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Researchers have secured more than $19.4 million for their work on cardiovascular and liver diseases and HIV/AIDS

Sydney University medical researchers have secured more than $19.4 million for their work on cardiovascular and liver diseases and HIV/AIDS in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council program grants.

2 Aug 2004

Hypnotherapy for quitting smoking more effective in men

Hypnotherapy when used to quit smoking is more likely to be effective for men than women.

31 Jul 2004

New surgical technique for larynx reconstruction

Professor Pierre Delaere (Otorhinolaryngology Department, K.U.Leuven) has in the past decade developed a new surgical technique for larynx reconstruction.

29 Jul 2004

Anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery reduces risk of complications due to inadequate blood flow to the heart

Patients with or at risk for heart disease who take the anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery can significantly reduce the risk of complications and death due to inadequate blood flow to the heart, according to a study by UCSF researchers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

29 Jul 2004

Japanese study on eggs and mortality is not scientifically sound

Representatives of the American Egg Board's Egg Nutrition Center as well as independent scientists say that a just-released Japanese study on eggs and mortality is not scientifically sound because the subset of women studied was too small to deliver accurate data.

29 Jul 2004

Case for smoke-free work and public places

An economic case for smoke-free work and public places is being made today in an independent report from the Chief Medical Officer.

28 Jul 2004

US adults spent an average of three days a month feeling sad

US adults spent an average of three days a month feeling “sad, blue, or depressed” during 1995-2000, according to a study published today in Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

28 Jul 2004

Distinct types of leg symptoms reported by patients with (PAD) peripheral arterial disease

The presence and severity of peripheral arterial disease, as measured by comparing blood pressures in the arm and leg, and the nature of the leg symptoms a patient experiences can be used to identify those at highest risk of decline in walking endurance, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

28 Jul 2004

Possible inherited component for lung cancer

Researchers have discovered a possible inherited component for lung cancer, a disease normally associated with external causes, such as cigarette smoking.

27 Jul 2004

Western Australian research shows nine children under the age of 14 die from passive smoking each year

The Western Australian State Government must act immediately to save the lives of children in WA and toughen anti-smoking legislation, the AMA (WA) said today.

27 Jul 2004

Traveling to and from work can reduce cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes

Research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that moderate exercise can reduce cardiovascular disease deaths in people with type 2 diabetes, even if that activity comes from work or traveling to and from work.

26 Jul 2004

New survey shows three out of four diets fail

"All diets, in their essence, will fail,” says Anne Mixon of the marketing research group NPD, who points to a new survey showing three out of four diets fail.

26 Jul 2004

Prohibition of the sale of water-laced with nicotine to minors under the age of 18

Governor George E. Pataki has signed legislation into law that prohibits the sale of water-laced with nicotine to minors under the age of 18.

26 Jul 2004

Studies find stroke strikes poor on Mondays in Finland and fewer deaths from bleeding strokes in Sweden

Ischemic stroke takes a holiday on Sunday but returns with a vengeance on Monday, particularly in the elderly who are poor and less educated, according to a Finnish study.

23 Jul 2004

Governor Pataki has announced $19.7 million in funding to prevent and reduce tobacco use across the state

Governor George E. Pataki has announced $19.7 million in funding for the support of 19 tobacco cessation centers and 74 community-based organizations to prevent and reduce tobacco use across the state.

23 Jul 2004

Study finds that physicians help patients quit smoking but could provide more education

Physicians are an important resource in New Jerseyans’ fight to stop smoking, but they can and should become even more effective educators, according to a survey by the Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

21 Jul 2004

Cincinnati should go smoke-free

Cincinnati has just begun to consider strengthening its smoking restrictions. Anything short of protecting all workers' health would be just blowing smoke.

19 Jul 2004

Results from clinical trial of TA-NIC, therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of nicotine addiction

Xenova Group has announced initial results from the second clinical trial of TA-NIC, the Company's therapeutic vaccine being developed for the treatment of nicotine addiction.

17 Jul 2004

High levels of anxiety during a woman's pregnancy increases child risk of disease and disorder

The idea that a woman's emotional state during pregnancy affects her unborn child has persisted for centuries and has, in recent years, been supported by science.

16 Jul 2004

School-based programs are unable to decrease the long-term smoking prevalence among adolescents

Slapping a $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes and putting the money into antismoking campaigns could cut the number of young smokers by 26 percent and avoid more than 108,000 smoking-related deaths by the time their generation reaches age 85, new research suggests.

16 Jul 2004

Smoking Addiction News and Research

Researchers have secured more than $19.4 million for their work on cardiovascular and liver diseases and HIV/AIDS

Hypnotherapy for quitting smoking more effective in men

New surgical technique for larynx reconstruction

Anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery reduces risk of complications due to inadequate blood flow to the heart

Japanese study on eggs and mortality is not scientifically sound

Case for smoke-free work and public places

US adults spent an average of three days a month feeling sad

Distinct types of leg symptoms reported by patients with (PAD) peripheral arterial disease

Possible inherited component for lung cancer

Western Australian research shows nine children under the age of 14 die from passive smoking each year

Traveling to and from work can reduce cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes

New survey shows three out of four diets fail

Prohibition of the sale of water-laced with nicotine to minors under the age of 18

Studies find stroke strikes poor on Mondays in Finland and fewer deaths from bleeding strokes in Sweden

Governor Pataki has announced $19.7 million in funding to prevent and reduce tobacco use across the state

Study finds that physicians help patients quit smoking but could provide more education

Cincinnati should go smoke-free

Results from clinical trial of TA-NIC, therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of nicotine addiction

High levels of anxiety during a woman's pregnancy increases child risk of disease and disorder

School-based programs are unable to decrease the long-term smoking prevalence among adolescents

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