Breathing should be effortless . But for millions, conditions like asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) ...

A sample of 444 people will be recruited. The sample size calculation was based on assuming a level of significance of 5%, a quit rate after brief anti-smoking intervention only (control group) of ...

Dr Anna Moore and Catherine Furlong explain how singing can improve lung health for people with chronic respiratory disease ...

Smoking is not only a significant public health concern but also a substantial economic burden on individuals, families, and ...

Smoking is the main cause of COPD, being associated with more than 80% of cases. According to a study by Fletcher et al., [2] 15 to 20% of smokers develop COPD, more recent studies [8, 9] arguing ...

New UC Davis study finds that illegal disposable e-cigarettes contain hazardous levels of toxic metals like lead and nickel, ...

Small cell lung cancer is aggressive and spreads quickly. There are many options for treatment, depending on the type and ...

Nicotine and nitrosamines in SLT have been shown, in animal models, to impair cellular immunity (such as macrophage function) ...

Recent data from CEIC indicates that the number of tobacco smokers in Malawi is decreasing. According to the data, by 2023, an estimated 11.2 percent of adult Malawians were smoking tobacco, with a ...

Background The aim of this study was to estimate the long-term (cost-) effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods A ...

Risk of respiratory disease is greatly heightened for people with bipolar disorder but we are missing opportunities to intervene to improve lung health.