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How Quitting Smoking Helps Your Heart

June 21, 2015

Learn how quitting smoking helps your heart and blood vessels and discover a typical quitter's timeline to learn how your health will improve. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: blood clots, blood vessels, heart, heart disease, quit smoking, smoking, smoking cessation, Vascular disease

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How Does an e-Cigarette Work?

April 2, 2015

Have you ever seen someone smoking an electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette) in public and wondered how it works? Learn more about the device. Read More

Medically Reviewed by UPMC

Categorized as: Living and Wellness

Tagged with: e-cigarette; nicotine; tobacco, electronic cigarette, quit smoking, smoking

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How to Live Without Smoking

January 2, 2015

An important part of kicking the smoking habit is figuring out why you smoke. Learn about the 6 reasons why you may like smoking and how to fight them! Read More

Medically Reviewed by UPMC

Categorized as: Living and Wellness

Tagged with: habit, Journey to a Smoke-Free Life, nicotine, quit smoking, reasons to quit, relaxation, smoking, smoking cessation, smoking cessation program, stress

Gallery

Habits That Can Negatively Affect Your Brain

December 29, 2014

Learn more about how bad habits, including substance and alcohol abuse, poor diet, and lack of reading, can negatively affect your brain. Learn More

Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

Tagged with: addiction, alcohol, bad habits, brain health, depression, insomnia, junk food, lack of sleep, magnesium, memory loss, permanent mood disorders, Reading, sleep deprivation, smoking, toxic chemicals, vitamin b1, Vitamin B1 deficiency

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10 Heart Healthy New Year’s Resolutions

December 26, 2014

Ready to start the New Year fresh? Check out our list of heart-healthy New Year's resolutions to help you make healthier lifestyle choices in 2015. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: alcohol, cholesterol, coronary artery disease, diabetes, exercise, healthy energy, heart, heart disease, heart screenings, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, New Year's Day, New Year's resolutions, smoking, stress, winter

Videos

Infographic: The Dangers of E-cigarette

November 1, 2014

E-cigarettes may be becoming more popular, but their dangers are just beginning. Discover how the recent trend is leading to nicotine toxicity. Watch Now

Medically Reviewed by Pittsburgh Poison Center

Categorized as: Family Health, Safety

Tagged with: Pittsburgh, smoking, toxic

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10 Ways to Reduce Heart Disease Risk

February 1, 2014

Learn more about ways to reduce your risk of developing heart disease with these simple tips you can add into your daily routine. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: blood pressure, cholesterol, exercise, heart, heart attacks, heart disease, smoking

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Heart Attack Warning Signs

January 18, 2014

Learn to identify heart attack warning signs and discover changeable risk factors to decrease the likelihood that you will have a heart attack. Read More

Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health

Tagged with: chest pain, diabetes, heart attack, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, indigestion, myocardial infraction, obesity, overweight, physical activity, smoking