The U.S. government and groups like the American Cancer Society and American Lung Association warn about smoking dangers, but people still start and continue cigarette use. The National Institutes of Health, or NIH, warns that half of smokers who...
Facial capillaries are tiny blood vessels that are visible directly under the skin. While most capillaries do not cause any distress, a few may become more noticeable and cause embarrassment. Capillaries become more prominent due to factors such...
In the United States, stillbirth is defined as a pregnancy that terminates at 20 weeks gestation or more. According to "The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine," in the United States, stillbirths occur in about 1 percent of all births...
More than 46 million American adults smoked in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which equates to one out of five people. Cigarette smoking and tobacco use are voluntary activities, meaning that smoking is one of...
Almost 21 percent of American adults were smokers as of 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That percentage has remained steady since 2005, despite the growing accumulation of information about the hazards of using...
The World Health Organization considers tobacco use, such as smoking, a global epidemic that as of December 2009 has been responsible for the deaths of more than 5 million people around the world every year. If the trend continues, WHO predicts...
Physicians recommend that bipolar patients avoid consumption of caffeinated substances such as coffee. Caffeine disrupts bipolar patients' sleep cycles, contributing to attacks of mania and hypomania. A 2009 study uncovered an even more alarming...
The health risks of smoking are well known, yet many Americans continue to smoke. Cigarettes are responsible for approximately 443,000 deaths per year in the United States. Economically, $193 billion is spent in health care costs and productivity...
Quitting smoking after years of cigarette use can be a very difficult and frustrating process. MedlinePlus says that the nicotine in tobacco causes a variety of troubling withdrawal symptoms, including headache, drowsiness, anxiety and...
Teen smoking puts kids at a high risk of continuing the habit for a lifetime. KidsHealth, a Nemours hospital network information site, says that 90 percent of adult smokers started using cigarettes before age 18. You cannot talk to a smoking teen...
An estimated 24.8 million men and 21.1 million women are smokers, putting them at risk for heart disease, emphysema, lung cancer and numerous other disorders and diseases, according to the American Heart Association. Quitting smoking can be a...
Gamma globulin therapy has proven to be a successful therapy for hepatitis A, measles and the autoimmune disorder Kawasaki disease (abnormal inflammation of the blood vessels) in children. In addition, this therapy can make a kidney donor and...
Not all kinds of cholesterol are bad. Cholesterol can be divided into two main types: high-density lipoprotein (HDL) "good" cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) "bad" cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is beneficial because it helps remove LDL...
Lung cancer is a prevalent disease worldwide, primarily due to cigarette use. The diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer are well defined. In some cases, surgery is required for the possibility of a cure. Exercise testing is one step used to...
Each time you smoke a cigarette or use smokeless tobacco, also called chewing tobacco, you are putting your heath at risk. Tobacco products like cigarettes and chewing tobacco contain nicotine, an addictive substance that make it very difficult to...
Teenage smoking can lead to long-term cigarette use. Teens Health, a website sponsored by Nemours, warns that 90 percent of adult smokers started before age 18. Howard Koh, the assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, estimates that 3,600...
Nearly 25 percent of teenagers in the United States acknowledge that they smoke cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although two-thirds of this group expresses a desire to quit and in spite of the fact that...
The National Center for Health Statistics states that 24.8 million men and 21.1 million women in the United States were cigarette smokers as of 2008. Those numbers cover adult smokers, but most people start their tobacco use as teenagers,...
Smokers have a hard time quitting because of the nicotine found in tobacco. The addictive drug makes people dependent on it both physically and emotionally. The smoker's body craves the physical needs of nicotine while the person has developed a...
Placental abruption (abruptio placentae) is a pregnancy complication that occurs when the placenta separates from the uterine wall prior to delivery. The placenta can separate partially (partial placental abruption) or completely (complete or...
Every body has two lungs that are situated on either side of the heart, protected by the rib cage. Air is inhaled, and the soft thin tissue of the lungs absorbs oxygen into the blood stream. Mucus is produced in the lungs, which traps particles...
Tobacco use is the leading most preventable cause of death, disease and disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, nearly 46 million adult Americans smoke cigarettes. Nicotine, the addictive substance in...
Sports participants are generally known for being in top shape and having tremendous endurance. However, when you combine smoking with sports, most athletes are unable to live up to the expectation of being a top performer. Smoking affects...
If you wake up in the middle of the night because of sudden leg twitching that keeps you and your partner from getting restful sleep, you probably have RLS, or Restless Leg Syndrome. This condition also manifests itself during the day when the...
Everyone wants to be healthy or improve their health, but making the change to live a healthful lifestyle can be intimidating. It might seem labor-intensive, expensive or simply not doable. But making little changes and adjustments can lead to...
Fiber in fruits, vegetables and whole grains is an important component of a healthy diet. Though not the most ideal, fiber supplements are also an important source of dietary fiber. Dietary fiber has an association with reduced disease prevalence,...
Eating is intended to be an enjoyable experience, but for some people eating can cause severe stomach pain. Burning abdominal pain that occurs while eating is most likely the result of an ulcer. Other possible conditions that may cause burning...
Throughout the last century, tobacco and cigarettes have played a regular part in many Americans' lives. Unfortunately, it was not until the late 1950s that the government started playing a role in curbing cigarette use due to the potentially...
Cigarette use is known to carry a risk of a wide range of health problems, but it is also problematic for patients with asthma. Although a specific allergy to cigarettes is not common, the smoke can irritate preexisting allergies and is especially...
Nicotine addiction is an epidemic that affects billions of people. Find out what is like to cope with nicotine addiction in this video.
