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Warning of serious side-effects of quit-smoking drug Champix (News-Medical-Net)
Tue Dec 02 03:50:30 PST 2008
Australian doctors have been warned about the the quit-smoking drug Champix, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) care must be taken when prescribing Champix (varenicline), because of possible serious side-effects.
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Anti-Smoking Budget Cut In Half (WSMV Nashville)
Tue Dec 02 12:17:37 PST 2008
Funding to the state department of health that is used to help residents quit smoking has been cut in half, and more cuts could still be in the future.
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Just quit smoking (The Star)
Sat Nov 29 16:02:13 PST 2008
Strategies to help you quit smoking successfully.
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Health warning over smoking cure (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mon Dec 01 11:46:27 PST 2008
Popular quit-smoking pill Champix linked to depression, aggression and suicidal behaviour.
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Smoking cure gets health warning (The Advocate)
Mon Dec 01 13:23:59 PST 2008
AUSTRALIA's drug regulator has issued a new warning about the popular quit-smoking pill Champix, which it linked to depression, aggression and suicidal thoughts and behaviour in some users.
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Women Smokers Risk Losing 14.5 Years from Life Span (Join Together Online)
Tue Dec 02 12:04:55 PST 2008
Citing the fact that women smokers lose more than 14 years from their life span, the http://www.acog.org/ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urged women to quit smoking, HealthDay News reported Nov. 27.
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High Levels Of Prenatal Smoking Exposure Affect Sleep Patterns In Preterm Neonates (Medical News Today)
Mon Dec 01 07:13:38 PST 2008
A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that high levels of prenatal smoking exposure strongly modify sleep patterns in preterm neonates, which places infants at a higher risk for developmental difficulties that could persist throughout early and middle childhood.
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State health study: Smokers living with kids more likely to quit (WKTV Utica)
Mon Dec 01 07:15:17 PST 2008
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A study by the New York state Department of Health finds that smokers living with children are 76 percent more likely to try to quit their cigarette habit than smokers who don't have kids living at home.
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Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke Reduced, American Journal Of Preventive Medicine (Medical News Today)
Tue Dec 02 05:13:38 PST 2008
As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced.
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PMS And Smoking (First Coast News)
Mon Dec 01 04:04:27 PST 2008
DALLAS, TX -- Women between the ages of 27 and 44 years old who smoke are twice as likely to develop PMS, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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