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| For Some Ex-Smokers, Drug May Help Keep Pounds Off |
Some smokers who quit really put on the pounds afterward. Now, scientists have discovered that smokers who have a specific variant of a gene may be more likely to overeat after quitting and that the drug Zyban curbs their urge to eat too much. |
09/17/04 |
| Gross out approach is encouraging smokers to quit |
Graphic warning labels that have graced Canadian cigarette packages since 2000 are working in the fight against smoking, according to a study of 622 adult smokers living in southwestern Ontario. |
09/06/04 |
| Smoking kills 57,000 Indonesians each year: report |
JAKARTA (AFP) - Smoking kills about 57,000 Indonesians each year through fatal heart and artery conditions, a regional official with the Indonesian Heart Foundation said, according to a state news report. |
09/05/04 |
| Health of millions of employees hangs on smoking ban: study |
Local authorities are being urged to make all workplaces and enclosed public places smokefree after new research found that millions of UK workers are still operating in smoky environments. |
09/03/04 |
| Women pay the price for smoking |
FEWER South Australian women are dying from cancer compared with 10 years ago but lung cancer is the exception. |
09/02/04 |
| Nicotine therapy may work better on men: study |
A new study suggests women have a harder time butting out than men. Researchers in Texas report men have an easier time quitting smoking with the help of nicotine replacements than women do. |
08/18/04 |
| Tobacco Company Knew Dangers 30 Years Ago |
In regards to the "tobacco lawsuit" that has been underway for five years, the plaintiffs insisted Monday that KT&G (the former Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation) has known that smoke from cigarettes causes lung cancer and might lead to other diseases |
08/16/04 |
| Depression, Substance Abuse Linger After Pregnancy |
MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who binge drink, get depressed or smoke during their pregnancy boost their risk for depression and alcohol use after they give birth as well, a new study shows. |
08/16/04 |
| Nicotine Patch Helps Teens Cut Cigarette Use, Stanford and Packard Researchers Learn |
STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2004--Nicotine patches may work as well for teens trying to kick the smoking habit as they do for adults, say researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. T |
08/15/04 |
| Smoking and its effects on Asthmatics |
Do you know what's really in cigarette smoke? How about 4,700 different chemical, including 200 known toxins and 40 known carcinogens (cancer causing substances). A few of these include formaldehyde, cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, benzene, pyridine, c |
08/13/04 |
| Teen smoking rate drops but overall rate unchanged, survey finds |
Fewer teens lit up last year, as their smoking rate fell below that of the general population for the first time in almost a decade, Statistics Canada says. |
08/13/04 |
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