Doctors who smoke are less likely to support patients to quit, survey reveals

General practitioners (GPs) who smoke are less likely to advise their patients to quit, new research from Federation ...
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Think smoking only harms the heart and lungs? Doctor warns it may also trigger rheumatoid arthritis

For years, smoking has been linked with lung disease, heart attacks, and cancer. But there is another illness quietly entering the conversation now, one that affects movement, independence, and even ...
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Doctors Asked to Counsel Teens About the Dangers of Smoking

Doctors already have a hefty checklist of topics to go over with their patients. Will they be able to squeeze in discussions about the health hazards of tobacco during office visits?more The ...

Years After He Quit Smoking, a Lung Cancer Scan Saved His Life

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and older adults are at higher risk. But only ...
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Doctors: People's health will immediately improve once they stop smoking

Experts say following the first day of quitting smoking, people will begin to experience immediate improvement to their heart and lungs. People will not only see an improvement to those organs, but ...

Trying to manage PMOS? Doctors say smoking could be undoing many of the healthy changes women work so hard to make

Smoking is often discussed in the context of lung disease and cancer, but its impact on women's hormonal health rarely gets the same attention. Experts say smoking can quietly worsen many symptoms of ...
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Doctors canvass end to smoking

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) and the Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) have said tobacco smoking pose a danger to health. They are ...