http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. People who start nicotine replacement therapy at least four weeks before surgery can halve their risk of poor wound healing. This is what the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) concludes in information published on informedhealthonline.org today. http://www.physorg.com/news171203574.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:40:03 EST news171203574 Nina Ball regularly walks by a row of smokers outside the charter school in North Philadelphia where she helps youths find jobs and get into college. A year ago, she might have bummed a cigarette there. http://www.physorg.com/news170257694.html Medicine & Health Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:52:19 EST news170257694 Using a nicotine patch before quitting smoking can double success rates, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers. They say their latest data suggest changes should be made to nicotine patch labeling. http://www.physorg.com/news166363480.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:06:32 EST news166363480 Available evidence supports the use of online or other computer-based smoking cessation programs for helping adults quit smoking, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies appearing in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news162487363.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 16:23:16 EST news162487363 Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to help them cut down gradually, according to research published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news157964626.html Medicine & Health Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:04:10 EST news157964626 Exercise could be a useful tool in helping pregnant women to give up smoking, according to new research published today in the open access journal BMC Public Health. Despite the warnings, 17% of women in the UK and 20% of women in the US still admit to smoking during pregnancy. This often leads to lower birth weight, higher infant mortality, and is linked to learning difficulties, problem behaviour and asthma in childhood. http://www.physorg.com/news141369451.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:17:31 EST news141369451