Breast cancer is a leading form of cancer and a growing cause of alarm, especially in urban areas. It is
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In US, cigarette smoking reaches new low: study
Just 13.9 percent of the US population smokes cigarettes, according to a US government report Tuesday which said the American
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No clear evidence that nicotine ‘preloading’ helps smokers to quit: Any beneficial effect may have been masked by reduction in use of smoking cessation drug
There is insufficient evidence to show that using nicotine patches for four weeks before a quit attempt (known as “preloading”)
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Fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs … and drinking milk
Fewer U.S. teens are smoking, having sex and doing drugs these days. Oh, and they’re drinking less milk, too. Less
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Using Facebook to help young adults quit smoking
A national clinical trial testing a smoking cessation intervention for young adults that was conducted entirely on Facebook has found
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Obesity linked to increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency: Findings strengthen the idea that obesity influences smoking behavior
Being obese is associated with an increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency (number of cigarettes smoked per
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Obesity linked to increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency
Being obese is associated with an increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency (number of cigarettes smoked per
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My parents caught me smoking weed and are really mad. How can I convince them it’s no big deal?
While there are certainly more immediately dangerous things that you could do to make your parents mad like driving drunk
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Most widely prescribed diabetes drug improves nicotine withdrawal symptoms in animal model
Metformin, the most widely used medication for diabetes, has also been shown to help treat dementia and some cancers. New
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Nicotine-imbibing teenage rats show an increased risk for drinking alcohol as adults: Results have implications for better understanding use of nicotine vaping in children
Rats that were dosed with nicotine during their adolescence grew up to drink more alcohol than those that weren’t exposed
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