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Smoking News
Smoking increases risk of seizures
19/11/2009A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who smoke cigarettes.
Quit smoking before surgery
13/11/2009Fewer complications, speedier healing awaits ex-smokers, experts say.
Cigarette smoke: 90% not protected
11/11/2009Africa is poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries but nearly 90% remain without much protection from second hand smoke.
Tougher to quit on light brand
4/11/2009People who switch to them are less likely to quit, even those who switch specifically because they want to stop smoking.
Patch+ lozenge help quit smoking
3/11/2009The first head-to-head comparison of different quit-smoking products finds that a nicotine patch combined with a nicotine lozenge had the most success.
Smokers go virtual to kick habit
29/10/2009Battling one's cigarette demons in a virtual world may prove to be an effective way to help people quit smoking, a research team has found in a preliminary study.
Smoking tougher on women?
26/10/2009Women may be more vulnerable than men to the carcinogens and other noxious substances in cigarette smoke, a growing body of research suggests.
Stop-smoking vaccine on the cards
13/10/2009The fight against smoking has received a major boost that may help see a vaccine against this deadly habit someday soon.
Smoking mom=psychotic kid
1/10/2009Mothers who smoke during pregnancy risk their children developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.
Nicotine plays tricks on brain
10/9/2009Researchers have found that nicotine, the addictive component in cigarettes, "tricks" the brain into creating memory associations between environmental cues and smoking behaviour.
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