Archive for the ‘General’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Reuters Health
NEW YORK -- Scientists in Finland have conducted a study offering more proof that quitting smoking is ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) — Despite years of anti-smoking campaigns, lawsuits and bans, the smoking rate among American adults has hardly budged ...
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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 ...
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