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. Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes, according to research out of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. http://www.physorg.com/news179379532.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:50:01 EST news179379532 Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, which has a special emphasis on tobacco. http://www.physorg.com/news179074886.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:01:58 EST news179074886 In the Appalachian region of the country - where smoking rates are high, tobacco is often a cash crop and income and education levels are low - a smoking cessation effort led by non-medical professionals was successful in the short term, but quit rates trailed off in the long term. http://www.physorg.com/news179051659.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:34:41 EST news179051659 Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism. http://www.physorg.com/news177852188.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:02 EST news177852188 For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the healthy start they deserved. http://www.physorg.com/news177662785.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:01 EST news177662785 The loss of a gene through deletion of genetic material on chromosome 15 is associated with significant abnormalities in learning and behavior, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears online today in the journal Nature Genetics. http://www.physorg.com/news176908780.html Medicine & Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:21:46 EST news176908780 Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The analysis of consumer health informatics, conducted by the Bloomberg School's Evidence-based Practice Center for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), was based on an examination of 146 published research studies of patient-focused electronic tools. It is among the first to explore the potential value of consumer health informatics. http://www.physorg.com/news175862547.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:02 EST news175862547 More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in the current issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. The findings suggest that health care providers - from doctors to dentists to nurses - are missing an opportunity to make a dramatic difference in the quality of life of their patients. http://www.physorg.com/news175269531.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:10:01 EST news175269531 Testicular cancer survivors can face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a study in the urology journal BJUI. http://www.physorg.com/news174820594.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:17:05 EST news174820594 There is no strong evidence that the popular smoking cessation drug varenicline increases the risk of self harm or depression compared to other cessation products, according to new research published on BMJ.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news173644793.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:40:01 EST news173644793 People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but their doctors are afraid to ask them to quit. They assume that if their patients try to quit smoking, their mental disorders will get worse. http://www.physorg.com/news171715472.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:45:01 EST news171715472 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 Many young smokers want to quit but don't know what methods work. http://www.physorg.com/news165602979.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:50:02 EST news165602979 Persuasive technologies such as educational video games are more effective at changing people's attitudes or behaviours when they are adapted to a specific cultural audience. http://www.physorg.com/news165075902.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:31:11 EST news165075902 Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg1297.pdf. http://www.physorg.com/news164908203.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:50:01 EST news164908203 (AP) -- The U.S. cancer death rate fell again in 2006, a new analysis shows, continuing a slow downward trend that experts attribute to declines in smoking, earlier detection and better treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news162626646.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 07:04:44 EST news162626646 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 Patients with moderate COPD were randomized to receive "usual care" or to undergo an interdisciplinary, community-based program (INTERCOM) that offered an intensive lifestyle moderation phase of four months, during which patients were instructed in detail to perform two 15-minute intervals of pleasurable walking or cycling, and offered instruction in other lifestyle changes such as nutrition and smoking cessation. After the four-month introductory period, there was a less intensive 20-month maintenance during which patients were offered guidance but not intensive intervention. http://www.physorg.com/news162057768.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 17:03:27 EST news162057768 One in five women between the ages of 18 and 24 are smokers, and most say they keep lighting up for fear of gaining weight. But researchers at Temple University have found that when it comes to quitting, a little bit of dialogue and support can be more effective than an exercise plan in helping women not only keep off the weight, but also stay smoke-free. http://www.physorg.com/news159799770.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:50:00 EST news159799770 Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist approved in 1994 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for alcohol-dependence (AD) treatment, can reduce relapse rates among AD patients. Research on naltrexone's effectiveness on nicotine dependence is less clear, although researchers believe it may be helpful for specific smoker subgroups. A new study has found that naltrexone can help non-AD smokers who drink heavily on a social basis. http://www.physorg.com/news156704988.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:10:08 EST news156704988 More than a third of patients who took part in an eight-week smoking cessation programme before and after planned surgery were able to give up and most of them were still smoke free after a year, according to research in the March issue of Anaesthesia. http://www.physorg.com/news156101425.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:31:29 EST news156101425 A popular smoking cessation drug dramatically reduced the amount a heavy drinker will consume, a new Yale School of Medicine study has found.Heavy-drinking smokers in a laboratory setting were much less likely to drink after taking the drug varenicline compared to those taking a placebo, according to a study published online in the journal Biological Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news155228075.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:56:40 EST news155228075 Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products. http://www.physorg.com/news151856271.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:18:31 EST news151856271 Tobacco use is more prevalent and smoking cessation less likely among persons with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D.) In a study of smokers with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms, those who exhibited elevated hyperactivity and impulsivity, with or without inattention, showed lower quit rates after 8 weeks than those with inattention symptoms alone or those without the A.D.H.D. symptoms. The study, now available online in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, could help smokers and physicians to better tailor cessation treatment for individuals with A.D.H.D. http://www.physorg.com/news146489557.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:32:37 EST news146489557 Health-related quality of life appears to deteriorate as the number of cigarettes smoked per day increases, even in individuals who subsequently quit smoking, according to a report in the October 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news143132483.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:01:23 EST news143132483 Six treatments for smoking cessation perform better than placebos - including varenicline (Chantix(R)), recently approved for use in Canada - states a team of researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal in an article published in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news135273355.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:55:55 EST news135273355