Doctors test anti-smoking vaccine
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Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their addiction.
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Health officials are hoping smokers take heed to warnings and join the Great American Smokeout. The national day to quit smoking is Thursday and locally, health department
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Doctor Mitchell Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, says some parts of the country may not have their supply of flu shots yet.
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A researcher at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center believes she has found a vaccine that protects against most kinds of cervical cancer.
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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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The Government has said that all restaurants, pubs and bars in England which prepare and serve food will be smoke-free from 2006. The Health Secretary, Dr John Reid, said that from the same date all enclosed
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THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A new vaccine that may help protect children against croup is being tested by scientists at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
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A cure for diabetes could be in sight after scientists confirmed they are to test a vaccine against the most serious form of the condition.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. The Health Department is aiming its latest anti-smoking campaign at 18- to 25-year-old Vermonters. About 30 percent of the people in that age group smoke.
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TRENTON, N.J. -- Pediatricians, gynecologists and even health insurers all call Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, a big medical advance.
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A range of measures is needed to encourage people to quit smoking, Health Secretary John Reid said today. Dr Reid was speaking ahead of publication of the Government
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One of the Defense Department&#39;s top doctors said he applauds any servicemember planning to use the American Cancer Society&#39;s 28th Great American Smokeout as their springboard to quit smoking.
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FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Health Department is trying to clear the air about the province&#39;s new smoking ban as the countdown begins to for public places to go smoke free.
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Researchers and the medical community alike are excited by a new cervical cancer vaccine. It&#39;s been found to be 100 per cent effective in clinical trials -- the first vaccine ever to prevent a cancer.
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Health department officials have scheduled a three-day vaccine clinic in Macon next week for flu and pneumonia shots. The Macon-Bibb County Health Department will be vaccinating people between
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A simple device for detecting carbon monoxide in the blood may help doctors get an honest answer out of patients who smoke, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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The Health Secretary, John Reid yesterday surprised medical organisations and the public by announcing a complete ban on smoking in almost all enclosed public places.