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Quit smoking easily with an e cigarette from http://electroniccigarettehub.org even if your genes say no. (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 Quitting smoking became much easier after http://electroniccigarettehub.org decided to start giving away free electronic cigarette trial kits. Jenny Jenkins from Ecig Hub said: “Kicking the smoking habit may be a matter of genetics but even if you are unable to quit smoking with traditional methods like nicotine replacement therapy or drugs, you can smoke much...

Ecig free trial kits giveaway by http://electroniccigarettehub.org helps people who are trying to quit smoking. (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 Electronic cigarette free trial kits are given away by http://electroniccigarettehub.org to support people who want to quit smoking. A significant 50 person study shows that new high tech personal vaporizers, also know as smokeless cigarettes, are the answer for people looking to finally quit. This research was conducted on people ranging from the ages of...

NIH-funded research shows genetics can predict success of smoking cessation and need for medications Genetics can help determine whether a person is likely to quit smoking on his or her own or need medication to improve the chances of success, according to research published in today's American Journal of Psychiatry. Researchers say the study moves health care providers a step closer to one day providing more individualized treatment plans to help patients quit smoking. The study was...

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From the company that launched text4baby(SM), the nation's largest mobile health initiative, Voxiva, Inc. announces today that text2quit(SM), a mobile-based interactive approach to smoking cessation, is available for individuals to purchase on a subscription basis at www.text2quit.com. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even though smoking is the leading cause of death in the U.S., smoking rates have remained...

MINNEAPOLIS, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicki Vilmo of Montrose, Minn. was one of more than 3,000 Minnesotans who entered The QuitCash Challenge, kicking her tobacco habit and remaining smoke-free for at least one month. Today, QUITPLAN Services celebrated Nicki's accomplishment and presented her with a check for $5,000. Like many smokers, this isn't the first time Nicki has tried to quit smoking. In fact, she was previously selected as a runner-up winner in The QuitCash...

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Nature versus nurture has always been a highly debated question in the sciences. This discussion has been seen in a research project focused on smoking, where scientists determined that genetics can play a role in how patients respond to treatments. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine found that genes can show how smokers will respond to medication to quit the habit; they found that gene variations that make it difficult to stop...

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com Smokers beware. Smoking is known to be harmful to your health, but it can be detrimental to your pocketbook as well. A study published in the June 2012 issue Journal of the American College of Surgeons reports that surgical patients who smoke tend to have higher hospital costs for elective general surgery than nonsmokers. The project showed that a significant amount of the health care costs was due to postoperative respiratory complications. According to...

Smokeless cigarettes from http://electroniccigarettehub.org helped Mrs. Jenkins beat her smoking habit in just two weeks. (PRWEB) May 23, 2012 As reported by WebMD, “A smoking gene may play a role in how many cigarettes certain smokers puff each day.” Researchers from 50 medical institutions across the country analyzed genetic material of more than 32,000 African-American smokers and non-smokers to see if certain genes predicted when they began smoking, how many cigarettes they...

Vitamin C supplementation in pregnant women who are unable to quit smoking significantly improves pulmonary function in their newborns, according to a new study. "Smoking during pregnancy is known to adversely affect the lung development of the developing baby," said Cindy McEvoy, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital. "We found that daily use of vitamin C (500 mg/day) by smoking pregnant woman significantly improved...

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a step toward understanding possible genetic differences in smoking behaviors, a team of researchers co-led by SRI International has identified a genetic marker associated with smoking quantity in people of African ancestry. The study's findings may help guide future public health decisions related to smoking, because the more people smoke, the higher their risk of lung cancer. The genetic variant, called rs2036527, appears to...