Do smokers lungs heal after quitting?

I'm 87. I smoked from the time I was 16 to about 32 which is when I quit. I was probably smoking about a pack a day, maybe a little less. Three, four years ago I noticed I was getting a little s…

Top stories for Long   Do smokers lungs heal after quitting? Tiano Tank • Answered Sat I'm 87. I smoked from the time I was 16 to about 32 which is when I quit. I was probably smoking about a pack a day, maybe a little less. Three, four years ago I noticed I ... Read more » 29 4   What are some real-life examples where respecting elders without question could lead to negative outcomes for children? Jean-Marie Valheur, divorced, father of many • Answered November 9 Jennifer Pan was never allowed to live. All she was allowed to do, was study and study some more with a side dish of homework. Friends? Forget about it. Sports? Nope. Partie... Read more » 1.2K 134   If a number is divisible by every integer from 1 to 10 except one of them, what can that missing number possibly be? Enrico Gregorio, Associate professor in Algebra • Updated October 31 We can't exclude 1, obviously. Nor we can exclude 2, 3, 4 or 5, because there would remain 4, 9, 8 and 10 respectively. Also 6 cannot be the missing number, because divisibil... Read more » 94 10   How hard was it for Apple to create a new operating system and why haven't other companies done the same thing? Trausti Thor Johannsson, Computer programmer • Updated June 7, 2020 It was extremely hard. Apple wrote the original Mac OS called System in 1984, based somewhat off of Lisa operating system. This took years to do. In 1996, Apple had started ... Read more » 396 34   What happened unexpectedly at a party you were invited to? Asked in Nostalgics • Answered by Doug Lindquist • November 12 This was in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1991. I was working at IBM. Some of the temporary college students were leaving that weekend to go home. We were giving them a going ... Read more » 65 5   Why doesn't Michael eat during the pivotal restaurant scene in The Godfather, and what does it signify about his character? Brent McKee, studied at University of Saskatchewan • Answered November 8 Refer to the novel. Michael, Sollozzo and McCluskey enter the restaurant and are seated at a table rather than at a booth at Solozzo's insistence. The waiter comes and pour... Read more » 247 40   Why do PhD programs have a significantly higher drop out rate compared to medical and law school? Do they pick weaker students or do the incentives not favor higher graduation rates from those programs? Joshua Gross, Associate Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB • Answered September 24 To complete a PhD you must complete a project of original research. And that's the difference. In medical or law school, the answers are ultimately at the back of the book. ... Read more » 253 17   Why is Spain such a miserable country? Trevor Berry • Answered May 10, 2018 Al I can say is that I lived for 15 years in the US, 12 years in one of the most beautiful coastal towns in Southern California, and I then moved to Spain 19 years ago and ... Read more » 11.7K 1.4K   Do food stamps encourage the poor to work less and are they a good thing or a bad thing? Should people get groceries for free? Jeff, I have ADHD, my answers don't match the question • Updated November 12 For kicks and giggles, I wanted to see how lucrative it was to live off the welfare train so I went to the DSHS website to their online calculator to inquire about how much... Read more » 1.5K 320   What is an eye round steak used for? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered October 25 Eye round is like the worst cut of beef. Eye round isn't useless, it's just the last choice of people who like to eat food. Maybe that's too harsh. Eye round is cut from the r... Read more » 178 32   As a gynecologist, does it bother you if patients have not shaved? Shelly Riley, MBA Management, Texas A&M University (2019) • Answered October 10 I am not a gynecologist but in my younger years, I shaved my pubic hair regularly. When I was pregnant the first time and they were measuring the fetus, she made a comment ... Read more » 1.2K 328   When is the best time to brush your teeth? David A Rosania, Periodontist for 30 years; HS Biology teacher • Answered August 23, 2014 As a periodontist, I am more focused on periodontal disease than tooth decay. Periodontal disease is a much greater threat for tooth loss (and expensive, painful treatment)... Read more » 956 33 Read more in your feed

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