Smoking’s effects on the immune system can last years, study finds
Feb 14, 2024 · Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they’ve quit, a new study found.
These Incentives Help People, Including Pregnant Smokers, Quit Smoking
Jan 15, 2025 · Overall, smokers had up to a 54% better chance at kicking the habit if their quit program offered them cash or vouchers as a reward, researchers found in a new evidence review published Jan. 13...
FDA proposes landmark nicotine limit in cigarettes and certain …
Jan 15, 2025 · “This proposed action would be one of the most significant in FDA history to curb tobacco use. According to the FDA’s estimates, reducing nicotine levels to minimally addictive or non-addictive levels in cigarettes could prompt 12.9 million people to quit smoking within the first year and 19.5 million to quit within five years.
WHO releases first-ever clinical treatment guideline for tobacco ...
Feb 7, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions, including behavioural support delivered by health-care providers, digital cessation interventions and pharmacological …
It May Be Easier to Quit Smoking With Holistic or Integrated …
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- It takes a village to help a smoker quit. And a new study published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that smokers had a nearly doubled success...
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests ...
Jan 15, 2025 · The FDA has spent years studying the issue and said Wednesday that cutting nicotine would help nearly 13 million current smokers quit cigarettes within one year. Roughly 48 million more young people would never take up the habit because cigarettes would essentially become nonaddictive, according to agency projections.
How to quit smoking: Top 3 efficient strategies from recent studies
Sep 12, 2024 · Quitting smoking renders health benefits regardless of age, how much, or how long a person has smoked. A new major review highlights three top-performing smoking cessation strategies....
Smoking News -- ScienceDaily
6 days ago · How smoking affects health. Read about the latest research on smoking, second-hand smoke, methods for quitting smoking and more.
New WHO guidelines to help millions quit tobacco | UN News
Jul 2, 2024 · The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a range of initiatives, treatments and digital...
Effective ways to quit smoking: Insights from cochrane - News-Medical.net
Sep 9, 2024 · Quitting smoking significantly improves health and reduces the risk of disease and death. Evidence-based support for cessation and prevention is critical for healthcare providers and...