Author Archives: StopSmoking

“Unhealthy” Habits to Give Up After 60 — Eat This Not That

[ad_1] If you want to be happy, healthy, and thriving into your 60s and beyond, it’s time to wave bye-bye to some bad habits and embrace a vibrant, meaningful life. “Leading a life of purpose not only feels good and meaningful, existentially speaking,” says Carol D. Ryff, Ph.D, “it may also be an area of rich potential in which intervention studies and public health education programs might contribute to improved health of our ever growing aged population.” Here are five things you need to leave behind in […]

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Oral Health Equity Cannot Be Achieved Without Racial Equity

A dentist holds a mold of a mouth, with teeth, and inspects using a mirror tool.

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series on Racism and Health, published in conjunction with the February issue of Health Affairs Journal. Read other posts in the series on the Racism and Health landing page. Over two decades ago, in 2000 the first Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health placed oral health at the forefront of national health priorities. Specifically, this report attributed racial oral health inequities to inadequate dental care access. In 2003, a national call to action centered on […]

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Study Says Doctors Overlook Some Benefits Of E-Cigarettes

[ad_1] A study says most doctors falsely believe all tobacco products are equally harmful, which makes them overlook benefits like recommending switching to less damaging products. The study was funded by the National Cancer Institute. In other health industry news, thousands of Sutter Health employees staged a one-day strike, and Stanford Health staff are also planning one. Axios: Many Doctors Have Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes, Study Says More than 60% of all doctors incorrectly believed all tobacco products are equally harmful, making them less likely to recommend e-cigarettes […]

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New vape shop claiming to help people stop smoking opens in student area

[ad_1] Sinead Gill/Stuff Dunedin vape shop Hi-Fo Vape Club shared product details on TikTok. A new vape shop has taken down videos appearing to market its “yummy” products to students, but not before they attracted attention from young teens. Hi-Fo Vape Club in Dunedin opened in March with the purpose, according to its website, of helping people quit smoking. Videos were posted to its TikTok account with the tags #otagouni and #dunedin, and received comments from people under 18 years old. In 2020, a new law banned […]

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