Tag: Smoking cessation

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One third of young men in China are going to die of tobacco. Why don’t you quit smoking?

On October 10, 2015, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Oxford University and Peking University jointly studied and published a national cohort study on smoking. After learning of this, the editor of Clove Garden specially invited media officials from the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) to give us an in-depth analysis of the current situation of tobacco control in China. A few days ago, the internationally renowned medical journal Lancet published a paper, which was a very generous study involving researchers from Peking University, Oxford University, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other academic research institutions, covering 500,000 people Read More …

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Can’t you quit smoking? Maybe the doctor can help you

We often have such misconceptions: people who smoke addicts are completely accustomed to bad personal habits, and the failure to quit smoking is because you don’t want to quit, or because you don’t have perseverance. This kind of view will often make people who fail to quit smoking repeatedly fall into deep remorse. The more they quit, the more they will not be able to quit. They will be hit physically, psychologically and mentally. The truth is that quitting smoking also requires the help of doctors. Smoking addiction is a disease Smoking addiction, known as [tobacco dependence], is a chronic, highly recurrent disease that is listed on the international list of diseases. It has the same characteristics as other drug Read More …

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Second-hand smoke can cause such great harm to children’s health. Quit smoking quickly.

Editor’s Note: This is a true story. Xin Yu is a staff member of a health institution in Yunnan Province. Shortly after her son was born, she developed bronchial asthma. In the following seven years, the whole family suffered from her son’s repeated attacks of asthma. It was a long time before Xinyu realized that her son’s illness was related to second-hand smoke inhalation. For the sake of the health of more children, the mother tried her best in the subsequent tobacco control work, even if she didn’t want other children to suffer the same pain. She also warned others with her children’s stories countless times. The following is the story of Xinyu. The child was seriously ill That winter Read More …

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Stroke in his early 40s! Quit smoking first

My husband has only passed his 40th birthday. Why did he suffer a stroke at this age? In the neurologist’s office, Ms. Wang, who had just calmed down from the panic, asked wonderfully. This morning, her husband suddenly felt numbness in his face and left arm. After a while, his speech became vague and his feet were dragging on the ground. The husband felt something was wrong and quickly asked his colleagues to take him to the hospital and inform his lover. Emergency department doctors diagnosed acute cerebral infarction after quickly evaluating the disease condition and immediately gave intravenous thrombolytic therapy. More than an hour later, the patient’s speech turned clear and his limb muscle strength returned to normal. Ms. Read More …

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How to prevent lung cancer?

What chance will I get lung cancer? The number one cause of lung cancer is tobacco exposure. You may increase your smoking years. And the increase in the number of smokers increases the risk of lung cancer. Of course, you may also suffer from lung cancer due to increased exposure to second-hand smoke. People who have never smoked may also suffer from lung cancer, but their risk of cancer is greatly reduced compared with smokers. What can I do to reduce the risk of lung cancer? The best way to reduce the risk of lung cancer is to avoid smoking. It is never too late to quit smoking from now on. The sooner you quit smoking, the more you can Read More …

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and [Heavy Smoking]

Smoking is the main cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking is also the main inducement of COPD, which can damage alveoli, airway and lung tissues. Lung damage will make it difficult for people to inhale and exhale enough air, which will lead to dyspnea. Smoking can induce and aggravate COPD We call the factors that can aggravate the disease of COPD the inducement of the disease. Understanding the inducement and trying to avoid it is helpful to the control of the disease. Smoking is exactly the inducement of many COPD. Smoking can not only lead to the onset of COPD, but also aggravate clinical symptoms. Smokers do not have to suffer from smoking. Secondhand smoke is also one Read More …