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Wisconsin gets $9.5 million to help pregnant, postpartum women quit smoking
Two federal grants totaling $9.5 million over five years aim to help pregnant and postpartum Wisconsin women quit smoking. Smoking during pregnancy affects the health of a mother and her baby, increasing the risk of a stillbirth, preterm delivery at a low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), childhood cancers, respiratory and behavioral issues, and death. It also costs … Continue reading
Why people start and stop smoking
Mike Johnston has no idea what he was thinking when he took up cigarettes at age 15 “I was definitely more impulsive back then than I am now,” said Johnston, 39, of Oakville, as he puffed away on a downtown sidewalk during a work break. “I was young and had no responsibilities. Now I have a wife and two kids.” … Continue reading
No Smoking Day and British Heart Foundation to merge
No Smoking Day is to merge with the British Heart Foundation in March next year in an effort to secure its future following a 50 per cent reduction in its funding due to government cuts. No Smoking Day has existed for 28 years. It offers support to thousands of local organisations such as GP surgeries and schools to arrange stop-smoking … Continue reading
Quit Smoking Using Your Smartphone
Quit With Me is a free social application for iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android mobile devices released by DoNoHarm Apps on 9/21/2011. This is the third healthcare/medical app from DoNoHarm Apps, which has previously garnered impressive reviews for its “Pocket” series apps for medical professionals, which include Pocket Derm (a dermatology image database and diagnosis tool) and Pocket … Continue reading
Exercise Spurs Teenage Boys to Stop Smoking
It showed that teenage boys who took part in a smoking cessation program and combined it with exercise were several times less likely to continue smoking than those who received only traditional anti-smoking advice. Exercise did not have a comparable effect on teenage girls; researchers aren’t sure why. But the research is among the first to show that an exercise … Continue reading
“After Tobacco” book: what would happen if Americans stopped smoking
The number of New Yorkers who smoke dropped to an all-time low of 14 percent this year, Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced late last week. That’s down from 22 percent in 2002 and translates into 450,000 fewer adult New Yorkers who smoke than did a decade ago. The New York drop mirrors a nationwide decline, where smoking rates have fallen by … Continue reading
You can win big money for quitting
Indiana health officials have joined forces with MDWise Hoosier Alliance and ADVANTAGE Health Solutions to offer up to $2,500 in rewards for those who stay tobacco free, whether smoking or chewing tobacco. “Quitting smoking is one of the best ways to improve your health,” Indiana State Health Commissioner Gregory Larkin, M.D. said in a prepared statement. “We know there are … Continue reading
Smokers don't make better lovers
Men who successfully stopped smoking improved on lab measurements of sexual health more than those who relapsed after a quit-smoking program. The findings show that smoking may be affecting the sexual health of men who consider themselves perfectly alright in the bedroom — and not just those with impotence, researchers say. “With younger men, the risks of smoking in that … Continue reading
Stop smoking – improve your personality
Young people who quit smoking show improvements in their personalities, says a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia, mainly in the areas of being impulsive and neurotic. “The data indicate that for some young adults smoking is impulsive,” said Andrew Littlefield, a doctoral student in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the university. “That means that 18-year-olds are acting without … Continue reading
New Online Tobacco Cessation Tool Available in Kansas
The Kansas Tobacco Quitline recently added an online tobacco cessation counseling service, Web Coach®. The online service available at www.QuitNow.net/Kansas provides counseling and support materials based on individuals’ readiness to quit tobacco use. The program, which is free to Kansas residents, will help tobacco users create an easy-to-follow quitting plan that will help them prepare, take action and live without … Continue reading
