Study: Anti-smoking shot holds promise
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A shot that robs smokers of the nicotine buzz from cigarettes showed promise in midstage testing and may someday offer a radically new way to kick a dangerous habit. In a study, more than twice as many people given five of the shots stopped smoking than those given fewer or phony shots Â about 15 percent versus 6 percent after one year.
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Efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer took a step forward Monday, with test results suggesting that a vaccine now in development can provide long-lasting protection.
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NEW YORK  - Younger smokers trying to quit are less likely than older smokers to use effective strategies like patches or medication to help them kick the habit, a new study shows.
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Tobacco may have at least one virtue -- that of providing some protection against the onset of Parkinson's disease, according to a new Swedish study.
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Anti-smoking ads can have the opposite effect of what is intended and encourage the habit, a study says.
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A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting a pleasure center in the brain.
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Three in four people who use antismoking products do not end up quitting, in part because they use them too little or for too short a time.
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Medical researchers have obtained promising results from a trial of a genetically-engineered allergy vaccine.
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Nabi Biopharmaceuticals NABI.O on  Tuesday said its NicVAX nicotine vaccine showed promising  results in helping smokers quit smoking in a small clinical  trial, sending its shares up 23 percent in premarket activity.
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A drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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French researchers reported Sunday that an AIDS vaccine designed to treat the disease, rather than prevent it, has scored an initial success by suppressing the virus for up to a year among a small group of patients who tried it.
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ID Biomedical Corp.   said on Thursday  analysis of a clinical trial of its experimental nasal flu  vaccine showed it helps prevent the illness.
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Forrest Brown hoped his new health plan at work, which rewards healthy behavior with prizes such as health-club discounts and flat-screen TVs, might ''inspire" him to stop smoking. It did not.
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A pill that helps you lose weight and quit smoking? That was amazing enough to capture headlines last week. But scientists say the experimental drug might be even more versatile, providing a new tool to help people stop abusing drugs and alcohol, too.
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An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.
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A new study has found that chewing tobacco may be almost as effective as cigarettes in delivering nicotine and carcinogens.
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Scientists say initial studies show promising results for a vaccine which could combat a common type of bacteria.