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| Imaging Study May Help Point Toward More Effective Smoking Cessation Treatments |
Results of a new imaging study, supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, show that the nicotine received in just a few puffs of a cigarette can exert a force powerful enough to drive an individual |
08/28/06 |
| Nicotine Found To Protect Against Parkinson's-like Brain Damage |
New research suggests that nicotine treatment protects against the same type of brain damage that occurs in Parkinson's disease. The research was conducted in laboratory animals treated with MPTP, an agent that produces a gradual loss of brain function |
08/28/06 |
| Children Of Smokers More Likely To Have Behavior Problems, Smoke And Use Drugs In Adolescence And Adulthood |
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these substances are more likely to smoke, binge drink or use marijuana in adolescence and adulthood. Drug |
08/28/06 |
| Anti-smoking Effort Recognized Internationally |
The Chairman of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH), Dr Homer Tso today (August 10) was congratulated by the Director of Health, Dr PY Lam, for receiving an international award recognizing his dedicated and outstanding contribution to tob |
08/28/06 |
| The Possible Links Between Nutrition And Oral Cancer In Smokers |
Every year, nearly 300,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with oral cancer. This type of cancer has the highest incidence in people who use tobacco, including cigarettes, but the means by which tobacco promotes the development of oral cancer is unknown |
08/28/06 |
| Pennsylvania Department Of Health To Promote Anti-Chewing Tobacco Message At Little League Baseball World Series |
Sports fans attending the
Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Aug. 18-27, will also
be part of the commonwealth's latest efforts to educate the public about
the dangers of tobacco products, especially chewing tobacco. |
08/28/06 |
| No Butts About It: Texas Is Crushing Out Smoking, Unique UH Database Shows |
In the last five years, Texas cities have been crushing out cigarettes and other tobacco products in restaurants, bars and worksites at a faster rate than ever before. The trend toward non-smoking ordinances is one of many findings of the Texas Smoke-F |
08/28/06 |
| 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 |
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