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The Connection Between Smoking and Urothelial Bladder Cancer
Read More: The Connection Between Smoking and Urothelial Bladder CancerEach year, almost 20,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). UBC is a disease usually associated with aging because it takes years for the cancer to develop, according to Heather Mannuel, M.D., a medical oncologist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center. But smoking is a major…
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6 Steps That’ll Help You To Quit Smoking – For Good
Read More: 6 Steps That’ll Help You To Quit Smoking – For GoodDecided to quit smoking? Good for you! Want to double your odds of never lighting up again? Use this guide to stomp out your habit once and for all. Why you should think about quitting smoking First, it’s a gateway to disease. Since it puts a strain on your cardiovascular system, you’re more at risk…
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Lung Cancer Kills an Alarming Number of Women — But There’s Hope
Read More: Lung Cancer Kills an Alarming Number of Women — But There’s HopeIn 2013, Ivy Elkins started feeling a worsening pain in her neck and an odd pain in her elbow. Eventually, she was unable to even straighten her arm. Her primary care doctor thought it was an overuse injury. X-rays showed nothing unusual, and physical therapy provided no improvement. The then-47-year-old mom of two went to…
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Foods High in Added Fats and Refined Carbs Are Like Cigarettes – Addictive and Unhealthy
Read More: Foods High in Added Fats and Refined Carbs Are Like Cigarettes – Addictive and UnhealthyBy Ashley Gearhardt, University of Michigan Every year millions of Americans try to cut down on ultra-processed foods – industrial formulations that are typically high in added fat, refined carbohydrates or both. Think cookies, cakes, potato chips and pizza. For many, the desire to change what they eat is triggered by concerns about potentially life-threatening…
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Struggling to Quit Smoking? Your Genes Might Be at Fault
Read More: Struggling to Quit Smoking? Your Genes Might Be at FaultNovember 18 is the Great American Smokeout. At 15-years-old, Melinda Fenick tried her first cigarette in the girl’s bathroom of her high school. By her senior year, she was smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, and Fenick then spent more than two decades struggling with tobacco addiction. She craved cigarettes from morning to night,…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Preterm Birth
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Preterm BirthMedically reviewed by Dr. Zsakeba Henderson A baby is considered premature when born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. While researchers are trying to uncover insights into the causes and prevention of preterm birth, the United States is still facing a crisis, according to Dr. Zsakeba Henderson, deputy chief medical and health officer at the March…
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Sleep Apnea is More Common Than You Think — and More Serious
Read More: Sleep Apnea is More Common Than You Think — and More SeriousSusan Christian had never been a good sleeper, so when her sleep got increasingly worse during her 40s, she chalked it up to aging. It wasn’t until she turned 50 and started waking up gasping — desperately — for air that Christian decided to get help and was eventually diagnosed with sleep apnea. Although it’s…
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Vape Sellers Are Using Popular Music Videos to Promote E-Cigarettes to Young People – and It’s Working
Read More: Vape Sellers Are Using Popular Music Videos to Promote E-Cigarettes to Young People – and It’s WorkingBy Jon-Patrick Allem, University of Southern California Research that my colleagues and I recently conducted demonstrates that electronic cigarette product placement in music videos is associated with vaping among minors. The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998 prohibits product placement for cigarettes and chew tobacco in television, music videos and motion pictures, but those restrictions…
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Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Healthy Eating, Heart disease, Heart health, Lung health, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention, Preventive health, smoking
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Diabetes and Cardiovascular DiseaseReviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg About one in nine women in the United States have diabetes, a disease that occurs when blood sugar levels can’t be properly controlled and get too high. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which includes heart…
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Is It Hemorrhoids or Something Worse?
Read More: Is It Hemorrhoids or Something Worse?Medically reviewed by Dr. Lauren R. Wilson. When Charlie’s Angels star Farrah Fawcett died of anal cancer in 2009, it put a spotlight on a disease that isn’t talked about much but has early symptoms similar to everyday hemorrhoids. Understanding the risk factors and the differences between anal cancer and hemorrhoids is critical to staying…
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Brain health, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Medical tests, Prevention, Preventive health, smoking, Stroke
Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke?
Read More: Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke?If you’re smelling burnt toast, the first thing you should probably do is check your toaster. Although lots of people think smelling something burning is a sign of a stroke, there’s no solid evidence this is true. The idea of smelling phantom burning toast may be kind of amusing — but strokes are serious. They…
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Seat Belts and Smoking Rates Show People Eventually Adopt Healthy Behaviors – but It Can Take Time We Don’t Have During a Pandemic
Read More: Seat Belts and Smoking Rates Show People Eventually Adopt Healthy Behaviors – but It Can Take Time We Don’t Have During a PandemicBy Randy P. Juhl, University of Pittsburgh Why do we do things that are bad for us – or not do things that are good for us – even in light of overwhelming evidence? As someone with a long career in pharmacy, I have witnessed some pretty dramatic shifts in public health behavior. But I…
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Put That Cigarette Out
Read More: Put That Cigarette OutJoanna had her first cigarette at 16. “My older sister smoked and so did her friends,” Joanna* wrote in an email. “I saw them smoking and thought it was cool and they taught me how.” That started a decade-long habit that Joanna quit 14 years ago, after watching her co-worker undergo chemotherapy treatment for cancer.…
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How to Quit Smoking After Smoking For 40+ Years
Read More: How to Quit Smoking After Smoking For 40+ YearsMost people assume that smoking for decades means quitting is nearly impossible. While it’s certainly true that your nicotine addiction is well-cemented after 40+ years, it’s never impossible to quit smoking for good and take back your health. After decades of smoking, you’ve likely done extensive damage to your lungs, heart, and other internal systems. …
