Smokers often say that it is very difficult to quit smoking. This might be true to an extent, however if the smokers apply right and effective methods, smoking cessation may become a reality for all. There are many ways to quit smoking, however to find an effective method that works is a task in itself.

Findings from a National Institute of Health (NIH) study indicate that rates of tobacco use during pregnancy, as well as exposure of pregnant women and their young children to secondhand smoke, are significant threats to health in several low and middle-income countries. In a few of the countries sampled, including some in Latin America, rates of tobacco-related exposures may already be high enough to warrant substantial concern.

If you are still smoking cigarettes and are seriously considering quitting, you have to ask yourself: “Am I really ready to kick the smoking habit? Am I confident I can do it successfully?” Two conditions are absolutely essential if you are going to be a successful quitter:

If you smoke, you know how difficult it is to Quit Smoking. Have you ever tried to quit smoking but you have failed because other people around you still smoke?

Smoking causes death and misery. Poor health and smoke pollution affect smokers as well as non-smokers. You can certainly give it up if you want to. Are you up for the challenge?

A protein that helps lung cancer cells thrive appears to do so by blocking healthy cells’ ability to fix themselves when radiation or chemicals, such as nicotine, damage their DNA, according to a University of Florida study to be published Friday (Feb. 29) in the journal Molecular Cell.High levels of the protein, known as Bc12, are found in the cells of lung cancer patients who smoke.