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Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
© Saudi... Researchers have identified a metabolite in urine called NNAL that might predict risk of Lung cancer among smokers.
To evaluate the impact of NNAL, researchers identified 246 current smokers who later developed lung cancer and 245 smokers who did not develop lung cancer during...
More law suits for big tobacco
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
... per cent of the front surface and 40 per cent of the back European law sets an upper limit of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarettes. Words such as "light" or "mild" are ...
Esophageal Cancer Awareness
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 11, 2008
... more frequent meals and not eating two to three hours prior to bedtime
Smoking cessation , as nicotine relaxes the esophageal sphincter and smoking also stimulates the production of stomach acid...
Raucher, Entwoehnung und Entzugserscheinungen: therapeutisches Nikotin hilft, neue Gehirnbilder
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on September 21, 2008
...h für den Surgeon Generals Bericht von 1988, "The Health Consequences of Smoking: Nicotine Addiction" (Die gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen des Rauchens: Nikotinsucht), erklärte: "Die neue...
Smoking During Pregnancy Causes Asthma And Allergy
in Next Nine Months, on July 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tomasz Borucki
Here's yet another reason why you should quite smoking even before you get pregnant: A study indicates that babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and aller...
Tagged by Allergizer: The 7 Random Things About Me
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 3, 2008
...I've never been back in a hospital ever since. ;-)
2. I am a caffeine addict and an on-and-off nicotine addict. I'd rather not explain further! Ha ha ha. :-P
2. I cannot eat beef. Except for...
Doctor Tells Parents Helmet Use is Irrelevant for Kids on ATVs
in Under My Helmet, on November 28, 2007
... might reduce the risks, he replies that's like asking if your kid should be smoking low nicotine or high-nicotine cigarettes. "They should not be smoking at all," he says.
Thin...
Digital Smoking Won't Solve The Problem
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 6, 2007
...ing device from Crown7 . It looks like a cigarette. It feels like a cigarette. It even gives you nicotine like a cigarette. But it doesn't smoke. Unless you count the smoke created by propylene...
American Cancer Society's Smokeout Video Contest
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 16, 2007
...nt how many times I tried to quit and failed. Every time I did, I always counted the day that I was nicotine-free. The last time I tried and didn't put that day on the calendar was when quitting f...
Smash the smoking habit
in Daily Power Walk, on October 5, 2007
...is a good thing.
There have been discussions about "snus" (Swedish name for this type of nicotine intake) which is nicotine that is not smoked but put under your lip. It does however not re...
Cod Liver Oil for Depression
in Well Woman Blog, on June 19, 2007
...s so we must have an intake of this vitamin on a daily basis. Substances such as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine and refined sugars can also destroy the B vitamins so try to reduce any intake of these sub...
On Smoking Pleasure and Kicking the Habit
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 21, 2007
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Smoking is an addiction. However much a smoker denies that fact it is indeed an addiction (to nicotine!) even though smokers get "attached" to smoking for various reasons: relaxation, im...
Novartis Acquires Rights to Cytos' Smoking Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 26, 2007
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Novartis AG has acquired worldwide exclusive rights to a novel vaccine candidate against nicotine addiction from Cytos Biotechnology AG for up to 600 million Swiss francs (US$500 million; €366...
The Quit Smoking Diet
in Well Woman Blog, on April 9, 2007
...Newfood.com talks about the Quit Smoking Diet:
Published in this month's issue of the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, the study confirmed the popular notion that certain foods worsen the ...
Smoking and Pregnancy
in Well Woman Blog, on February 9, 2007
...onchitis, emphysema and lung cancer.
Smoking is addictive. I've heard that addiction to nicotine is harder to kick than addiction to heroine. I used to smoke. I quit several years ago, and...
Nicotine Could Be The Link Between Cigarette Smoking And Kidney Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 3, 2007
...with nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) a4, a5, a7, ß2, ß3, ß4 and ß5 (cells that interact with the nicotine in tobacco) and may play an active role in the development of certain kidney diseases.
T...
The Smoking Treo Emoticon
in The Smart PDA, on December 4, 2006
...ll, allowing Treo users to create smokers on their smartphones must be getting people addicted to nicotine , right? Whatever. Any client, lawyer, or judge who thinks such a case has merit (I'...
Smokeless Tobacco Is Dangerous To Your Health Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 3, 2006
...serious and often-underestimated risks associated with smokeless tobacco.
By sucking and chewing, nicotine becomes absorbed into the bloodstream through the tissues in one's mouth.
Smokeless to...
Snail Toxin For Developing Drugs Against Neurological Disorders
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 21, 2006
...quot;, a peptide from the venomous Cone snail Conus omaria (photo) that seems to block the nicotine receptors in the brain. While the obvious application may be as a drug candidate to help pa...
Nicotine Protects Against Parkinson's-like Brain Damage
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 9, 2006
... In a five-year animal study from The Parkinson's Institute suggests that nicotine treatment protects against the same type of brain damage that occurs in Parkinson's disease .
Nicotine&...
