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| Some Good Advice From Nurses To Patients Who Smoke Significantly Increases The Likelihood Of Those Smokers Quitting |
Nurses should play larger role in helping smokers quit, according to several articles in a special issue of the July-August 2006 Nursing Research journal.
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08/28/06 |
| New Medication Appears Effective In Helping Smokers Kick The Habit |
A drug recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an aid to smoking cessation appears effective both short- and long-term for smokers trying to quit, according to two reports in the August 14/28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medi |
08/28/06 |
| Survey Findings Show African Americans Try To Quit Smoking Cold Turkey Over Any Other Method Which Explains Low Success Rates |
As part of its "Stomp Out Smoking
in the African-American Community" campaign, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer
Healthcare, marketers of Nicorette, NicoDermCQ and Commit, released the
findings of a commissioned survey about smoking habits of African American |
08/28/06 |
| Tobacco Companies Get Off Lightly In US Ruling |
Federal Judge, Glady's Kessler, has found Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, British American Tobacco and Lorillard Tobacco guilty of misleading the public about the harmful consequences of smoking to human health. Kessler said it was evide |
08/28/06 |
| All Tobacco Forms Are Harmful To Health |
Exposure to all kinds of tobacco, such as smoking it, chewing it and bubble pipes significantly raise a person's chances of having a heart attack, say researchers from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. |
08/28/06 |
| Nurses Should Play Larger Role In Helping Smokers Quit |
Some good advice from nurses to patients who smoke significantly increases the likelihood of those smokers quitting, according to several articles in a special issue of the July-August 2006 Nursing Research journal. |
08/28/06 |
| Global Study Shows All Tobacco Bad For The Heart, McMaster University |
A major Canadian-led global study has found all forms of tobacco exposure, whether that be smoking, chewing or inhaling second hand smoke, increase the risk of heart attack.
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08/28/06 |
| All Tobacco Bad For The Heart Global Study Shows |
A major Canadian-led global study has found all forms of tobacco exposure, whether that be smoking, chewing or inhaling second hand smoke, increase the risk of heart attack.
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08/28/06 |
| Study Suggests Molecular Basis For Urge To Smoke |
When cigarette smokers first stop smoking the number of nicotine receptors in the brain is significantly higher when compared to non-smokers, which may explain why it is so tough to quit, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers publ |
08/28/06 |
| Nicotine Withdrawal Begins Quickly Researchers Find |
Smokers who have tried to quit are well aware of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal: cravings for cigarettes, mood disturbances, appetite increase and sleep problems. However, it had not previously been known when withdrawal symptoms first appear. Tho |
08/28/06 |
| Chinese Men Putting Wives At Risk Of Early Death By Smoking |
Chinese men are putting their wives at increased risk of long-term illness and early death by smoking, finds a study in this week's BMJ. |
08/28/06 |
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