Healthy Lifestyle Package
This 280,000 word package targeting adults is organized under five main topic areas with a focus on healthy lifestyle topics including: exercise and fitness, nutrition, immunizations, screening tests, weight control, sun protection and smoking.
EXERCISE AND FITNESS
NUTRITION
WEIGHT CONTROL
SUN PROTECTION
SMOKING
Smoking
Ask the Doctor: Can a Nicotine Patch Boost my Blood Pressure?
Cigarettes: The Lung Cancer Risk Lingers
In Brief: Quitting Smoking: Sooner is Best, but Later is Better Than Not at All
The Long Reach of Cigarette Smoke
New research extends the case against secondhand smoke by linking it to heart disease.
Let the Butt Stop Here
Explains the barriers to quitting smoking and the aids and assistance available to help people achieve this challenging goal.
HARVARD COMMENTARIES ON HEALTH
- Lung Cancer: Is It Time to Start Screening?
ASK-THE-EXPERT
- I recently found out that I am pregnant. I was a smoker and am having a hard time quitting. Is it okay for the baby if I use Nicorette or some other stop-smoking aid?
- How does smoking affect the eyes? In particular, how does it affect someone diagnosed with glaucoma?
- I quit smoking about three months ago. Could this affect my menstrual cycle? My periods have been very light the last several cycles.
INTERACTIVE TOOLS