
Rehospitalization Less Likely For Psychiatric Patients Given Smoking-cessation Treatment
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Patients who participated in a smoking-cessation program during hospitalization for mental illness were able to quit smoking and were less likely to be hospitalized again for their psychiatric conditions, according to a new study led by a Stanford University School of Medicine scientist...
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Four Simple Steps Increase The Chances Of Preoperative Smoking Cessation
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A simple four-part program - including referral to a quit-smoking hotline and a free supply of nicotine patches - can increase the percentage of patients who quit smoking before undergoing surgery, reports a study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)...
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Quitting Smoking Reduces Certain Risks To Levels Of Never-smokers
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"It's never too late to quit smoking," say researchers behind a new study revealed this week. The team found that while quitting smoking may not reduce the damage done to arteries, it reduces the risk of heart attack and death to levels enjoyed by people who have never smoked...
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Cigarette Pack Health Warnings have Little Impact On Teens
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Health warnings in the form of pictures or text on the back of cigarette packets are common in many countries, serving to deter smokers from the habit. But according to a new study, they have little impact on teen smokers. In the US, cigarette packets carry health warnings in the form of text only...
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Obesity Combined With Exposure To Cigarette Smoke May Pose New Health Concerns
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Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems - including their responses to common prescription medicines - that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented here today...
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Biomarker Identified For Smokers Lung Cancer
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Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that a specific protein pair may be a successful prognostic biomarker for identifying smoking-related lung cancers. The protein - ASCL1 - is associated with increased expression of the RET oncogene, a particular cancer-causing gene called RET. The findings appear in the online issue of the journal Oncogene...
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People On Health Related Social Networking Sites More Likely To Abstain From Smoking
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Smoking is a major public health problem, killing approximately 443,000 people every year in the United States. Quitting smoking can have a profound effect on a person's health, but it is also one of the hardest addictions to kick. A recent paper published in the Journal of Communication found that people who engage in health specific social networking sites found it easier to quit smoking...
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Maternal Smoking Increases Risk To Offspring Of Bipolar Disorder
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A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests an association between smoking during pregnancy and increased risk for developing bipolar disorder (BD) in adult children...
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