Vapes, cigarettes and cigars all contain nicotine and carry substantial health risks. Your best bet is to avoid or quit any smoking habit.
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How Vaping or Smoking Impacts Your Physical Activity
Plain and simple: Vaping isn’t a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes. Both vaping and smoking are dangerous to your health and impact your athletic performance.
How To Quit Vaping
Like smoking cigarettes, vaping nicotine products is addictive and dangerous. You deserve full credit for your desire to quit! And here’s how you can do it.
Do Salt Rooms Really Offer Health Benefits?
Salt rooms are billed as a way to solve breathing problems, improve your skin and reduce stress. Find out if the claims are true.
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What’s an Asthma Action Plan? (And How To Create Your Own)
An asthma attack can be stressful and scary. But having an asthma action plan — for you or a loved one — can help. Learn what an asthma action plan is and how to create yours.
How To Quit Smoking: 7 Ways to Kick the Habit
Ready to quit smoking? While it can be tough to kick the habit, nicotine replacement therapy, relaxation techniques and having a support system are just a few of the ways you can successfully quit.
Worried About Pneumonia? Why the Vaccine Is Your Best Defense
Keeping our lungs healthy is priority-one in today’s climate! The pneumonia vaccine is a step toward ensuring that. Learn more about who benefits most from the vaccine and who should avoid it.
Bronchitis vs. Pneumonia: How to Tell the Difference
You’re getting over a bad cold, but something else is brewing. Upper airway infections can leave your lower airways vulnerable to bronchitis or pneumonia. Learn the difference between the two.
House Fires: The Fatal Danger Beyond the Flames
There are more than 1 million house fires in the U.S. each year and more than 3,000 deaths as a result of fires. Learn about the dangers of smoke inhalation.
How Wildfire Smoke Impacts Your Health
Wildfire smoke is full of toxins that can affect your health. Air pollutant exposure increases the likelihood you can develop infection from COVID-19 and other respiratory conditions. Find out how to protect yourself from a pulmonologist.
