Articles Tagged With: cessation
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Smoking Cessation After Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis Could Lower Dementia Risk
A cohort study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in South Korea revealed patients who stopped smoking after AF diagnosis were at lower risk for developing dementia than those who continued smoking.
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Brief, Targeted Intervention to Stop Smoking
A one-minute intervention giving facts about the health impact of smoking was presented to 787 men waiting to be seen in Hong Kong emergency rooms. At a six-month follow-up, investigators found a significantly higher abstinence rate in the intervention group.
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Surgeon General Publishes First Report on Smoking Cessation Guidance in Decades
Includes updated evidence on the importance of quitting tobacco and science-based interventions that can help.