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 ...
Smoking Cessation
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Your Favorite Cigars Could Be Hurting You More Than You Think
Blacks suffer from lung cancer more than any other population group in the U.S. The percentage of Black ...
Fewer U.S. Kids Use Tobacco, But Numbers Still Too High Says Officials
Kids these days are the most impressionable bunch we’ve had yet. Anything you do, say, sing or rap ...