News tagged with nicotine gum
Nicotine replacement therapies may not be effective in helping people quit smoking, study says
Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping smokers quit long-term, even when combined with smoking ...
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Spin-out company gets approval for new nicotine gum
A new generation of nicotine gum, developed by the University of Bristol spin-out company Revolymer® Ltd, has been given approval for sale in Canada. The gum uses new technology to mask the nicotine taste.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation
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 ...
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Making sense of addiction terminology
A new editorial released this week offers clarity and structure on confusing drug and alcohol addiction terminology for prescribers, users and regulators. "Through a glass darkly: can we improve clarity about mechanism and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 03, 2012 |
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New e-cigarettes affect users' airways
(Medical Xpress) -- E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes, are promoted as a safer alternative to smoking. However, a new study published in the journal Chest, shows that these e-cigarettes cause immediate change ...
Jan 06, 2012 |
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URMC smoking cessation expert offers tips for smokers trying to quit
With the start of a New Year, millions of smokers across New York State and more throughout the U.S. will attempt to quit smoking. Quitting smoking is a popular resolution, and an appropriate one given World Health Organization ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Chew gum, lose weight
Most people understand that serious weight loss requires changing attitudes toward what they eat and how often they exercise. But, what if the process could be aided by simply chewing a stick of gum after meals? That's the ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Save $3,300 per year by not smoking
(Medical Xpress) -- The United States is winning the war against smoking. More than 3 million Americans quit smoking every year and fewer are adopting the unhealthy and expensive habit.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Program urges smokers switch to smokeless tobacco
(AP) -- In the smoker-heavy state of Kentucky, a cancer center is suggesting something that most health experts won't and the tobacco industry can't: If you really want to quit, switch to smoke-free tobacco.
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Smoking bans motivate even reluctant women to quit
Many workplaces and households ban smoking and, for some women, the effects extend beyond their office building or family home. A new study finds that women smokers who live and work where bans are enforced, ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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How maternal smoking or nicotine use increases the risk of cardiovascular disease in later life
Scientists now understand more about why being exposed to nicotine while you were a fetus will increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease as an adult. "We have found distinct links between cigarette smoking or ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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E-cigarette or drug delivery device?
Devices marketed as "electronic cigarettes" are in reality crude drug delivery systems for refined nicotine, posing unknown risks with little new benefits to smokers, according to tobacco control experts.
Jul 20, 2011 |
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A classic instinct -- salt appetite -- is linked to drug addiction
A team of Duke University Medical Center and Australian scientists has found that addictive drugs may have hijacked the same nerve cells and connections in the brain that serve a powerful, ancient instinct: ...
Jul 11, 2011 |
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