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Original Source: A national mass media smoking cessation campaign: effects by race/ethnicity and education.
To assess the effectiveness of a large-scale, national smoking cessation media campaign, the EX campaign, across racial/ethnic and educational subgroups.
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Because of the addictive properties of components of cigarettes, giving up the habit of smoking is often very hard. It is often required however for health reasons. There is a lot of publicity of...
Smoking tobacco and cigarettes has long been associated with lung cancer and other respiratory conditions such as COPD. Since this link has become common knowledge, there has extensive programs to h...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD
GERD is a condition which develops when the reflux of stomach contents causes troublesome symptoms (ie at least two heartburns per week) and/or complications. Predisposing factors include dysfunctio...
The Middle East has a wealth of biotechnology companies and is an important player in the global biotechnology industry. Following a World Summit on the Information Society, Arab countries are str...
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Study finds anti-smoking drug improves smokers’ chances of stopping
Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline (Chantix) compared to bupropion (marketed under various trade names as antidepre...
Obesity: Is weight gain after smoking cessation an important concern?
A recent meta-analysis provides robust data on the weight gain that is likely to be experienced by individuals who give up smoking. Weight gain 1 year after quitting was 4–5 kg; therefore, is weight...
EC launches world's first in-flight smoking cessation card
The European Commission today announced a new phase in its highly successful smoking cessation campaign, "Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable" on World No Tobacco Day by launching the world's first in-flight s...
The Influence Of Gender On Smoking Cessation
New research has looked into the enduring assumption that women are less successful than men in quitting smoking. The study, published in Tobacco Control, found convincing proof that across all age gr...
Smoking Cessation and National Tobacco Education Campaigns
Do national tobacco cessation campaigns help to encourage people to quit smoking? This new report looks at the data. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Smokers Who Also Have Drinking Problems Could Be Identified By Smoking Cessation 'Quitlines'
Although numerous studies have shown a strong link between drinking and smoking behaviors, few telephone smoking-cessation "quitlines" routinely screen and counsel callers about their alcohol use. A f...
Smoking-cessation 'quitlines' could help identify hazardous drinkers
Although numerous studies have shown a strong link between drinking and smoking behaviors, few telephone smoking-cessation "quitlines" routinely screen and counsel callers about their alcohol use. A f...
When a treatment recommendation is promulgated for a particular condition, clinicians must ask whether the recommendation should be applied universally or whether there are patients for whom the treat...
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A national mass media smoking cessation campaign: effects by race/ethnicity and education.
To assess the effectiveness of a large-scale, national smoking cessation media campaign, the EX campaign, across racial/ethnic and educational subgroups.
We describe a brief staff training program to improve the delivery of tobacco cessation services to patients with head and neck cancers. This study utilized a quasi-experimental design to compare the...
Smoking cessation training for physicians and other health professionals in Switzerland.
Almost one third of the Swiss population smokes. Of these persons a large percentage would like to quit smoking each year. It is well known that the odds to quit successfully are improved by professio...
Background Unemployment and partnership breakdowns are common stressful life events, but their association with smoking cessation has been investigated in only a few studies. Objective To investigate...
PURPOSE:: Cigarette smoking is a known risk factor for bladder cancer. How urologists address smoking cessation among patients with bladder cancer is not well-known. We assessed the practice patterns...
