(Medical Xpress)—Yale researchers using a new brain imaging analysis method have confirmed that smoking cigarettes activates a dopamine-driven pleasure and satisfaction response differently in men compared to women.
Dec 10, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working at Yale University has found that quitting drinking may be made harder if people continue to smoke cigarettes during recovery. In their paper published in the Proceedings of ...
Quitting smoking sets off a series of changes in the brain that Penn Medicine researchers say may better identify smokers who will start smoking again—a prediction that goes above and beyond today's clinical or behavioral ...
Dec 3, 2014
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Smokers who drink heavily have a tougher time quitting cigarettes than smokers who drink moderately or not at all. However, a multi-center study led by researchers in Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of Medicine found that ...
Nov 25, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The third Thursday of November is almost here, and that's a key annual date for many health advocates—the Great American Smokeout.
Nov 19, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Fear of unhealthy weight gain can be a factor holding smokers back from quitting the habit. But a new study finds that even if you do add a few pounds once you quit, your post-cigarette health is still much ...
Nov 18, 2014
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New research from the University of Otago, published recently in the prestigious BMJ-owned journal Tobacco Control, suggests tobacco plain packaging would be enhanced by clearer and more visually striking Quitline information.
Nov 10, 2014
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A new study from Western University has produced remarkable results in the battle against butting out. The research team from Western's Faculty of Health Sciences used motivational interviewing with young adults (19-25) attempting ...
Nov 7, 2014
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Health experts have warned that 11 million work days are lost each year as a result of sick days linked to smoking.
Oct 3, 2014
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Which is more likely to convince a smoker to quit? The words, "Warning: cigarettes cause cancer" beneath the image of an open mouth with a cancerous lesion and rotten teeth, or the same image with the words, "Warning: Quitting ...
Sep 15, 2014
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