New diet drug helps you stop smoking, too
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A new diet drug has helped people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an eagerly awaited two-year trial, researchers reported yesterday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Early signs of heart disease in young adult smokers may quickly dissipate soon after they kick the habit, a new study from Japan shows.
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Europe approves the pharmaceutical's new drug to help smokers quit.
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NEW ORLEANS Nov 9, 2004 - 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 study on mutations in the brains of mice may someday be used to help smokers quit. By Ed Edelson. THURSDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers say they have identified brain cell receptors that appear
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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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American Cancer Society - Medicare will soon begin paying for counseling to help people quit smoking, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced.
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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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A NEW miracle pill that helps people to lose weight and stop smoking could be available within two years, scientists have claimed.
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The company's new smokeless product could help it capitalize on a growing trend.
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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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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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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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Nicotine replacement therapy can help teens quit or at least cut back on smoking, research suggests.
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People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking.
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A drug developed by Merck helps people lose weight by inducing an reverse-marijuana effect: decreasing appetite.