Looking for help to stop smoking? There are a lot of different ways to go. Pharmaceutical and Nicotine Replacement Therapies, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Therapy, Hypnotherapy…. these articles explore some of the most common methods to help you understand what works and what doesn’t.
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NPR) — Public health researchers at the University of Sydney have found 107 apps on iPhones and Androids with pro-smoking messages, including so-called smoking simulators. Many of the apps are free to download and target children or teens by using cartoons, games and celebrities The iPhone app Electronic Smoke simulates smoking by...
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In the past eight years I’ve worked with over 2500 smokers, most of them tell me that they’ve tried nicotine gum or lozenges or patches in the past, with no lasting results. That’s because NRT is an unhelpful and unnecessary stall tactic when aiming to eliminate physical dependance, and it is completely counterproductive when...
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By Associated Press, Published: February 15PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth, taking out some of his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face, fire officials said Wednesday....
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The electronic cigarettes marketed as a safer alternative to the real thing produce immediate changes in users’ airways, a small study suggests. Researchers in Greece saw changes in the lung function of healthy smokers who puffed on an e-cigarette for just five...
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(CNN) — A study published Monday in a Canadian journal concluded that smokers who take Chantix, one of the most popular smoking cessation drugs, could increase their risk of heart problems. Chantix (varenicline) could raise the risk of heart attacks and irregular heartbeats, said one of the study authors, Dr. Sonal Singh, an assistant...
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By Robert Preidt WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Motivational text messages more than double the odds that smokers will be able to kick the habit, new research suggests. The study included 5,800 smokers in the United Kingdom who wanted to quit and were assigned to either a group who received motivational text messages...
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Washington (CNN) — Nine new graphic cigarette warning labels were unveiled Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration, part of the agency’s sweeping new powers to regulate tobacco and tobacco products. Cigarette packages will now carry one vivid color image and one of these warnings about the consequences of smoking: “Cigarettes are addictive”; “Tobacco...
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As little as one cigarette a day, or even just inhaling smoke from someone else's cigarette, could be enough to cause a heart attack and even death, warns a report released Thursday by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina M. Benjamin.
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Electronic cigarettes should be banned until safety concerns have been addressed, University of California researchers say.
Their study adds more fuel to the controversy over the battery-operated devices that contain nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. The issue heated up this fall when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cited five e-cigarette distributors for poor...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued warning letters to five electronic cigarette distributors for various violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) including unsubstantiated claims and poor manufacturing practices. Also today, in a letter to the Electronic Cigarette Association, FDA said the agency intends to regulate electronic cigarette and...
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