Blacks suffer from lung cancer more than any other population group in the U.S. The percentage of Black men diagnosed with lung cancer each ... Read More
Smoking Cessation
Juneteenth and Tobacco: Resistance and Resilience
Celebrate, Educate, and Agitate. These goals of Juneteenth, coined by Mitch Kachun, exemplify that the celebration of Juneteenth is as much ... 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
Trying to Quit Smoking? Here’s Why you Should Avoid Vapes
Smokers may think electronic cigarettes will help them quit, but a new study finds no evidence that it aids smoking cessation. Researchers ... Read More
Cigarette Sales Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic
We all know the dangers of smoking, especially for Blacks who are more likely to die from smoking-related complications than whites. Yet, ... Read More
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
It turns out that the pandemic has reaped one unexpected benefit: As teens were kept home more often, their use of electronic cigarettes ... Read More
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries
Can you get a blood clot from vaping? According to new research, you can. Nicotine-laden e-cigarettes raise a user's risk of blood clots, ... Read More
Are You At Risk For Lung Cancer?
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
5 Jobs that May Give You Heart Disease
Your job really may be bad for your health. A new study found a link between heart health – specifically heart disease and stroke – and ... Read More
9 Ways To Take Better Care of Your Kidneys
Your kidneys probably aren’t getting enough attention. Most of the 26 million American adults that have kidney disease don’t ... 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 ... 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