Study of nicotine addiction advances
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Scientists have said for decades that nicotine is a major addictive component in cigarettes. But exactly how chemical dependency results from nicotine&#39;s interaction
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A public-health article published online by THE LANCET suggests that Philip Morris, one of the world&#39;s leading tobacco manufacturers, was covertly involved in scientific research into the health effects of tobacco 30 years ago, and conducted research into
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SAN FRANCISCO  - Researchers report another   benefit from quitting smoking: beneficial bacteria in the nose   and throat soon return to normal levels.
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Genetically altered mice that are  unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down  exactly how people become addicted to smoking, U.S. researchers  said on Thursday.
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There is more evidence to back up a  long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop  Parkinson&#39;s disease than people who do not use tobacco  products, researchers reported on Monday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Smokers with coronary heart  disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly  benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators  report.
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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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New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism both alter how women perceive sweet foods and what foods they crave, according to studies conducted by two researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.
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Nicotine is addictive. There is no safe cigarette. Smoking damages every organ in the body. These messages appear almost daily, and yet tobacco use continues to be the leading preventable cause of death in
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A recently approved anti-smoking medication could also serve to repress an alcoholic&#39;s desire for drink, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California-San Francisco.
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Nicotine may help ease some of the debilitating and uncontrollable tremors and twitches caused by Parkinson's disease and its treatment, researchers said on Wednesday.
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FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Tobacco companies were working as recently as three years ago to contradict research that strengthened the scientific link between smoking and cancer, a new report based on industry documents claims.
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People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking, research suggests.
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Smokers with coronary heart disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators report.
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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.