Policy reforms that expand insurance coverage can play a supportive role in discouraging smoking among adults with mental disorders and/or substance abuse. Despite an overall decline in smoking in the United States over the past 50 years, people with mental health and substance use disorders (MH/SUD) have shown less reduction in smoking than people without …
Smoking weed while being a tobacco smoker can increase damage to the respiratory system, according to a new study. “There is a public perception that marijuana is safer than tobacco, and this study raises concerns that this may not be true,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Giselle Revah, an assistant professor at the Department …
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According to a study led by Rutgers, a decades-long effort to reduce the stillbirth rate in the United States has stalled, as has progress in closing a persistent gap between excessive stillbirths suffered by black women compared to women. white. “Over the past 40 years, we have reduced some risk factors for stillbirth, such as …
ANN ARBOUR, Mich. — Want to feel younger? New research from the University of Michigan suggests you may want to invest in some weights and start a strength training class. According to a recent study, weak muscles could have as much influence on your long-term health as smoking cigarettes! Not everyone ages at the same …
