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New findings shed light on why smokers struggle to quit
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Just seeing someone smoke can trigger smokers to abandon their nascent efforts to kick the habit, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center.
Women can quit smoking and control weight gain
Nov 19, 2009 |
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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.
It pays to quit smoking before surgery
Sep 03, 2009 |
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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 ...
Using nicotine replacement therapy could help some smokers quit gradually
Apr 03, 2009 |
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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, ...
Genes: An extra hurdle to quitting smoking during pregnancy?
May 15, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Bristol, using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and the Exeter Family Study of Childhood Health, have identified a common genetic ...
Smokers would rather give up for their pooch's health rather than their own
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Smokers are more likely to quit smoking for the sake of their pets' health than they are for their own, suggests research published ahead of print in Tobacco Control.
I quit, we quit -- what works better for smokers?
Jan 22, 2009 |
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A study from the University of Bath has found that smokers are twice as likely to kick the habit if they use a support group rather than trying to give up alone.
Recent smoking-cessation research highlights importance of keeping teens from smoking
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Despite the efforts of college students to quit smoking, recent research conducted by Joyce M. Wolburg at Marquette University suggests that an extended trial and error period is necessary. Given that most college students ...
Using the Internet to help young smokers quit
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Many young smokers want to quit but don't know what methods work.
Exercise effective in helping pregnant women kick the habit
Sep 23, 2008 |
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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 ...
Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and GlaxoSmithKline ...
Smoking cessation therapies more effective than placebos
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Six treatments for smoking cessation perform better than placebos — including varenicline (Chantix®), recently approved for use in Canada — states a team of researchers from McGill University and the University of Montreal ...
Exercise makes cigarettes less attractive to smokers
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes ...
Evidence supports use of Web- and computer-based programs to help adults quit smoking
May 25, 2009 |
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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 ...
Quit smoking message not getting air time in mental health care
May 12, 2008 |
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People with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to stop smoking, despite high rates of nicotine dependence and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.
