Therapy, support help heart patients quit smoking
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NEW YORK  - Counseling and self-help programs can help people with heart disease quit smoking, according to a review of published studies.
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NEW YORK  - A significant percentage of patients stop taking medications prescribed after a heart attack, despite the fact that these drugs increase their chances of survival, investigators report. They call for a better system for patient follow-up to prevent unnecessary deaths related to non-usage of these drugs.
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Given medical advances, it&#39;s no wonder that heart disease patients expect doctors to address coronary problems with drugs, medical devices or both.
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Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking, yet another example of how companies are taking health care reform into their own hands.
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NEW YORK  - Neither basic nor weekly smoking cessation support offered by primary care practices improve quit rates more than that achieved with nicotine replacement therapy alone, according to study results published in the journal Thorax.
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Nicotine vaccine looks to help smokers kick the habit.
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The American Cancer Society is launching a new website designed to help you quit smoking. Thursday is the Great American Smoke Out, a day that ranks right up there with new years as a starting point for people to kick the habit.
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OBAN, Scotland -- Retired nurse Carolyn Rowe carries vivid memories of cancer patients she treated and says their suffering drives her strong support for Scotland's plan to ban smoking in all enclosed public places.
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NEW YORK  - Ironically, people who help  patients with breathing problems have a high likelihood of  developing respiratory disorders themselves.
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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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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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NEW YORK - If you&#39;re considering either losing weight or quitting smoking, doctors have a few words of advice: Quit the cigarettes, even if it means gaining a few pounds.
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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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WASHINGTON -- Medicare said Thursday it would pay for counseling to help some of the nation&#39;s 4 million older smokers kick the habit.
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In observance of the Great American SmokeoutÂ¨ on Nov, 18, The Cancer Center in Hannibal will host two informational sessions emphasizing the benefits of quitting smoking.
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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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Medicare will soon begin paying for counseling to help people quit smoking, the US Department of Health and Human Services (news - web sites) announced.