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 ...

Researchers found that patients with stage III or IV cancer who quit smoking gained nearly a full year of additional life over their counterparts who continued, highlighting the important role of ...

Smartphone apps help smokers quit at 3 times the rate of no support, but apps using cognitive behavioral therapies are most ...

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 ...

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People who are trying to stop smoking could benefit from using a mobile phone app to assist their quit attempt, a study has ...