How Smoking Affects Your Health
Smoking and Your Health. From lung cancer to COPD; heart disease to diabetes, tobacco is bad news for our bodies. Worldwide, a person dies every 8 seconds from tobacco related disease. Learn how smoking affects your health from head to toe.
The Health Risks of Smoking
The health risks associated with cigarette smoking play a part in many diseases. This article reviews how smoking affects your health, from head to toe.
The health risks associated with cigarette smoking play a part in many diseases. This article reviews how smoking affects your health, from head to toe.
What is a Pulmonary Embolism?
A pulmonary embolism is defined as the sudden blockage of an artery in the lung. Most often, a pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot originating in the leg or pelvis breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung.
A pulmonary embolism is defined as the sudden blockage of an artery in the lung. Most often, a pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot originating in the leg or pelvis breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream to the lung.
Smoking and Degenerative Disc Disease
From Michelle Boisvert: "I was diagnosed with severe DDD in 1998 when I was 33 years old and still a smoker. My orthopedic surgeon discovered the DDD while he was performing surgery after I ruptured a disc in my lower back."
From Michelle Boisvert: "I was diagnosed with severe DDD in 1998 when I was 33 years old and still a smoker. My orthopedic surgeon discovered the DDD while he was performing surgery after I ruptured a disc in my lower back."
The Health Consequences of Smoking
The 2004 Report from the Surgeon General: The Health Consequences of Smoking details the risks not only to smokers, but to nonsmokers, unborn children, adolescents, and seniors.
The 2004 Report from the Surgeon General: The Health Consequences of Smoking details the risks not only to smokers, but to nonsmokers, unborn children, adolescents, and seniors.
Smoking and Obesity
While it’s not surprising that obesity coupled with smoking is a recipe for trouble, it is important to highlight this growing problem in America today. Smoking and Obesity is a deadly combination of health problems.
While it’s not surprising that obesity coupled with smoking is a recipe for trouble, it is important to highlight this growing problem in America today. Smoking and Obesity is a deadly combination of health problems.
The Symptom Checker at About.com
This interactive tool allows you to select symptoms you're experiencing and receive suggestions about possible causes for them. The information, provided by Harvard Medical School covers numerous physical symptoms that can flag common illnesses or potentially more serious diseases.
This interactive tool allows you to select symptoms you're experiencing and receive suggestions about possible causes for them. The information, provided by Harvard Medical School covers numerous physical symptoms that can flag common illnesses or potentially more serious diseases.
Smoking and Migraine Headaches
From About.com Guide to Headaches, Teri Robert: "If we want to control our headaches and/or Migraines, the kindest thing we can do for ourselves is to control and rid ourselves of the habit of and addiction to smoking."
From About.com Guide to Headaches, Teri Robert: "If we want to control our headaches and/or Migraines, the kindest thing we can do for ourselves is to control and rid ourselves of the habit of and addiction to smoking."
Smoking and Arthritis
From About.com Guides to Arthritis, Carol and Richard Eustice: "It's a well known fact that cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease. More evidence now exists which adds rheumatoid arthritis to the list of diseases linked to smoking."
From About.com Guides to Arthritis, Carol and Richard Eustice: "It's a well known fact that cigarette smoking increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease. More evidence now exists which adds rheumatoid arthritis to the list of diseases linked to smoking."
Smoking and Cholesterol
From A.D.A.M.: 'Cigarette smoking lowers HDL-cholesterol levels and is directly responsible for approximately 20% of all deaths from heart disease.'
From A.D.A.M.: 'Cigarette smoking lowers HDL-cholesterol levels and is directly responsible for approximately 20% of all deaths from heart disease.'
Smoking and Your Digestive System
From About.com Guide to Heartburn, Sharon Gillson: "Smoking has been shown to have harmful effects on all parts of the digestive system, contributing to such common disorders as heartburn and peptic ulcers."
From About.com Guide to Heartburn, Sharon Gillson: "Smoking has been shown to have harmful effects on all parts of the digestive system, contributing to such common disorders as heartburn and peptic ulcers."
Stroke
From A.D.A.M.:'People who smoke a pack a day have almost two and a half times the risk for stroke as nonsmokers. Smoking increases both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke risk. The risk for stroke may remain elevated for as long as 14 years after quitting, so the earlier one quits the better.'
From A.D.A.M.:'People who smoke a pack a day have almost two and a half times the risk for stroke as nonsmokers. Smoking increases both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke risk. The risk for stroke may remain elevated for as long as 14 years after quitting, so the earlier one quits the better.'
The Surgeon General's 2004 Report on Smoking - Animated Presentation
This excellent flash presentation of the 2004 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking covers health effects of smoking and benefits of quitting. Animations of healthy and diseased organs are provided.
This excellent flash presentation of the 2004 Surgeon General's Report on Smoking covers health effects of smoking and benefits of quitting. Animations of healthy and diseased organs are provided.