Cancer Deaths Related to Smoking on the Decline in...

According to researchers, the number of cancer deaths among Europeans has decreased by 8% since the beginning of the decade. This is attributed largely to the fact that smoking rates have drastically decreased. This drop in deaths applies to all of Europe, with those who are middle-aged seeing the greatest drop. Deaths from lung and other cancers related to smoking saw the greatest drop, researchers said. Cancer deaths were...

Combining Weight-Loss Programs and Smoking Cessati...

One of the major reasons for not quitting smoking is the fear of gaining weight. Nicotine certainly has the effect of suppressing appetite, but quitting smoking and dieting at the same seems like impossibility. Most doctors would not recommend doing both at the same time. New research on the subject is suggesting something different. It seems that the combination of smoking cessation programs with weight-control programs...

Vaccine Against Smoking Addiction Could Soon Hit t...

A new option may be soon be available to smokers who want to quit. A new injectable vaccine is to hit the market from drug maker GlaxoSmithKline. The vaccine is called NicVAX, and it blocks nicotine from entering the brain, stopping smoking from creating a feeling of pleasure. Trials have shown a high success rate in stopping smokers from getting back on the wagon if they have managed to quit once. Products that are available...

Smoking Rates are not on the Decline in the United...

According to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, even though a lot of progress has been made in reducing the number of smokers in the United States over the past few decades, during the past few years this decline has stopped. Between 1998 to 2008, in the United States the percentage of smokers has dropped from 24.1 to 20.6 percent. The report states that, "during the past five years,...

Using Lozenges and the Patch More Effective for Qu...

Research has shown that smokers wanting to quit have found the best success rates using patches and lozenges, along with a bit of counseling. Lozenges which deliver small doses of nicotine, along with the help of patches, and the assistance of a mental health professional, show great results for quitting for a day, a week and even for six months. Megan E. Piper of the University of Wisconsin's Center for Tobacco Research...

Teens Respond Better to Phone Counseling for Quitt...

Teens are more likely to quit smoking if they receive telephone counseling, according to new research. A telephone-counseling program was created by researchers, 2,000 smokers from 50 Washington state high schools were recruited to test the program. Once they had received parent permission, researchers began testing at 25 of the high schools. The students took part in a follow-up survey about a year later. In comparison to...