Drug that curbs nicotine craving may do same for cocaine
...ine and mecamylamine together helped 40 percent of smokers quit for at least one year, while only 15 percent of smokers were able to do so using the patch alone. The researchers expect mecamylamine to be approved ...Smoking in later life linked to impaired intellect
...d educational levels -- the researchers found that smokers were up to four times more likely to have evidence of significant intellectual decline than either non-smokers or former smokers. Moderate drinkers before the age of 65 were marginally less likely to experience a decline in mental powers than either...Anger-prone people are more likely to have heart attacks
... scorers. High scorers were also more likely to be smokers and drinkers. Researchers did not find any racial differences in the association between anger and coronary events. "The lack of an increase in heart attacks among individuals who had high blood pressure and high anger could have been due to the fac...Castagnolis discover compound in tobacco that may protect against Parkinson's disease
...ansmitter called dopamine. Studies have shown that smokers are 50 percent less likely to get Parkinson's than non-smokers, but no one has isolated a particular substance in tobacco that may be responsible for that phenomenon. Neal Castagnoli, director, and Kay Castagnoli, senior research associate, at Virgi...... develop customized behavioral materials that help smokers meet the challenge of staying smoke-free. "When a ...stinence rates at six and 12 weeks among the 3,627 smokers using nicotine gum in the study were significantly higher for those who received the personalized CQ...Analysis of study looks at why quitters return to smoking
...n aid to smoking cessation treatment. On average, smokers attempt to quit five times before succeeding.1* I...nic condition. In the maintenance use study, 784 smokers were placed on seven weeks of therapy with Zyban and given brief counseling. At week seven, the 432...Investigational drug study may determine if lung cancer is preventable in cigarette smokers
...an investigational drug that may prevent cigarette smokers from developing lung cancer. Cigarette smoke contains chemicals that become carcinogens when initially metabolized by the human body. The National Cancer Institute-sponsored study will determine if the experimental drug may be able to decrea...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, October 17, 2000
...ge A study of 7,476 nondiabetic people found that smokers had higher levels of a protein, albumin, in the ur...unction than non-smokers (Article, p. 585). Former smokers had less albumin in the urine than smokers and no observable kidney abnormalities. Better access t...Smoking among teen-agers increases risk for anxiety disorders
...y teens begin smoking to identify with an image of smokers as "cool," well-adjusted, and popular. Because of...eplacing this attractive image with a portrayal of smokers as overly prone to panic attacks, anxiety, or agoraphobia might change teens' minds about taking up ...New antipsychotic drugs combined with nicotine patch help schizophrenics quit smoking
... 50 to 60 percent end of treatment success rate in smokers who do not have mental illness, was not particular...ither to the American Lung Association program for smokers or the specialized group for schizophrenic smokers. Each group received the therapy for 10 weeks. Al...Heart attack help: Program helps boost use of key therapies in hospitals
...m 38 percent to 67 percent. Ninety-four percent of smokers were counseled about stopping, and 96 percent got advice about diet. Similar numbers, showing 90 percent or higher use for four of six key therapies, are emerging from preliminary findings at 10 other hospitals now using a similar program. "The guid...Bad habits, non-cholesterol risk factors in youth linked to fatty plaques
...McGill adds. He notes that the percentage of smokers was "very high" among the study subjects 44 percent compared to 25 percent to 30 percent for the same age group in the general population. "We believe this higher smoking prevalence is due to the association of smoking with traumatic death, as ...Smokers more likely to experience impotence, Wake Forest study shows
...medicine. He said the study showed that former smokers among patients with high blood pressure are 11 times more likely to be impotent than non-smokers. "Cigarette smoking, hypertension and erectile dysfunction are common disorders in primary care, and informing men who smoke of the exceptionally hig...Expert advises annual lung test for smokers during physical exam
...tructive pulmonary disease (COPD) today called for smokers to take a simple lung function test (spirometry) during their annual physical exam to determine whether their respiratory system was being compromised by their cigarette habit. Bartolome Celli, M.D., speaking at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) In...Studies find eating fruits and vegetables good for lungs
...d Kingdom, wanted to know why approximately 15% of smokers develop COPD, while many smokers do not. Her study included current and former smokers with and without COPD who filled out a questio...Current interventions fall short for smoking cessation
One reason that smokers have such difficulty quitting may be that their mi...ile drug companies keep producing new ways to curb smokers cravings, such as nicotine patches and chewing gums, none have addressed the sensory rewards of ciga...Study discovers a way to keep infants safe from second-hand smoke
...researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute helped smokers reduce by nearly one-third the amount of dangerous...Smoke) are encouraging and show that even addicted smokers can change their behavior when they are part of an intervention that provides objective information ...Low income smokers support smuggling to maintain habit
...eprivation BMJ Volume 323, pp 203-207 Low income smokers living in socially deprived areas view cigarette a...bout their smoking behaviour. They found that most smokers wanted to quit but perceived a lack of support to help them to stop smoking. Strategies to maintain ......ttsburgh investigators randomly assigned 219 women smokers who wanted to stop smoking, but were worried about gaining weight, to one of three smoking cessation groups. One of the groups received standard smoking cessation therapy, where weight gain was not explicitly addressed. Another group received the s...Americans leading healthier lives, reducing risk of death from heart disease, UCSF study finds
...long term and be cost-effective. In addition, many smokers tend to quit on their own with very limited medical inputs. Goldman noteed that in addition to saving lives, health care efforts intended to reduce heart disease risk factors were also cost-effective by medical standards. For example, such efforts c...