Smoking Cessation Lowers Health Risks for Women – New Study


By stopping smoking, women benefit from a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and a lesser incidence of death from various smoking-related cancers. According to new results of the large-scale Nurses’ Health Study, female smoking cessation brings major health risks down by more than 20 percent!

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Smoking “Lite” Cigarettes Still Harmful for the Heart


A new study reported by the journal Heart has revealed that smokers of “lite” (low-tar and low-nicotine) cigarettes run the same risk of damaging their cardiovascular system as smokers of regular, full-strength tobacco products. The study found that the blood flow of light cigarette smokers can be impaired to the same degree than that of regular cigarette smokers. Chronic nicotine-induced disruptions of the blood flow to the heart can set the stage for the development of coronary artery disease.

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It Is Never Too Late to Stop Smoking!


Many smokers try to get off their unhealthy habit when still young, but older people can successfully kick even a lifelong tobacco addiction, too. A study conducted by the UK Peninsula Medical School has revealed that people who approach the age of retirement can be the most successful group of smokers in their attempt to completely quit puffing cigarettes.

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New Data on Negative Effects of Smoking on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)


According to a new British research, smoking patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, are more likely to die from the disease earlier than those patients who never smoked. Ex-smokers suffering from IPF run almost the same risk of earlier death as current smokers. The results of the research have been published in the journal of the American Thoracic Society.

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Cigarette Smoking Significantly Elevates Neck and Head Cancer Risks, New Studies Found


According to the results of a large-scale study recently reported by the journal Cancer, past or present smoking is positively associated with an increased risk of contracting cancers of the head and neck. Both male and female smokers are more susceptible to developing malignant head and neck tumours, regardless of a particular anatomic region, in comparison with those who have never smoked.

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