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Use of E-cigarettes Linked to Markedly Higher Risk of Heart Failure

Apr 08, 2024 by Total Access Medical

People who use e-cigarettes are “significantly more likely to develop heart failure” compared with those who have never used them, states the American College of Cardiology in reference to a new study -- one of the largest to date looking at possible links between vaping and heart failure. 

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20 Year Timeline: What Happens After You Quit Smoking?

Jan 06, 2018 by Total Access Medical

The human body has an amazing ability to heal and repair damage when supported with good nutrition, adequate quality sleep and consistent movement. Healing from the damage done from smoking cigarettes is not different. This article explains what happens to your body in the first hours, days, weeks and years after a person stops smoking. The benefits are almost instant; as soon as a person stops smoking their body begins to recover in the following ways:

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