Search results for "Smoking Cessation"
Cardiology
The tool is based on a formal systematic review of the evidence on aspirin therapy, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and smoking cessation to define the expected risk reduction from each
November 2016
Lung cancer
Smoking cessation or never smoking is the best way to prevent smoking-related lung cancer. ... Patient education is important, not only to encourage smoking cessation but also to teach patients about the risks of radiation exposure, about how to follow
May 2012
Dismissing patients always a last resort
weight loss and smoking cessation in particular.
September 2013
Peripheral artery disease
In the medical cohort, 40 of 66 smokers (60.6%) were counseled about smoking cessation, 126 of 282 participants (44.7%) discussed a walking program with their physicians, and 95 participants
August 2016
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
To be reimbursed, the visit should include the use of at least one decision aid and other counseling, including about smoking cessation, provided by a physician or a select number of ... Attitudes and perceptions about smoking cessation in the context of
May 2018
From ACP Internist
For effective smoking cessation, turn ambivalence into action. Smokers sometimes want to want to quit.
June 2014
Internal Medicine 2014 tackles medical errors, EHRs, and more
This issue provides a comprehensive overview of educational sessions offered at Internal Medicine 2014.
June 2014
From ACP Internist
Although the devices lack any hard data to support their use, they can offer doctors a chance to explore with patients other options for smoking cessation.
March 2014
E-cigarettes are popular, but health effects are questionable
Katz looks at e-cigarettes, a relatively new player on the smoking scene. ... The devices are growing in popularity, but there are serious unanswered questions about their potential health effects, with some thinking they may help pave the way to smoking
March 2014
Cardiology
Lifestyle-focused health reminders sent by text message to patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) helped increase their physical activity and lower their LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, smoking, and body ... about smoking cessation).
September 2015