There are signs you should pay attention to in order to determine if you are at risk for lung cancer. Lung cancer causes more cancer ... Read More
Smoking Cessation
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 ... Read More
Ladies! Still Smoking? High Disease 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 ... Read More
Can Hypnotherapy Help You Stop Smoking?
When most people think of hypnosis, they think of a magician, dangling a pendulum in front of someone while saying, “You’re getting sleepy ... Read More
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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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, ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Read More