Monthly Archives: November 2012

HOW SMOKING AFFECTS WOUND HEALING

The list of harmful effects caused by smoking is long.  They include cancer, heart attack, stroke, emphysema, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, among others.  Smoking may well be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Many people don’t realize it, but smoking also causes wounds to heal more slowly.  Wounds… Read more »