News tagged with nicotine
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Nicotine may have more profound impact than previously thought
Nicotine isn't just addictive. It may also interfere with dozens of cellular interactions in the body, new Brown University research suggests.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Using nicotine replacement therapy could help some smokers quit gradually
Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to help them cut down gradually, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 03, 2009 |
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House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products
(AP) -- The federal government would for the first time have regulatory powers over the tobacco industry under a bill the House approved Thursday after years of campaigning by anti-smoking forces.
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Stop-smoking lines flooded as tobacco tax rises
(AP) -- Calling your state stop-smoking hot line for help kicking the habit? Expect a wait: Smokers are flooding the lines in a panic over an increase in the tobacco tax.
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Researchers find tiny genetic change keeps nicotine from binding to muscle cells
A tiny genetic mutation is the key to understanding why nicotine--which binds to brain receptors with such addictive potency--is virtually powerless in muscle cells that are studded with the same type of receptor. ...
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Naltrexone can help heavy social drinkers quit smoking
Naltrexone, an opioid antagonist approved in 1994 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for alcohol-dependence (AD) treatment, can reduce relapse rates among AD patients. Research on naltrexone's effectiveness on nicotine ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Patients who gave up smoking before surgery had half as many complications afterwards
More than a third of patients who took part in an eight-week smoking cessation programme before and after planned surgery were able to give up and most of them were still smoke free after a year, according to research in ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Kids who watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke
A new study finds that kids who are allowed to watch R-rated movies are much more likely to believe it's easy to get a cigarette than those who aren't allowed to watch such films.
Feb 23, 2009 |
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First brain study reveals benefits of exercise on quitting smoking
Research from the University of Exeter reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette cravings. Published in the journal Psychopharmacology, the study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Teen smoking could lead to adult depression, study says
Teenagers who smoke could be setting themselves up for depression later in life, according to a groundbreaking new Florida State University study.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Nicotine Activates More than Just the Brain’s Pleasure Pathways
(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Nicotine activates more than just the brain's pleasure pathways
Duke University Medical System researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Nicotine gum effective for gradual smoking reduction and cessation
Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and GlaxoSmithKline ...
Jan 06, 2009 |
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