Most Iowans who smoke want to quit, according to a tobacco cessation specialist, and today is the day for them to give it try as part of the annual Great American Smokeout. Andy Link, associate ...

You know it has nothing to do with poultry, but what's the real origin of the phrase cold turkey, and what does it have to do ...

Thinking about quitting smoking cold turkey this holiday season? Thursday marks the annual Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, which urges all smokers to lay off the ...

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A new study suggests that going cold turkey may be the best way to quit smoking. Researchers followed 700 smokers throughout their quitting process. One group was given a single day to quit, the other ...

Quitting cold turkey is the best way to quit smoking, British scientists have reported. British scientists studied nearly 700 adults who smoked a minimum of 15 cigarettes a day and were planning to ...

The vast majority of smokers who quit succeed in doing so by themselves. This raises an interesting dilemma for planned treatments both drug-based and behavioral. It also exposes a more general issue ...

If the Great American Smokeout is prompting you to give up cigarettes Thursday, why not turn in your last pack and get a free cold turkey sandwich? You can, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Paradise Falls, ...