
Risk Factors For Heart Disease Likely Decrease Brain Function Too
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Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke. "Young adults may think the consequences of smoking or being overweight are years down the road, but they aren't," said Hanneke Joosten, M.D...
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New Inhaler Drug Approved By FDA For Chronic COPD
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just announced the approval of a form of new long-term treatment for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The new treatment is an inhaler drug called Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder). It is also approved for the treatment of exacerbations in COPD patients...
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Spanish Smoking Relapse Prevention
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Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute "Libres para Siempre" ("Forever Free®"), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series...
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Campaign Encourages Smokers To "Talk With Your Doctor" For Help Quitting
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Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully Because a doctor's advice and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new "Talk With Your Doctor" campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help...
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Quitting Smoking: Licensed Medications Are Effective
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Nicotine replacement therapy and other licensed drugs can help people quit smoking, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library...
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Reynolds Entering E-Cigarette Market In A Big Way
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Reynolds American Inc. is preparing the release of a game-changing product in the e-cigarette category. Their e-cigarette called "Vuse", will enter one of the fastest-growing markets in the industry. Although there is strong awareness of e-cigarettes among adult smokers, not that many are switching to them completely...
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12.7% Of Pregnant Women Are Smokers In England
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Although the number of women in England who are smokers when they give birth has dropped over the last five years, at 12.7% the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) says the figure is still too high. In the North East of England, nearly one in five women (19...
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Prenatal Smoke Exposure Associated With Adolescent Hearing Loss
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Prenatal smoke exposure was associated with hearing loss in a study of adolescents, which suggests that in utero exposure to tobacco smoke could be harmful to the auditory system, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery...
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