I received an interesting question from a reader whose husband has been a heavy smoker for many years. She tried to get him to stop but he has seen friends gain a lot of weight quickly when they quit ...

Quitting smoking is one of the bravest decisions a person can make. The journey may begin with cravings and mood swings, but your body starts healing the moment you stop. Within hours, your heart rate ...

A decade-long twin study reveals that an active lifestyle could be the key to managing the growing waistline often seen in people who quit smoking. Study: Associations of smoking status and ...

The study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, looked at data from 9,436 people aged 40 or over (with an average age of 58) in 12 countries, comparing cognitive test results among people who ...

In a cohort of 13,282 patients with cancer, those who quit smoking within 6 months of their index visit showed nearly double the survival rate compared with those who continued smoking. Only 22.1% of ...

You probably know nixing cigarettes is good for your body. But it’s also good for your brain. Did you know that besides causing cancer, heart disease, and lung diseases, smoking can also harm your ...

Share on Pinterest It’s never too late to quit smoking for better brain health, a new study suggests. Image credit: Alexander Farnsworth/Getty Images While it is normal for people to experience mild ...