Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After just an hour of quitting smoking, your pulse rate and blood pressure will start to reduce. (Getty Images) (Javier Zayas ...

Some experts say quitting smoking is harder than beating almost any other bad habit. But it’s not impossible to quit. The benefits of quitting smoking are nearly endless. In just 12 hours after the ...

But six years later, clear differences appeared: those who quit smoking declined more slowly in both memory and verbal ability. On average, ex-smokers’ memory declined about 0.05 standard deviations ...

Quitting smoking, even in your 70s, can add precious years to your life, according to a new study from the University of ...

It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the estimated number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 through efforts to curb cigarette smoking. Seen another way, this translates to over ...

Smoking cessation is cost effective from a long-term perspective, but less is known about its short-term cost-effectiveness. Short-term health benefits are clear for certain groups, such as ...

Lung cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers, responsible for 1 in 4 cancer deaths in the US. Historically, it has been one of the most difficult to manage and cure. However, “the research story ...

New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that smoking prevalence among 12- to 30-year-olds in ...

Two everyday habits, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, account for a staggering share of cancers that could be avoided entirely. Together, these behaviors sit at the center of the preventable ...

“Smoking cessation seems to do more than stop further harm—it may actually slow the natural decline that comes with aging,” Bloomberg said. The team found that the brain benefits were similar ...