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Researchers develop novel anti-body vaccine that blocks addictive nicotine chemicals from reaching the brain

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed and successfully tested in mice an innovative vaccine to treat nicotine addiction.

Medical research created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Nicotine vaccine prevents nicotine from reaching the brain

If smoking a cigarette no longer delivers pleasure, will smokers quit? It's the idea behind a nicotine vaccine being created by MIT and Harvard researchers, in which an injection of synthetic nanoparticles ...

Addiction created May 02, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 9 | with audio podcast weblog

Smoking linked to early menopause in women

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the journal Menopause adds one more reason for women to avoid or give up the smoking habit. The study results show that women who light up are more likely to sta ...

Addiction created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

One in five U.S. kids has a mental health disorder, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—As many as one in five American children under the age of 17 has a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, according to a new federal report.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Quit smoking? Vitamin E may give extra boost to heart health

Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can accelerate the health benefits that occur when people quit smoking, new research suggests. In the small study, improvement in blood vessel function associated with the ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low levels of serum bilirubin spell higher lung cancer risk for male smokers

Elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood get attention in the clinic because they often indicate that something has gone wrong with the liver. Now researchers have found that male smokers with low levels of the yellow-tinged ...

Cancer created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Postmenopausal women who smoked are more likely to lose teeth due to periodontal disease

Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by res ...

Dentistry created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

N. Zealand to introduce plain packets for tobacco

New Zealand announced plans Tuesday to force tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packaging, becoming only the second country in the world after Australia to introduce the measure.

Addiction created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study finds lungs from heavy smokers OK for transplant

(HealthDay)—Lungs of heavy smokers can be donated safely for use in adult double-lung transplants, a new study contends.

Surgery created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early menopause may occur in women with BRCA gene, study finds

Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, allowing them an even ...

Cancer created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smokers who quit before age 40 have lifespan almost as long as people who never smoked

(Medical Xpress)—Smokers who quit when they are young adults can live almost as long as people who never smoked, groundbreaking new research has found.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Quit smoking for new year, and feel less anxious, not more

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have found that smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards - despite a widely held belief that smoking relieves stress and giving up makes you feel more on edge.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Can't stop? Smoking less helps: Forty-year study shows benefit from reduction

Countless studies demonstrate the virtues of complete smoking cessation, including a lowered risk of disease, increased life expectancy, and an improved quality of life. But health professionals acknowledge ...

Addiction created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Great American Smokeout isThursday

(HealthDay)—The American Cancer Society launches its annual Great American Smokeout event Thursday as anti-smoking advocates push to reverse a slowdown in the decline of tobacco use in the United States.

Addiction created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved

High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between ...

Health created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast