Growing up in a chaotic, violent and abusive household, Ava lived in a state of constant anxiety. Since her mother had been unable to raise her, she lived with her aunt and uncle, who both smoked.

“I remember thinking this is hokey and it’s not going to work,” Morgan recalled. — -- Yale graduate student Michelle Morgan started smoking at age 12. When the 35-year-old wanted to quit she ...

Quitting smoking lengthens women’s lives Women who quit smoking before age 30 years experienced dramatic improvements in life-expectancy compared with those who continued to smoke. HealthDay News — ...

PHOENIX — The University of Arizona is attempting to develop an app designed to both help women quit smoking and prevent weight gain when they do. On average, women gain between five and 10 pounds ...

Middle-aged women from more deprived backgrounds in Great Britain are significantly more likely to smoke and face greater ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about LGBTQ+ identity, disability, and rural health access. May 31st is World No Tobacco Day, and the World Health ...

Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...

For the first time, the World Health Organization has released a set of guidelines to help the 750 million tobacco users across the globe who want to break the habit. The recommendations urge health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smoking abstinence during weeks 9 to 12 was 30.3% with 12-week cytisinicline vs. 9.4% with placebo.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Factors related to smoking (nicotine dependency, self-efficacy for quitting) impacted uptake of cessation ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...