Receptor linked to smoking addiction
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Researchers have found a key brain receptor responsible for the pleasing and addicting effects of nicotine, a breakthrough that could lead to medication to help people kick the habit.
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The level of nicotine found in U.S. cigarettes has risen about 10 percent in the past six years, making it harder to quit and easier to get hooked, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Health.
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NEW YORK  - Smokers can double the  likelihood of kicking the habit by using the antidepressant  drug nortriptyline along with a nicotine patch, new research  indicates.
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Smokers of hand-rolled cigarettes tend to  consume less tobacco, but face a greater risk of developing  lung cancer than those who smoke manufactured cigarettes, a  study on Norwegian lung cancer patients has found.
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Quitting cold turkey can be difficult if you have an addiction to tobacco so the American Cancer Society is asking that you take the first step by quitting for one day.
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They hope their findings, published in Science, may lead to new drugs to help smokers quit. It is thought nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found on the surface of brain cells are key.
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Deaths from smoking continue to rise around the world, and a mutation in a gene linked to nicotine metabolism may be a cause of nicotine addiction, according to two new
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Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection compared with non-smokers, research suggests.
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Scientists in China have identified  about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily  addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies  and addiction control.
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A GENETIC defect which slows down the liver&#39;s capacity to clear nicotine from the body increases the chances of tobacco addiction, research revealed today.
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A new research has revealed that smokers pump out clouds of poisonous toxins, which can be a serious health hazard for those around them.
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Smoking greatly increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among people with a genetic predisposition for the disease, says a Swedish study in the October issue of Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism.
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NEW YORK  - A part of the brain involved in  both drug craving and judgment appears to be smaller in cocaine  addicts than in healthy people, researchers have found.
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A study in Swedish twins confirms that smoking is associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease.
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MONDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Smoking may be an environmental trigger that activates pancreatic cancer in people with a family history of this usually fatal disease, a new study suggests.
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Smoking-related heart attacks are not just the preserve of the older tobacco addict, according to new World Health Organisation research.
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A DNA test could spot which smokers have an addictive gene and how best to help them, say scientists.