Nicotine May Protect Against or Slow the Progression of Parkinson's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 8, 2006
... Nicotine was found to have protective effect against brain damages similar to Parkinson's Disease. In primates lesioned with low doses of the dopaminergic neurotoxin MPTP, nicotine (in drinking...
Pfizer's Smoking Cessation Therapy Now Available
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 2, 2006
...on drug, Chantix , is now available in US pharmacies.
Chantix (varenicline) works by binding to nicotine -receptors in the brain, thus blocking inhaled nicotine. The drug, at 1 mg twice a day,...
Smoking Reduces the Effects of Alcohol: Reason Why Smoking and Drinking is an Inseparable Tandem
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 28, 2006
...s exactly the "mystery" that a novel experiment in rodents have discovered and explained: nicotine can reduce blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) at Dosage levels that could be achiev...
Exposure to Nicotine During Development (at pregnancy) Results to (the born child's) Cognitive Hearing Deficits
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 23, 2006
...ated cognitive deficits. The researchers believe they have strong evidence that not only implicates nicotine as the culprit, but also shows what this nasty substance does to the brain to cause these d...
Smoking: How Young Is Too Young?
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 21, 2006
...ng habit. It was just gross to me. I watched kids I grew up with get to the point where they wanted nicotine so badly they'd pick up cigarrette butts from the ground. Very attractive.
I moved to...
Blood Test Will Predict Success of Quitting in Smokers Using Nicotine Patch
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 15, 2006
...harmacology and Therapeutics , a blood test may enable doctors to predict which smokers using the nicotine patch are likely to experience the least amount of cravings and have the highest proba...
UCSF Recruits Smokers For NicVax Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 13, 2006
...the Food and Drug Administration to speed up the development of the investigational vaccine against nicotine addiction. NicVax acts by binding to and preventing the entry of nicotine into the brain, t...
Blood Test To Determine Nicotine Patch Success
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 20, 2006
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The nicotine patch is one tool developed for those who wish to quit smoking. As opposed to anti-smoking drugs or smoking vaccines , nicotine patches, nasal sprays and gums are nicotine-replace...
Smokers Have Seven-fold Increased Risk of Jolt from Heart Devices
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2006
...e in heart patients.
The researchers warned that smoking can harm the heart in several ways:
1) nicotine increases the amount of adrenaline, which can lead to blood vessel constriction and decrease...
FDA Approves Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix™
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2006
... chronic diseases of the lung and heart. The market is already full of aids to stop smoking, mostly nicotine-replacement therapies in the form of gum , patch or inhalers. Non-nicotine alternatives ar...
Stop Smoking, Win $1 Million!
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 20, 2006
As part of its publicity campaign, GlaxoSmithKline plans to give away $1 million to one lucky user of its new new Fruit Chill flavor of Nicorette , a smoking-cessation gum.
Here's how you can win:
1. Register here .
2. Earn entries by doing the activites specified that will ...
Dangers of Nasal Spray Addiction
in Allergies, on March 22, 2006
...new product in the market called Rhinostat , which, according to the manufacturers, works like the nicotine patch for nasal sprays.
Rhinostat is a dosage titration system which can allow you to c...
NicVax on Fast Track Status
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 13, 2006
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NicVax is a vaccine that acts by preventing the entry of nicotine into the brain, thus reducing the addictive effects of smoking . In November 2005, the smoking vaccine showed favorable ...
Equine West Nile Vaccine Production In Tobacco
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 2, 2006
...o make a vaccine against Newcastle disease, which can infect poultry, in genetically engineered non-nicotine-producing tobacco plants.
The Dow AgroSciences Concert™ Plant-Cell-Produced System repres...
Nicotine Vaccine NicVax Show Favorable Clinical Trial Results
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 29, 2005
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Clinical studies testing NicVax in humans, shows that the nicotine vaccine appears to be safe, well-tolerated, and could therefore be a potentially effective method for helping smokers quit. Acc...
Nicotine does not cause cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 7, 2005
... Many smokers think nicotine causes cancer - which is not true :
"Just the opposite is true," Reichert told Reuters Health. "Nicotine does not cause cancer, but that is why...
Obesity and preventive care
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 4, 2005
...land:
The NicStic uses a rechargeable heating coil in a plastic cigarette-sized stick to dispense nicotine without smoke.
Apparently the invention will allow smokers to "light up" without...
An alternative cigarette is approved overseas
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 4, 2005
...land:
The NicStic uses a rechargeable heating coil in a plastic cigarette-sized stick to dispense nicotine without smoke.
Apparently the invention will allow smokers to "light up" without...
WorkPlace Smoking Bans
in Businesspundit, on July 7, 2005
... Kentucky College of Nursing in collaboration with the UK Prevention Research Center, examined hair nicotine of 106 employees at nearly 50 randomly selected Lexington bars and restaurants.
Hair sampl...
I Should Start Smoking
in Businesspundit, on November 12, 2003
...I don't think I could do it, no matter how hard I tried. Even if nicotine is good for your brain.
Scientists continue to explore the remarkable protective effect of nicotine --- the addictive ...