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OTTAWA, May 17, 2012 /CNW/ - For smokers who are thinking about quitting, there are resources available to help them kick their habit for good. Telephone counselling is one option that can help. In fact, studies show that smokers who receive phone counselling are more than one and one-half times more likely to stay smoke-free than those who don't receive counselling. In Canada, all provinces and territories offer free telephone counselling to smokers through "quitlines."...

An Extensive UCSF Study Questions Previous Study’s Analytic Methods San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 05, 2012 A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a study in July 2011 reporting “risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline.” Varenicline, also known as Chantix, blocks the pleasant effects of nicotine on the smoker’s brain and lessens nicotine...

An extensive UCSF study questions previous study's analytic methods A popular smoking cessation medication has been under a cloud of suspicion ever since the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) published a study in July 2011 reporting "risk of serious adverse cardiovascular events associated with varenicline." Varenicline, also known as Chantix, blocks the pleasant effects of nicotine on the smoker's brain and lessens nicotine withdrawal symptoms. UCSF researchers, however,...

The smoking cessation drug varenicline significantly reduced alcohol consumption in a group of heavy-drinking smokers, in a study carried out by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. “Alcohol abuse is a huge problem, and this is a big step forward in identifying a potential new treatment,” said senior author Howard L. Fields, MD, PhD, professor of neurology and director of the Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of...

New study shows smokers with variants in specific genes at greater risk for hot flashes Women who smoke and carry specific variations in the genes that impact their metabolism are at higher risk of developing hot flashes in comparison with smokers who do not carry these gene variants, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). Previous studies have shown that smoking is associated with earlier...

Goldlite Hypnosis is Offering 50 Percent Off On Virtual Band Hypnosis™ In Celebration of their Second Year in Orange County Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) April 28, 2012 To Celebrate their second year in Orange County and as a Thank You to their loyal clients, Goldlite Hypnosis Institute is Offering 50 Percent Off On Virtual Band Hypnosis™. After over 16 years of serving clients in Florida, Goldlite Hypnosis Institute, the developer of Virtual Band™ Hypnosis, has expanded into...

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The U.S. House of Representatives has taken truly shortsighted action by voting to eliminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund in order to pay for legislation dealing with student loans. While preventing interest rates on federal student loans from increasing is important, Congress has many options to pay for such legislation...

Fort Worth in Texas considers hiring non-smokers only for health care cost-cutting. To help smokers prepare themselves in case the proposal gets implemented, SolarCigarette.com//blog advised quitting smoking with use of a smokeless cigarette. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 More and more policies are being cooked to counter smoking and its negative effects. The city of Fort Worth in Texas is contemplating the idea of hiring only non-smoking applicants to reduce the financial effect of...

New study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology organized by the World Heart Federation Exercise may help smokers to quit and remain smoke free, according to new data presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. Moreover, exercise increases life expectancy in smokers and non-smokers alike. The study of 434,190 people who went through medical examination program at a private fee-paying company between 1996 and 2008 in Taiwan revealed that active smokers (those engaged in...

New study presented at the World Congress of Cardiology organized by the World Heart Federation The successful implementation of smokefree legislation in Hong Kong has led to an overall decrease in the total number of smokers but the remaining smokers who are finding it difficult to quit are going on to become "hardcore" smokers, according to a new study from Hong Kong presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology. Hardcore smokers are defined as those smokers that are daily...