New data shows Black women are dying at younger ages. But what's the good news? The leading threats to Black women's health--at least the ... Read More
Smoking Cessation
7 Ways to Avoid Gaining Weight After You Quit Smoking
In the Roaring '20s and beyond, smoking was promoted to women as a diet aid. "Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet," one ad for Lucky Strike ... Read More
Is Vaping Any Healthier Than Smoking?
There's been plenty of scientific debate about whether vaping is safer than tobacco, and whether it may help some people stop ... Read More
Smoking: Alternative Ways to Quit for Good
With millions of people in the vise grip of tobacco addiction, it's little wonder we're inundated with products and programs to help smokers ... Read More
5 Tips For Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Giving up nicotine can be a brutal experience that can include everything from physical symptoms, such as headache and nausea, to mood ... Read More
What Happens to Your Body When You Finally Quit Smoking: A Complete Guide
When you quit smoking, your body begins to undergo a series of changes as it starts to repair the damage caused by smoking. Some of the ... Read More
What Are Quit-Smoking Programs and How Can They Help You?
Sometimes it really does "take a village" to help you meet life's challenges, and quitting smoking can be one of the toughest challenges out ... 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
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 men diagnosed with lung cancer each ... Read More
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
This Exercise Gets Rid of Mucus in Your Chest
The pandemic has changed the timing of flu season, COVID variants and even allergy season. All of that is a cause for a lot of mucus ... 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