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Antiretroviral therapy may prevent excess risk of some cancers in people with HIV

... on ways to encourage persons infected with HIV to quit smoking would be effective in reducing lung cancer in these persons." In an editorial, Eric A. Engels, M.D., and James J. Goedert, M.D., of the National Cancer Institute, revisit the history of the AIDS epidemic and how the knowledge of cancer and i...

Brain Scan Study of Smokers Reveals Signature of Craving

...While experts advise that all people attempting to quit avoid situations or objects that remind them of smoking, the new results suggest that such measures may be particularly important for some smokers, he said. The Duke team is now examining methods that may help break the connection between cigarette ...

Any exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is risky

...ilarly increased induced mutation in women who had quit smoking during pregnancy, usually when they found ...nings, it would be appropriate to caution women to quit smoking if they are pregnant or likely to become pregnant. It is equally imperative that workplace p...

OHSU research shows vitamin C counteracts some negative impacts of smoking on unborn babies

...t ONPRC. "While we strongly encourage all women to quit smoking, this is not always possible. These data suggest that vitamin C may be an important tool in preventing smoking-induced adverse outcomes." While the research demonstrates vitamin C's promise for counteracting the effects of nicotine on lung f...

Many smokers fail to quit after cancer diagnosis

...terature provides ample evidence that patients who quit smoking around the time of diagnosis have improved disease outcomes compared to those who continue to smoke. The efficacy of cancer treatments may be reduced in continuing smokers, side effects of treatment may be exacerbated, and survival rates are ...

Hot-spring bacteria flip a metabolic switch

...olic identities. As the sun goes down, these cells quit their day job of photosynthesis and unexpectedly begin to fix nitrogen, converting nitrogen gas (N2) into compounds that are useful for cell growth. The study, published January 30 in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Acade...

Ultrasounds show mothers' drinking shrinks fetal brain

...pared the fetal growth measures among drinkers who quit after learning of their impending motherhood to th...sentially the same among nondrinkers and those who quit when they learned of their pregnancy. "There may have been measures that were not part of routine ul...

Researchers test new way to quit smoking

...t nicotine patches or gum in the weeks before they quit cigarettes. That's a theory a team led by the Cli...s the conventional wisdom is that people trying to quit throw away their cigarettes and immediately replace them with a nicotine substitute, such as nicotin...

Nicotine exposure during development leads to hearing problems

...e said. "Most women who smoke find it difficult to quit during pregnancy. For them, doctors often prescribe a nicotine patch. While that does protect the fetus from the well-known physical under-development related to harmful chemicals in cigarette smoke, exposure to nicotine appears to be enough to cause...

Blood test predicts success of quitting smoking using the nicotine patch

... patch. The smokers who participated in the study quit smoking and started using either the patch or the ...e eight-week and six-month intervals following the quit date. Study participants also provided information on level of cravings for cigarettes one week afte...

Quitting smoking improves lung function considerably

...ed 11 asthmatics who continued to smoke and 10 who quit for six weeks. After only one week of no cigarette...icotine patches, one employed acupuncture and four quit without any aid. The researchers believe that their findings highlight the importance of smoking ces...

Smokers invite to test vaccine against nicotine addiction

...he brain. The vaccine is designed to help smokers quit and to limit the urge to start smoking again. Cal...nt and treat nicotine addiction and to help people quit smoking. Normally when a smoker inhales, nicotine is carried by the bloodstream to the brain, where ...

Successful lung cancer surgery not enough to break nicotine dependence in many smokers

... smoking relapse among people who were "forced" to quit due to impending surgery. "These patients are a...est that patients who wait until cancer surgery to quit smoking need assistance from the medical community to help them stay away from cigarettes, and that ...

LSD treatment for alcoholism gets new look

...concluded that less than 25 per cent of alcoholics quit drinking for the same period after receiving group therapy, and less than 12 per cent quit in response to traditional psychotherapy techniques commonly used at that time. Published in the ...

New research identifies gene important for nicotine's effects on the brain

...se changes in signaling may explain why people who quit smoking can continue to experience cravings many years later or even start smoking again." Picciotto hopes her findings lead to the development of new targets for smoking cessation therapies. However, it will not be easy to target the signaling mo...

Light wine intake is associated with longer life expectancy in men

...physical activity and following a healthy diet and quit smoking, if you smoke. There is no scientific proof that drinking wine or any other alcoholic beverage can replace these conventional measures....

Smokers quit after damage to brain region

... damage to the insula also could cause a person to quit other addictive behaviors. Can a brain lesion cure someone of their bad habits? The answer is not yet known, Bechara said, but he suggested the phenomenon could be "generalizable" with respect to alcohol abuse, overeating and other addictions. T...

Smoking ban dramatically reduces air pollution in Irish pubs

...line we still need to do much more to help smokers quit and enable them to share the benefits of smoke-free policies," Dr. Godfrey continued. ...

NIDA study identifies genes that might help some people abstain from smoking

... able to identify genes involved in the ability to quit smoking,?says NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow. “I...ent individuals, one that was able to successfully quit the cigarette- smoking behavior and one that was not. “We identified 221 genes that distinguished...

Cigarette smoke alters DNA in sperm, genetic damage could pass to offspring

...enome,” said Yauk. “So, while some men say they’ll quit smoking after their child is born, this represents a good reason to quit well in advance of trying to conceive.” Among the next steps in gaining a better understanding of...