News tagged with smoking cessation medication
Lifestyle changes linked to better outcomes after peripheral intervention
Patients who quit smoking and took an aspirin and statin before undergoing treatment for blocked leg arteries were less likely to suffer a complication six months later, according to new research led by the University of ...
Cardiology
Dec 20, 2012 |
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What causes cancer?
(Medical Xpress) -- Fears that involuntary exposure to chemicals in food and consumer products causes cancer are not supported by evidence, and anxiety about their dangers is diverting attention from proven methods of cancer ...
Cancer
Feb 28, 2012 |
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The contraceptive pill and HRT may protect against cerebral aneurysm
Women who develop cerebral aneurysms are less likely to have taken the oral contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy, suggesting taking oestrogen could have a protective effect, reveals research published in the ...
Neuroscience
May 05, 2011 |
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Missed opportunities to help smokers with mental illness
Although smoking prevalence has declined in the United Kingdom over recent decades, it has changed little among people with mental health disorders, remaining substantially higher than the national average. Yet a study published ...
Addiction
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Contraband tobacco use hinders smoking cessation
People who smoke low-cost contraband cigarettes in Canada are less likely to stop smoking in the short term compared with people who smoke more expensive premium or discount cigarettes, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canad ...
Health
Mar 04, 2013 |
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CAMH protein discovery may lead to new treatment to prevent smoking relapse
Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential new approach to preventing smoking relapse, which occurs frequently in smokers who attempt to quit, despite current treatments.
Health
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Review confirms value of combined approach to quitting smoking
Smokers who try to quit would be more successful if they combined medication or nicotine-replacement therapy with behavioral counseling, finds a new review in The Cochrane Library. Few lifestyle changes delive ...
Health
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Many options available to help smokers kick the habit
Smokers who have tried to quit and failed may be tempted to just give up, particularly if they hear statistics like the fact that most quit attempts will be unsuccessful. But smokers today have many options to help them quit, ...
Addiction
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Weight-loss clinic drop-out rates are a huge barrier to treating obesity
More than 1.7 billion people worldwide may be classified as overweight and need appropriate medical or surgical treatment with the goal of sustainable weight loss. But for weight management programs to be effective, patients ...
Surgery
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Weight gain after quitting smoking higher than previously thought
Giving up smoking is associated with an average weight gain of 4-5 kg after 12 months, most of which occurs within the first three months of quitting, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Overweight and Obesity
Jul 10, 2012 |
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Study links smoking to increased all-cause mortality in older patients
An analysis of available medical literature suggests smoking was linked to increased mortality in older patients and that smoking cessation was associated with reduced mortality at an older age, according to a report published ...
Health
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Cardiovascular safety concerns over smoking-cessation drug misleading
A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a study in July 2011 reporting "risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 04, 2012 |
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Free nicotine patches and counseling offered by national smoking helpline don't help quitters
A major research trial to test the effectiveness of offering smokers free nicotine patches and proactive telephone counselling through the English national quitline has shown this extra support makes no difference to success ...
Addiction
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Benefits of Varenicline (Chantix) may balance certain risks
(Medical Xpress) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the smoking cessation medication varenicline (Chantix) as an effective aide in helping people quit smoking, including those with ...
Medications
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Daily smoking, low mastery associated with repeat episodes of depression
Previous depression, daily smoking and a lack of control over life circumstances -- or "low mastery" -- are risk factors for repeat episodes of depression, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Addiction
Oct 24, 2011 |
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