov. 14 is the Great American Smokeout, an initiative from the American Cancer Society spotlighting the decision to quit using cigarettes. "The decision to quit or want to start ...

Scientists at the University of Birmingham are to follow former smokers for a year to investigate the long-term health effects of vaping as a smoking cessation aid. The EVALUATE study, led by Dr Aaron ...

A year after she quit smoking, Kim Swart thought the half-million cigarettes she smoked between high school and retirement had become a distant memory. Her cough lingered, but she was saving $600 each ...

Researchers at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre are exploring whether a non-invasive brain stimulation can help reduce smoking cravings and support quitting ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — Quitting smoking is one of the toughest challenges many people face. From the physical symptoms of withdrawal to the mental and emotional toll of saying goodbye to a ...

Quitting cigarettes is good for your health. But how do you do it? Smoking is one of the biggest killers, with around 14% of deaths worldwide attributed to smoking-related illnesses, according to ...

Even after years of smoking, the body has a remarkable ability to repair itself. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, scientists report that certain metabolic changes occur ...

Smoking cessation has not been seen as a high priority in drug addiction treatment programs. In a nationally representative sample, smokers who quit cigarettes had a 30% greater odds of being in ...

In partnership with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Penetanguishene hospital researchers looking for area residents ...

Training health professionals in stop-smoking techniques helps encourage health professionals to ask patients if they are smoking. If a patient is smoking, health professionals are then equipped with ...