A new study out of Canada shows hospital-initiated smoking cessation programs really can help smokers quit and even prevent hospitalizations. The study was published in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control ...
The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
Sometimes it really does "take a village" to help you meet life's challenges, and quitting smoking can be one of the toughest challenges out there. That's why specially designed smoking-cessation ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A Columbus Public Health program is helping mothers across central Ohio get healthy for themselves and their babies. The most recent data from Columbus’ infant mortality rate ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tobacco treatment reach and smoking cessation rates were collected before and after implementation of a point-of ...
Smokers who needed a hip or knee replacement experienced better surgical outcomes and fewer adverse events including hospital readmissions, surgical site infections and blood clots if they were ...
For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a set of guidelines to help the 750 million tobacco users across the globe who want to break the habit. The recommendations urge health ...
Share on Pinterest The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could limit access to valuable resources to help people quit smoking. MJimages/Getty Images The Department of ...
Eight counseling sessions with short-course nicotine replacement therapy delivered the best value per quit in a lung cancer ...
Integrating smoking cessation into a lung cancer screening program had the biggest benefit for patients who wanted to quit, a randomized trial showed. Self-reported tobacco abstinence was greater at ...
Telephone counseling from certified counselors (RNs and registered respiratory therapists). Call (800) LUNG-USA (800-586-4872) and select option 2. American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking ...