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A general excuse given by women with mental health related problems like anxiety, depression, stress etc. is that they smoke to reduce their symptoms, for ‘self-medication’. Heavy smoking does not necessarily lead to fewer symptoms of mental health problems in the long term. Depression: Relationship with Smoking Women especially with depression have difficulty when they […]
Even in the face of the new coronavirus, people need their weed. In fact, cannabis dispensaries are considered an “essential” business in several states and are still selling cannabis, often prioritizing medical cannabis patients. But, considering that both inhaling cannabis and the new coronavirus can take a toll on your lungs, you might be wondering […]
Your lungs have an almost “magical” ability to repair the cancerous mutations caused by smoking – but only if you stop, say scientists. The mutations that lead to lung cancer had been considered to be permanent, and to persist even after quitting. But the surprise findings, published in Nature, show the few cells that escape […]
There’s currently a mysterious vaping-related illness causing life-threatening lung injuries and death—maybe you’ve heard? In fact, as of this week, the CDC counts over 1,000 cases of vaping-related lung injury across 48 states, as well as 18 deaths. Even scarier is the fact that these issues are primarily affecting young people; 80 percent of those […]
The government is pledging to end smoking in England by 2030 as part of a range of measures to tackle the causes of preventable ill health. Promoting physical activity, developing guidelines on sleep and targeting those at risk of diabetes are also set out as priorities in the green paper. The policy document aims to […]
Obesity now causes more cases of four common cancers in the UK than smoking, according to a charity. Cancer Research UK says bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver cancers are more likely to have been caused by being overweight than by smoking tobacco. It says millions are at risk of cancer because of their weight and […]
Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warn specialists. Despite the clear connection, only one in five people recognise that smoking can lead to blindness, a poll for the Association of Optometrists (AOP) finds. Smokers are twice as likely to lose their sight compared with non-smokers, […]
Is hookah smoking safer than smoking cigarettes? Answer From J. Taylor Hays, M.D. Hookah smoking is not safer than cigarette smoking. Also known as a narghile, shisha, or goza, a hookah is a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe, and a hose. Specially made tobacco is heated, and the smoke passes […]
You know that quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health. But you also know it can be challenging, and that it takes most smokers several tries before they succeed. So how do you quit smoking, hopefully for good? These tried-and-true strategies can help you achieve your goal to […]
Beauty Aubrey AlmanzaNov 21 If knowing what smoking does to the inside of your body isn’t enough to motivate you to quit, consider the damage it does to your looks. Long-term smoking takes a major toll on the appearance of your hair, teeth, skin, and more. Smoking gives you dark under eye circles iStock/Marjan_Apostolovic Research […]
Women who smoke, have diabetes or high blood pressure increase their risk of a heart attack more than men faced with the same risks, a large study of UK adults has found. The researchers, writing in the BMJ, said women should receive the same treatments as men and be offered support to stop smoking. Doctors […]
BROOKLYN ― I am walking down the street to Defonte’s. I need a sandwich. This is a pilgrimage of sorts. It’s the longest but most rewarding walk I’ll take this week, a week in which I have a different classic sandwich every day. Today is Saturday ― Defonte’s Day ― so I’m willing to put […]
Obesity is set to overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in UK women by 2043, a Cancer Research UK report predicts. Currently, 12% of cancers in women are linked to smoking, and 7% to being overweight and obese. But with the number of smokers falling and obesity rates projected to rise, the […]
Smokers looking to quit as part of the annual Stoptober campaign are being warned not to go “cold turkey”. Government health officials have said smokers stand a much greater chance of succeeding giving up by using official NHS support or turning to e-cigarettes. Research has shown only 4% of those who go “cold turkey” remain […]
Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research. The researchers said childhood passive smoking was “likely to add seven deaths to every 100,000 non-smoking adults dying annually”. The study of 70,900 non-smoking men and women was led by the […]