Archive for October, 2008
Monday, October 27th, 2008
The U. S. Surgeon General's report on "The Health Consequences of Smoking" finds that cigarette smoking is conclusively linked to diseases such as leukemia, cataracts and pneumonia, and cancers of the cervix, kidney, pancreas and stomach.
The report was released recently by U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, M.D., 40 years after ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
The decision to quit smoking is an easy one for many mothers-to-be. Almost half put down the cigarettes the moment they learn they're pregnant.
Unfortunately, about eight of every 10 women who quit during pregnancy light up again by their baby's first birthday. An M. D. Anderson research study called Project ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Brand Name: Chantix
Chemical Name: varenicline
How It Works
Varenicline is a pill you take that acts on sites in the brain affected by nicotine. Like nicotine medicines, varenicline helps with craving and withdrawal symptoms. But it also blocks the effects of nicotine from tobacco. If you start smoking again while taking varenicline, ...
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