When most people think of hypnosis, they think of a magician, dangling a pendulum in front of someone while saying, “You’re getting sleepy …” but that is not all hypnosis is about. ... Read More
Smoking Cessation
App Helps Smokers Overcome Top 3 Barriers To Quitting
Although cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, one of every five adults still smokes. What’s even more striking is that a ... Read More
Black Folks & Lung Disease: Is The Damage Reversible?
According to the American Lung Association, African Americans suffer from lung cancer more than any other population group in the U.S. Their report, "Too Many Cases, Too Many ... Read More
Hold Up, What? HBCU Makes Deal With e-Cigarette Brand
As students at Meharry Medical College, we are proud to be a part of a legacy of integrity that is centered on improving the health of underserved communities. For 143 years our ... Read More
Secondhand Smoke Is Still A Problem! Here’s Why…
Cigarette smoking rates in the United States are the lowest they’ve ever been. Although smoking rates have dropped by 67 percent since 1965, it is estimated that approximately 14% ... Read More
More Reported Deaths Tied to Lung Injury From Vaping
Although Blacks usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites. In fact, state ... Read More
Smoking Creates Long-Lasting Risk for Clogged Leg Arteries
Tobacco use is a major contributor to the three leading causes of death among Blacks—heart disease, cancer, and stroke. However, a new study warns, cigarette smokers have a sharply ... Read More
Why Smoking Around Expectant Moms Is Worse Than You Thought
Secondhand smoke cannot only be a deadly killer for others but for women's unborn children too. Researchers warn fathers-to-be and others who expose pregnant women to secondhand ... Read More
Young Female Smokers at Especially High Heart Risk
Smoking may feel like a cool idea– until it isn’t. Smoking actually does a lot more damage to you than give you bad breath and stained teeth. According to a new study, smoking ... Read More
Studies Show Ending Smoking Helps Shield Women from Bladder Cancer
Although Blacks usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than whites. Additionally, if ... Read More
Ready To Quit Smoking? Find A Class To Help You
Despite more attempts, blacks are less successful at quitting smoking than white and Hispanic cigarette smokers. This could possibly be due to lower utilization, knowledge or ... Read More
Moms Who Smoked as Teens More Likely to Deliver Smaller Babies
After falling 8 percent from 2007 to 2014, the preterm rate has increased for the second year in a row according to new data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. ... Read More
Living A Marijuana-Free Life Has Benefits: Marz Lovejoy Weighs In
Marijuana is and has been all the rave for decades. It’s become a staple in media, whether it’s the crux of the content or just an accessory. Music artists like A$AP Rocky, Wiz ... Read More
Lung Cancer One of Many Reasons Not to Smoke
About 189,910 new cancer cases were expected to be diagnosed among Blacks in 2016. One of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the black community is lung cancer. Black men, in ... Read More