Tobacco use in Missouri remains a focus for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A new campaign is focusing ...

Earlier today, I gave a live demo of ChatGPT as it served enlightening words on a lifestyle without nicotine vices. Two of my heavy-smoker friends saw the chatbot in action and looked impressed. Less ...

Did you promise yourself that 2011 would be the year that you would quit smoking? Are you having trouble sticking to your new year’s resolution? Well maybe there’s an iOS app that will make it a ...

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 ...

It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the estimated number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 through efforts to curb cigarette smoking. Seen another way, this translates to over ...

It’s a very different approach to quitting than the nicotine patch. Ozempic has seemingly exploded in popularity in recent years. The drug was originally created for adults living with diabetes, but ...

The group Smokeless Vets hope to help 100,000 veterans stop smoking. Using nicotine products like vapes and pouches, they think, would help. By Joshua Skovlund Published Jul 25, 2024 6:56 PM EDT Omar ...

A new study found that smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Ozempic had fewer tobacco-related medical encounters compared to those using other diabetes medications. The study, based on electronic ...

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), which runs Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in ...

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Smoking can cause lungs to look blackened, inflated, and inflamed, but some of the damage is reversible. Depending on the extent of the damage, it could take years for your lungs to regain a healthy, ...

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