Archive for the ‘General’ Category

New Link Between Smoking, Cancer Found

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

By Richard Woodman 04/09/2002 — LONDON (Reuters) - British researchers said on Tuesday they had identified a possible new mechanism that ...

Top Researchers Find Genetic Connection To Cigarette Smoking

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Certain Gene Found to Influence Why People Start Smoking and Why Some Get Addicted and Others Don't WASHINGTON - Quitting smoking can be difficult for some and almost impossible ...

Giving Smokers the Time to Quit

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Even for smokers who want to stop, quitting cold turkey is a daunting task that's usually unsuccessful—only about 4 in 100 people who try this method still aren't ...

Quit Smoking For Better Lungs and Longer Life

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Reuters Health NEW YORK -- Scientists in Finland have conducted a study offering more proof that quitting smoking is ...

Smoker’s Face — An Evident Reason To Quit

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

The doctor could tell the patient had once been an attractive woman. But now, though only in her 50s, her face was etched with ...

Non-smoking group’s butt-out campaign on cigarette packs becomes positive

Monday, May 25th, 2009

By Smita Deans Toronto Star Staff Reporter An anti-smoking campaign that includes encouraging messages on cigarette packs was announced yesterday. The Canadian Council for Non-Smoking said at a news ...

Benefits Of Quitting Smoking Apparent Years Later

Friday, May 15th, 2009

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While quitting smoking remains the number one means of reducing a smoker's risk for fatal lung cancer, real declines in death ...

Vitamin C for Smokers – A Long Shot

Friday, May 8th, 2009

From the Publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine A study showing that injecting chronic smokers with vitamin C helped their arteries widen made headlines when it was published in the ...

U.S. Smoking Rate Remains Unchanged

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) — Despite years of anti-smoking campaigns, lawsuits and bans, the smoking rate among American adults has hardly budged ...

Massage may help smokers resist cravings!

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

NEW YORK, April 28, 2001 (Reuters Health) -- Individuals who are trying to give up smoking may find relief in massage, which has been shown to improve mood and reduce levels of anxiety and ...