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Is fear of gaining weight keeping many women from trying to quit smoking?
November 07, 2007 -  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Read content ‘Is fear of gaining weight keeping many women from trying to quit smoking?’…)

Medication plus counseling may help teens kick the smoking habit
November 06, 2007 -  The medication bupropion plus counseling appears to help adolescents quit cigarette smoking in the short term, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Almost one-fourth of U.S. (Read content ‘Medication plus counseling may help teens kick the smoking habit’…)

New study shows smoking increases risk of psoriasis
October 29, 2007 -  Another disease can be added to the list of smoking-related disorders — psoriasis. Researchers have found that smoking increases the risk of developing psoriasis, heavier smoking increases the risk further, and the risk decreases only slowly after quitting. (Read content ‘New study shows smoking increases risk of psoriasis’…)

Smoked cannabis proven effective in treating neuropathic pain
October 25, 2007 -  Smoked cannabis eased pain induced in healthy volunteers, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Center for Medical Cannabis Research (CMCR.) However, the researchers found that less may be more.

In the placebo controlled study of 15 subjects, a low dose of cannabis showed no effect, a medium dose provided moderate pain relief, and a high dose increased the pain response. (Read content ‘Smoked cannabis proven effective in treating neuropathic pain’…)

Objections voiced to smoking ban

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Severely mentally ill at high risk for cardiovascular disease
October 17, 2007 -  A psychiatrist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. (Read content ‘Severely mentally ill at high risk for cardiovascular disease’…)

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U.S. cancer deaths fell 2 percent annually between 2002 and 2004, with significant declines in lung, prostate and colorectal cancers among men and breast and colon cancer among women, Reuters reported Oct. (Read content ‘U.S. Cancer Death Rate Declining’…)

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A new report finds that nine of 10 “crib death” cases involve babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy, the Independent reported Oct. 14. (Read content ‘Crib Deaths Linked to Maternal Smoking’…)

Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability in Those with MS
October 15, 2007 -  BUFFALO, N.Y. (Read content ‘Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability in Those with MS’…)

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Smoking prevalence is higher among people with multiple-sclerosis (MS) than the general population, but researchers have found no link between smoking and progression of the disease, Science Daily reported Oct. (Read content ‘MS Patients May Smoke More, But Disease and Habit Not Linked, Study Says’…)