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Stop Smoking :: Help and advice articles and resources
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Program Could Help Teens Control Asthma
An asthma program specifically tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid potentially fatal complications, Medical College of Georgia researchers say. Black males have a death rate from asthma that is six times greater than their white counterparts, and Dr...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PST
| The Speed At Which Nicotine Peaks In The Brain
Nicotine takes much longer than previously thought to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center. Traditionally, scientists thought nicotine inhaled in a puff of cigarette smoke took a mere seven seconds to be taken up by the brain, and that each puff produced a spike of nicotine...
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PST
| New Report Finds Major Benefits To The Health Of The Nation From Increasing Tobacco Taxes, UK
Following an extensive economic evaluation of the benefits of increasing tobacco prices on the health of the nation, ASH has published its report The Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxation...
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 PST
| News From The March Issue Of Chest
PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes...
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PST
| What Is Nicotine Dependence? What Are The Dangers Of Smoking?
Tobacco smoking is a practice in which tobacco is burned and the smoke inhaled or tasted. Smoking is primarily practiced as a route of administration for nicotine through the lungs; it is a way of getting nicotine into your system rapidly. The most popular current method of smoking is through cigarettes, mainly industrially manufactured ones...
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST
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Recession Not Standing in the Way of Weight-Loss and Smoking-Cessation Coach (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Mark Patrick Media, a leader in weight-loss and smoking-cessation programs, has submitted an application to “Inc. 500” for inclusion in its annual 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America list. The company’s record-setting growth rate of over 436 percent in the past four years outpaces the U.S.’s GDP growth over the same time period by a 4,600 percent margin.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT
| Promise in GP intervention for smoking cessation (Scoop.co.nz)
“My GP cares enough about the fact that I am smoking to send me a letter. This has made me think again about the effects it is having on my health,” say smokers in a new study.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:53:25 GMT
| Study: Nicotine builds, doesn't spike, in brain while smoking (USA Today)
Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers' brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a study that might help point to new ways to help people quit smoking.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:54:14 GMT
| Teen smoking cessation program offered (FOX10 Mobile)
Health officials said many bad habits form when you're young. That's why they're targeting teens who smoke. A new program in Mobile County that kicked off Tuesday is aimed at getting our young people to quit using tobacco.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:55:36 GMT
| Indiana's anti-smoking agency faces elimination (FOX 28 South Bend)
Indiana legislators are considering a proposal that would eliminate the state's anti-smoking agency and transfer its duties to the State Department of Health.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:25:51 GMT
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