Alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes are emerging as a promising option for people who are trying to quit smoking, a new article that focuses on harm minimization and smoking cessation suggests. “…a harm minimization approach recognizes that demanding absolute perfection is often counterproductive…” Harm minimization recognizes that while quittingContinue Reading
Quitting smoking is a popular New Year’s resolution—but many have trouble sticking with it. “Many people underestimate how difficult it is to not only quit smoking, but to maintain the change.” “Many people underestimate how difficult it is to not only quit smoking, but to maintain the change,” saysContinue Reading
DURHAM, N.C. — Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke — even before conception — appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain development of a fetus, researchers at Duke Health report. Using rats in experiments carefully designed to mimic the second-hand smoke exposures that humans encounter, theContinue Reading
Summer is finally here, and there is something about all that light and fresh air that makes you feel like living a healthier lifestyle. With the sunshine as a motivator, it can be much easier to start making some of those small changes that can seriously improve your health. HereContinue Reading
If in the fifties, the smoke of a cigarette was a sign of success and all of the actor and most of the actresses smoked in the movies, times have changed for tobacco. More and more times, smoking seems to be related with poverty and lack of social abilities. TheContinue Reading