Health
Study aims to help patients quit smoking before surgery
Researchers from the University of Alberta are examining how to help smokers kick the habit before undergoing elective surgery.
Dec 17, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Could there be a 'quit-smoking' gene?
(HealthDay)—Some smokers have much more difficulty kicking the habit than others. Now, a new review of prior research identifies a potential culprit: genes.
Dec 3, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
If you're having trouble quitting smoking, maybe you can blame your DNA
Smokers who have tried and failed to kick their deadly habit might be able to blame their DNA.
Dec 2, 2015
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Tips on making the 'Great American Smokeout' work for you
(HealthDay)—Thinking about quitting smoking? There are a number of things you can to do to improve your chances, an expert says.
Nov 18, 2015
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Health
New study on patterns of electronic cigarette use among adults in the US
Adding to a growing body of research on patterns of e-cigarette use, researchers from Rutgers School of Public Health and the Steven A. Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative have ...
Nov 16, 2015
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Electronic cigarette use rising among teenagers
Use of electronic cigarettes—or e-cigs, for short—has increased among adolescents, but the jury is still out on how many young people are becoming addicted, and how harmful they are for both young people and adults, relative ...
Nov 13, 2015
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E-cigarettes connected to problematic drinking, study finds
Using e-cigarettes is related to problematic drinking, according to new research published in Addictive Behaviors. In a study involving around 1400 people, researchers also found that more women than men use e-cigarettes ...
Oct 28, 2015
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Nurses could help cut smoking rates in China, study finds
China has a big smoking problem. Three-hundred-fifty million Chinese people smoke and 1 million deaths a year in China are attributed to smoking-related illnesses. By 2020, that's expected to double to 2 million Chinese people ...
Oct 9, 2015
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Addiction
Smoking cessation drug proves initially more effective for women
The most effective prescription drug used to quit smoking initially helps women more than men, according to a Yale School of Medicine study.The study, published Oct. 7 by the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, found that ...
Oct 7, 2015
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IASLC issues new statement on tobacco control and smoking cessation
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) today issued a new statement on Tobacco Control and Smoking Cessation at the 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Denver. The statement calls for ...
Sep 8, 2015
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