Partner Up to Quit Smoking

Posted in Smoking And Tobacco Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Quitting smoking together as a couple can work wonders. So, make sure to pair up with your loved one to kick the smoking habit successfully....Read More

Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and COPD Discovered

Posted in General Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been revealed by a team of researchers from USA, led by Chaitanya...Read More

Smoking Increases Bladder Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Posted in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

In postmenopausal women, quitting smoking was found to be linked to reduced risk of bladder cancer, revealed research. The most significant reduction in risk occurred in the first...Read More

Azithromycin Reduces Treatment Failure in COPD Exacerbations

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Common antibiotic azithromycin could decrease the chance of treatment failure among hospitalized patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...Read More

Smoking Bans in Prison Can Reduce Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Posted in Smoking And Tobacco Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Prison smoking ban can protect prison staff and prisoners from secondhand tobacco smoke exposure, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the British Medical Journal''s Read Mo...

Smoking Risk in Children Has Fallen Since Tobacco Display Ban, Says Study

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Following the introduction of a ban on the open display of tobacco products in the UK, the risk of smoking has reduced among 11 to 16-year-olds, stated a new University of Stirling study....Read More

Mindfulness Smoking-cessation App May Help Quit Smoking

Posted in Smoking And Tobacco Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Cigarette consumption can be reduced by using a mindfulness-based smartphone app, which is mainly designed to help people stop smoking, reveals a new study.The findings of the study are published in t...

Benralizumab Found Ineffective in Reducing Attacks in Moderate to Severe COPD

Posted in Respiratory Diseases Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Asthma drug benralizumab doesn''t decrease annual exacerbation rates among patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to a new research published by...

Almost 60 Percent E-cigarette Users Want to Quit Smoking

Posted in Smoking And Tobacco Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes are more likely to quit smoking and get rid of those harmful traditional cigarettes. But, they end up getting addicted to these electronic cigarettes. However, a new...

Steroids to Decrease Lung Cancer Risk in COPD Patients

Posted in Others Support group on Fri, 21 Jun 2019

Inhaler steroids could reduce the risk of lung cancer by around 30 per cent among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, according to a new UBC analysis....Read More