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Pre-cessation patch doubles quit success rate: Researchers call for labeling changes
Jul 09, 2009 |
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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.
Painkiller patch creates addiction
May 17, 2009 |
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Morphine patches are supposed to reduce use of painkillers, and provide more control over their use in chronic pain conditions. But researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and St. Olavs Hospital ...
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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 ...
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.
Smoking: New research helps itch to quit
Sep 13, 2009 |
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European scientists said Sunday they could explain why nicotine patches designed to help smokers kick their habit can cause skin irritation.
How cigarettes calm you down
Apr 24, 2009 |
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The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions suggest that n ...
Microneedles Could Replace Syringe
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The common needle phobia and painful injections could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a revolutionary new drug-delivery technique developed by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology, US. The ...
Nicotine Lessens Symptoms of Depression in Nonsmokers
Sep 11, 2006 |
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Nicotine may improve the symptoms of depression in people who do not smoke, Duke University Medical Center scientists have discovered.
US nicotine addiction reaches 15-year high
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Nicotine dependence has reached a 15-year high, with nearly 75 percent of people currently seeking tobacco-dependence treatment categorized as highly nicotine dependent. New research, presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual ...
Crushing cigarettes in a virtual reality environment reduces tobacco addiction
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers ...
Nicotine induces prediabetes, likely contributes to high prevalence of heart disease in smokers
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according ...
DNA (driver of nicotine addiction)
Jan 29, 2008 |
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Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable source of death and disability in the USA, contributing to ~ 400,000 deaths annually. Despite widespread knowledge of the health dangers, ~ 1 in 8 American adults is a habitual ...
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