Rates of cigarette smoking are two to four times higher in people with current mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders. 48 A 2015 review of studies assessing smoking cessation treatment in patients with ...

Quitting smoking at any age, but particularly in younger years, is associated with lower death rates. Beneficial effects are evident as early as three years after cessation. The same applies to ...

Behavioural support increases spontaneous smoking cessation rates in pregnancy by up to 7%, such that up to 15% of women who receive this abstain from smoking until the end of their pregnancy. [20] ...

More than 20 years after it developed a model for smoking cessation that is used internationally, experts at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are turning their attention to helping people ...

Eisenberg MJ, Filion KB, Yavin D, et al. Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. CMAJ 2008;179:135-44. OpenUrl Abstract/FREE Full Text Google Scholar ...

Giant floral heart installations have been unveiled in Darlington as part of a family-friendly activity trail designed to ...

The department's statistics show the prevalence of cigarette smoking increased to 15 per cent, or 4.6 million smokers, in 2017, up from 13 per cent, or 3.9 million smokers, in 2015.

Quitting smoking has important effects on blood vessels, heart, and blood health that significantly improve life expectancy. When people quit smoking, they reduce their risk of: ...

The QU Health Interprofessional Education Committee (IPEC) at Qatar University (QU) organised recently its third IPE activity, entitled Interprofessional Education Activity on Smoking Cessation. A ...