Title two protects your personal health information from being released to third parties without your express consent. HIPAAâs âPrivacy Ruleâ covers a personâs private health information, which includes medical bills, claim information, prescriptions, lab results, medical opinions, and all other protected forms of PHI.
Every cigarette you smoke makes you more likely to get heart disease. Roughly 1 out of 5 deaths from heart disease is directly related to smoking. People who smoke are two to four times more likely to get heart disease. The risk is even greater for women who smoke and also take birth control pills. Cigarette smoke is also bad for the people around you. Secondhand smoke can cause heart disease and lung cancer in people who don't smoke. 13 Best Quit-Smoking Tips Ever.
Cigarette smoking is a definite cause of an ulcer. The nicotine in tobacco increases the amount of stomach acid and concentration of stomach acid, (which again upsets the all important balance) and this will increase your risk of an ulcer. The healing process may also be slowed by tobacco and nicotine intake.