Smoking Cessation - Management

COPD: 5 Supplements That Can Help

If you're looking for alternative ways to manage this condition, consider bromelain, coenzyme Q10, and others.

The Link Between Smoking and Brain Function

Sure, cigarettes can do damage to your heart and lungs. But did you know lighting up can take a toll on your mind as well?

How to Unwind Without Cigarettes

You can learn to take a break without lighting up. Change the way you relax with these tips.

Get the Facts About Urinary Incontinence

What are the types, causes, risk factors, and treatments of this hard to control, and sometimes embarrassing, condition?

Peripheral Arterial Disease: What You Need to Know

Up to 12 million people in the U.S. are currently living with this condition. Here are the risk factors and treatments options.

10 Habits That Hurt Your Eyes

If you smoke cigarettes or stare at a screen all day, you could be doing your peepers a disservice. Read on for eight more offenses.

Why Only Some Smokers Get Cancer

Smoking is a significant risk factor for lung (and other) cancers and is responsible for almost 90 percent of all lung cancer deaths. However, we all know individuals who smoke for a long time and never develop cancer.

Health by the Numbers: Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, but it is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers.

Diabetes and Foot Care

There are steps you can take to keep your feet healthy and minimize your risk of serious complications. Get started with these simple tips.

Is It Asthma, COPD, or Both?

Have you noticed that your fast-acting relief inhaler isn't providing as much relief as you'd expect? If you're an older person who smoked, it's possible that in addition to asthma, you could have another ailment called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Do You Have Diabetes and Smoke? Read This

It's a life-threatening habit for anyone, but for individuals with diabetes, smoking is even more lethal and could be tied to another dangerous condition.

RA and Cigarettes: A Dangerous Match

Smokers who receive treatment for early rheumatoid arthritis respond less vigorously than people who have never picked up a cigarette.

Whose Heart Health Is Ideal?

Nearly 2,000 people were evaluated against seven heart-healthy criteria set by the American Heart Association. The results may surprise you.

The Link between Smoking and Chronic Back Pain

Patients suffering with low back pain, sciatica, and herniated discs may want to ditch the smokes if they really want to get out of pain. The reason: cigarette smoking increases risks for developing herniated discs and low back pain.

Heart Disease: A Survival Guide

Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. But heart disease is actually a category of diseases and it pays to know the different types.

Can Quitting Smoking Help Treat Depression?

In fact, a new study found an inverse relationship over time between quitting smoking and a reduction in depressive symptoms.

Can Quitting Smoking Raise Your Diabetes Risk?

Smokers are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes after they give up their cigarettes, according to a study published in the "Annals of Internal Medicine."

Diabetes and Cigarettes: A Troublesome Twosome

If you don t want to watch your health go up in smoke, resolve to quit today.

Importance of Smoking Cessation Support Groups

Find out if getting some support is the boost you need to kick the habit.

Smoking and Asthma: A Dangerous Combination

It's no secret that smoking is bad for you, but if you have asthma, it may be worse than you even thought.

Smoking and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Smoking contributes to the onset of rheumatoid arthritis and worsens some symptoms of this autoimmune disease.

The Ties That Bind Smoking, COPD, and Heart Disease

Two deadly diseases share one nasty habit in common.

Report Card: Health of the Nation

While medical advancements are constantly being made, Americans continue to fall behind on some basic health measures.

8 Behaviors That Add Years to Your Appearance

A few simple changes can help take years off your appearance.
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