Did you promise yourself that 2011 would be the year that you would quit smoking? Are you having trouble sticking to your new year’s resolution? Well maybe there’s an iOS app that will make it a ...

Trying to quit smoking? Using an appropriate app will help you more than having no ­support at all, according to new research. — dpa People who are trying to stop smoking could benefit from using a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People who are trying to stop smoking could benefit from using a mobile phone app to assist their quit attempt, a study has found.

The Department for Health and Social Care has launched a national campaign, ‘The Power To Quit Is In Your Hands,’ to promote ...

In the first cohort, participants used iCanQuit, an app that the researchers developed, based on acceptance and commitment therapy, which teaches acceptance of smoking triggers. The goal of that ...

Wednesday 1 October marks the start of Stoptober – an annual health campaign designed to help people quit smoking for good. Supported by the free NHS Quit Smoking app, people are challenged to go ...

University of Houston researchers have created a first-of-its-kind, Spanish-language Android app called Impacto, designed specifically to help Hispanic smokers quit with guidance designed to reflect ...

Quitting smoking is, of course, no easy feat. In fact, it’s one of the more challenging habits to beat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two-thirds of smokers ...

This guest blog was co-authored with Pooja Chaudhary, MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences who serves as senior app evaluator for mindApps.org and partner with the Division of Digital ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech are studying a new method to help people quit smoking, by testing the effectiveness of a program that prompts them to think of things they look forward to in their ...

People who are trying to stop smoking could benefit from using a mobile phone app to assist their quit attempt, a study has found. Researchers found that apps designed to help smoking cessation are ...

A new app helps smokers acknowledge and accept cravings rather than avoid them. That approach could be key to helping people successfully quit smoking over the long term, according to ...