Jacksonville's wellness newsletter highlights benefits of quitting smoking ahead of the Great American Smokeout.

Smoking cessation, the process of quitting smoking, lowers the risk of several health issues, including lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. Public health initiatives tout the benefits of quitting ...

It’s never too late to quit using tobacco. The sooner you quit, the more you can reduce your chances of getting cancer and other diseases. Coughing and shortness of breath decrease. Tiny hair-like ...

A 32.5-year follow-up of a U.S. smoking cessation trial found sustained protection against death from non–lung cancer respiratory disease, underscoring long-term benefits of quitting smoking.

A study of more than 13,000 people with cancer yielded further evidence that quitting smoking soon after diagnosis can considerably prolong survival.Individuals who quit smoking within 6 months of a ...

Some experts say quitting smoking is harder than beating almost any other bad habit. But it’s not impossible to quit. The benefits of quitting smoking are nearly endless. In just 12 hours after the ...

Smoking cessation is cost effective from a long-term perspective, but less is known about its short-term cost-effectiveness. Short-term health benefits are clear for certain groups, such as ...

Ann Arbor, October 8, 2024 – Quitting smoking even as late as at 75 years of age can meaningfully increase a person’s life expectancy, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive ...

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins said the $4,200 food stamp benefit should be enough to stockpile one month worth of ...