From improvements to your skin to a lower risk of heart disease happens to your body in the hours, days, weeks and months after you give up cigarettes.

If you’re still lighting up, you’re likely cutting your life short. People who quit smoking can increase their life expectancy by up to 10 years, a surgeon general report from 2020 noted. Kicking the ...

People who smoke can become physically dependent on nicotine, which is the chemical in tobacco products that makes them addictive. Individuals who vape may also experience this physical dependency.

Smoking affects the lungs and other organ systems, including the heart. The carbon monoxide from tobacco reduces oxygen to the heart, causing it to beat faster to deliver oxygen to the body. Share on ...

The benefits of giving up smoking are being highlighted in a new Public Health Wales campaign, aiming to help people make ...

Semaglutide drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have helped millions of Americans lose weight, reduce cravings and better manage their type 2 diabetes. Yet other benefits are discovered daily, thanks to ...

E-cigarettes, commonly referred to as “vapes,” were invented in the early 2000s with the explicit goal of helping people quit smoking by transitioning them to something safer. But there are many ...

We’ve all likely experienced it. Sitting at a park or playground and catching a whiff of cigarette smoke. For non-smokers, it can not only be a mood killer but also a health risk. Until recently, the ...

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It’s the lunch rush on a Thursday at the New York State Fair. The lines at the Basilio’s Sausage stand on Restaurant Row are three or four people deep. In one line, three of the four people are ...

New loud buzzers have been installed on hospital grounds across Cardiff for people to press should they see anyone smoking. The Welsh Government made it illegal for people to smoke on hospital grounds ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday signed an executive order to eliminate smoking on the Chicago Transit Authority system. Smoking is already banned on the CTA, and a group of Chicago ...