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Today in Health News Positioning During Cancer Radiation May Be Key to Heart Risks Read this Article >>	Getting Started Smoking Cessation Smoking and Pregnancy Quiz What Do You Know About Smoking During Pregnancy? This quiz will help you learn how smoking affects your baby. 1. Most babies of women who smoke weigh the same as babies of women who don't smoke. You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is They weigh an average of a half-pound less and are more likely to be born early and need special care after birth, according to the CDC. Smoking nearly doubles a woman's risk of having a baby with low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds). The ave... Quitting Smoking Quiz What Do You Know About Quitting Smoking? No matter what your age or how long you have smoked, giving up cigarettes is the ticket to a longer life. Consider that just 12 hours after your last cigarette, the carbon monoxide level in your blood returns to normal. A year after you've quit, your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker's. 1. The risk for death by heart attack or coronary heart disease decreases by 50 percent how soon after you quit smoking? You didn't answer this question. You answered... Nicotine Quiz Take the Nicotine Quiz Nicotine, one of the main chemicals in tobacco, is the primary reason that smoking is so addictive, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Even though most smokers know that smoking is bad for them, they find it difficult to quit because of nicotine's effect. 1. Nicotine causes which of these changes in the body? You didn't answer this question. You answered The correct answer is Nicotine temporarily increases the heart rate by two to three beats a minute and in...
Here Are the Tools to Help You Stop Now Facing Up to Smoking Your doctor or family may have told you to stop smoking, but only you can decide if and when you're ready to quit. Planning Your Quit Strategy Once you decide to quit, the next step is to come up with a stop-smoking plan that's right for you. Taking the Big Step You have lots of options to choose from to help you quit, from nicotine replacement therapy to smoking cessation programs. Staying Smoke Free You've passed the first hurdle: You've quit. The next challenge is to resist the temptation to fall back into old habits. Teens and Smoking Smoking During Pregnancy
> Know Your Risks Coronary Artery Disease Assessment Coronary Artery Disease Risk Assessment Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when the coronary arteries, or the arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle, become hardened and narrowed. The arteries harden and narrow because of a buildup of plaque on their inner walls. This is called atherosclerosis. Significant narrowing of the coronary arteries can reduce blood to flow to the heart. This limits the amount of oxygen the heart receives and can lead to angina, heart failure, irregular heart rhythm, an...	More Resources Health News Stay current with our weekday newswire, which tracks the latest health and medical developments. Or, check its archive, searchable by topic for articles during the past 12 months. Interactive Tools Online Resources