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Telephone counseling programs for smoking cessation, popularly known as "quitlines," are an increasingly common way for smokers to quit. Every state in the U.S. now has one. However, most of them prov...  

OneindiaQuit Smoking With Nicotine Replacement ProductsOneindia"The new Zonnic nicotine mouth spray is a good option for those who want to quit smoking but haven't been able to do so," says Otago University researchers, ...Nicotine buildup in brain is gradualMonterey County Heraldall 8 news articles »  

Older people who have never smoked benefit most from smoking bans, a study suggests. A study in New Zealand showed that, three years after a smoking ban on all workplaces was introduced, hospital admissions for heart attacks among men and women aged 55-74 fell by 9 per cent. This figure rose to 13 per cent for 55-74 year olds who had never smoked. Overall, the research showed heart attacks among people aged 30 and over fell by an average of 5...  

A reader asks: I've heard a lot about the electronic cigarette lately...that it's a healthier choice than smoking and that it can even be used as a quit smoking aid. Can you tell me how the electronic cigarette works and whether I should use it to help me quit smoking? More Reading: Smoking Alternatives What is a Vaper? Photo © iStockPhotoElectronic Cigarettes as Quit Aids? originally appeared on About.com Smoking Cessation on...  

A former smoker claims to have set up the world’s first online hynotherapy service to help addicts realise kicking the habit is all in the head. Handforth hypnotherapist John Wesdorp, 61, has created Nosmokingagain.org for smokers to quit as they sit in front of their computer screen.  

The new face of tobacco smoking has now become vaping due to the increasing popularity of the electronic cigarette. This product was so revolutionary that even pharmaceutical industry reports stated that "e-cigarettes will revolutionize the face of tobacco smoking and could pose a threat to the smoking cessation market."  

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq:NABI) announced that it has initiated the second of two pivotal Phase III clinical trials for NicVAX (Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine), the company's innovative and proprietary vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and prevent smoking relapse. The FDA has agreed with Nabi on the study design, protocol and end points through...  

Four studies gave participants either self-help information booklets or a handheld computer program to educate them on either of the assigned smoking cessation methods. Five studies gave participants either behavioral support through face-to-face ...  

The Area Health Education Center is offering free smoking cessation classes at the Walton County Health Department in DeFuniak Springs at 362 State Hwy 83.  Participants receive free nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine patches, gum and/or...  

    I get upset with people who proudly proclaim that they are non-smokers. Those that look down on us for trimming years off our lives for sucking on "cancer sticks." Those that fake an annoyed cough whenever they're in sniffing distance of a puffer. These people proudly wear their non-smoking badges on their chests as they were Congressional Medals of Honor. You sneer at us in disgust when you pass by us at the ashtray outside  the movie...  

ATLANTA (AP) -- Quitting smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this. The improvement came even though smokers gained an average of 9 pounds  

There are currently 45-million adult smokers in the United States and the Centers for Disease Control found that 70-percent of them want to quit, including Tina Hurst. All she wanted was to quit smoking, so she tried a widely advertised prescription drug that was supposed to help her. Instead, Hurst says something horrible happened.  

Smokeless cigarettes which are also called Electronic cigarettes are helping many people quit smoking. They do not produce any smoke and cost so less. They help save money and protect ones health.  

OfficialWire (press release)Electronic Cigarette Smokers Are Smoking Less Even Quiting Traditional Tobacco.Online PR News (press release)Given the overwhelming anecdotal evidence of the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for a smoking alternative, formally studying the longer-term effectiveness of ...Vapor Corp Offers Solution to Corporate Smoking BanPR-CANADA.net (press release)No smoke, no fireMonroe Evening NewsThere Are Two Types Of People That...  

By Dr. Mercola Radon exposure is the number two cause of lung cancer in the U.S., second only to cigarette smoking. It is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. It's estimated between 15,000 to 22,000 people die each year from radon-related lung cancer.[1] A majority of those deaths occur among people who also smoke cigarettes. Of the 11,000 lung cancer deaths among non-smokers, an estimated 20 to 25 percent are radon-related...