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 ...

Giving up cigarettes is, hands down, one of the greatest things you can do for your health. Although it's not always easy, the things your body does immediately and long-term are truly astounding, ...

Even after years of smoking, the body has a remarkable ability to repair itself. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, scientists report that certain metabolic changes occur ...

Smoking cessation in advanced-stage cancer patients can extend life by about one year, highlighting its importance in cancer care. Innovative models like point-of-care tobacco treatment are ...

Doctors explain why people relapse into smoking after years of abstinence, and how brain reward memory, stress, ...

Quitting smoking often leads to weight gain due to a combination of decreased metabolism and increased eating. The metabolic boost from nicotine accounts for 31% of weight gain, while increased eating ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study published in the journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice showed that in individuals with type 2 ...

While your gut bacteria usually bounce back after changes—like a course of antibiotics or a junk food binge—too much stress ...