News tagged with smoking cessation drug
FDA adds heart warning to Pfizer anti-smoking pill
(AP) -- Federal health regulators are warning doctors and patients that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix may slightly increase the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Appeals court says US can't block electronic cigarettes
A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government cannot block the sale or import of so-called electronic cigarettes under existing laws, in a victory for the industry.
Dec 08, 2010 |
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Smokers have more options than ever in the fight to kick the habit
Nina Ball regularly walks by a row of smokers outside the charter school in North Philadelphia where she helps youths find jobs and get into college. A year ago, she might have bummed a cigarette there.
Aug 23, 2009 |
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One drug may help people both lay down the drink and put out the cigarette
A popular smoking cessation drug dramatically reduced the amount a heavy drinker will consume, a new Yale School of Medicine study has found. Heavy-drinking smokers in a laboratory setting were much less likely to drink after ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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