Medicare to cover some stop-smoking treatments
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Margaret Tatum has smoked cigarettes for nearly a half-century, but at 71, she said, &quot;I desperately want to stop.&quot;. &quot;It&#39;s hard because it&#39;s been so long,&quot; said Tatum, a licensed practical nurse from Cleveland.
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Medicare is paying for new and expensive treatments and tests conditional on agreement by companies or other groups to pay for studies on whether they actually worked.
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The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and develop a plan to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, the Institute of Medicine urged Thursday.
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As part of the observance of the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on Thurs., Nov. 18, a number of activities are planned by the Keokuk County Tobacco-Free Coalition.
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NEW YORK  - Nicotine replacement therapy can help teens quit or at least cut back on smoking, research suggests.
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For the first time in its history, Medicare has begun to systematically make payments for new and expensive treatments and diagnostic tests conditional on agreement by companies or other groups
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WASHINGTON  - Reversing a trend in which  private health plans have been quitting the federal Medicare  program, U.S. officials Wednesday announced that more plans  will join next year.
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An international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco sales and advertising is set to come into force.
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Health officials are considering new moves to crack down on smoking now that lighting up has been banned in bars. Increasing tobacco taxes tops the list as usual, but one new idea is to
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WASHINGTON - Medicare said Thursday that it intends to pay for counseling to help some of the nation&#39;s 4 million older smokers kick the habit.
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Medicare payment cuts will leave  more than half of clinics and doctors' offices that provide  cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key  drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.
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Each year, thousands of Americans die due to tobacco use and the American Cancer Society is sponsoring the 28th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday to give all smokers and smokeless tobacco users the opportunity to quit.
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Nicotine replacement therapy can help teens quit or at least cut back on smoking, research suggests.
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Two major cigarette makers on Wednesday said they plan to appeal a Louisiana court ruling ordering them to fund a program to help people quit smoking, although the decision reduced the amount of damages they faced.
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Pinning down exact numbers is difficult, but behavioral and supportive therapies increase success rates for people who want to quit smoking, the American Cancer Society says.
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Medicare will soon begin paying for counseling to help people quit smoking, the US Department of Health and Human Services (news - web sites) announced.
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A non-nicotine drug specifically designed to help smokers quit is now available in the UK.