Smoking & Headache
... Smoking and second-hand smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes can contribute to headaches for both the smoker and the non-smoker. Nicotine, one of the components of tobacco, stimulates vascular acti...

Clinic Campuses To Go Smoke-Free
... The Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Health System (CCHS) are committed to creating a healthy environment for employees, patients and visitors. As part of that commitment, all Clinic facilities a...

Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke
... What is second-hand smoke? Second-hand smoke (also called passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke from a burning cigarette and smoke exhaled by a smoker. The smoke th...

Diabetes and Smoking - Another Reason to Quit 
... As if there is are not enough reasons to quit smoking, breaking the habit is even more important if you have diabetes or want to avoid getting it. Diabetes is a disease of the pancreas, an organ behin...

Environmental Tobacco Smoke
... Environmental tobacco smoke(ETS), also called "secondhand smoke," is the combination of two forms of smoke from burning tobacco products: Sidestream smoke, or smoke that is emitted between t...

One or Two Cigarettes May Create Risky Habit
... When it comes to teens who start smoking, there is no good news. A recent Canadian study, however, has smoking cessation counselors pondering better ways to keep teens from ever starting. Published in...

Smoking and Your Digestive System
... Cigarette smoking causes a variety of life-threatening diseases, including lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease. An estimated 430,000 deaths each year are directly caused by cigarette smoking. Sm...