Smokers who start exercising could find they lose the desire to light up. Psychologists at the University of Exeter say even a moderate workout can reduce the smoker’s interest in cigarettes. They asked 20 smokers to abstain from cigarettes for…
Daily Archives: November 17, 2009
Snuffing out smokes
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Statistics from the American Cancer Society blow out myths about the consequences of smoking. In Illinois, 20.5 percent of adults smoke. The number is higher in Madison County, lower in Monroe County. About 9,120 new cases of lung cancer will…
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time for Smokers
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Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published…
Tobacco Cessation Program to Hold Free Class
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Southeastern District Health Department to Offer Free Workshop Tobacco Cessation Program to Hold Free Class Pocatello – Most people want to quit tobacco but just don’t know how. Nancy Caspersen, RN, will teach you how to quit. Classes will begin…
Program combats high tobacco use rates among county youth
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When the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout takes place on Thursday, much attention will be paid to helping people with a bad habit try to quit. In Roosevelt County, Theresa Teti is trying to reach out to those…
Nabi, Glaxo sign nicotine-addiction vaccine deal
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Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI.O) and a unit of GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) signed a licensing agreement for Nabi’s experimental vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and the prevention of smoking relapse, the companies said, sending Nabi shares up 26 percent. Nabi will get…