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Grace Lee wants PNoy to stop smoking

By Ellen Tordesillas Anti-smoking advocates have a new ally and could yet be the most effective in the crusade to stop the habit that kills some 80,000 Filipinos every year. In her radio program, "Good Times in the Morning", with … Continue reading →

Sticking to nicotine patch may prevent relapse

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When smokers on nicotine patch therapy lapse, they may have a better chance of avoiding a return to smoking if they stick with the patches instead of giving up their quit attempt, a new study concludes. Nicotine replacement therapy, via patches, gums, nasal sprays and inhalers, is one option for kicking the smoking habit. But whether people should immediately stop ...

Smoking-cessation drug ads raise concerns

Ads that subtly promote the smoking cessation drug Champix are popping up in downtown Montreal, but the campaign is raising concerns after a recent study linked the drug to heart problems.

How Digital Tools Help Companies Offer Better Health Care

Kevin Wildenhaus, Ph.D., is director of science and innovation at Wellness & Prevention, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. Dr. Wildenhaus is a clinical psychologist specializing in health behavior change and practical, effective health intervention programs.

Researchers target childhood obesity with home study

Researchers for the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing received a $50,000 grant from Aetna, a health insurance provider, to study childhood obesity.

Editorial: Education better than prohibition to curb smoking

Add more ammunition to the arsenal of anti-smoking efforts with the latest report on secondhand smoke from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Files U.S. Provisional Patent Application for GABA Aminotransferase Inhibitor Use in ...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. announced today that it has filed a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of GABA aminotransferase ...

Yoga Has Your Back: Study Demonstrates How This Healthy Habit May Ease Chronic Pain | The Daily Nexus

Since we are now transitioning back to the reality of all-nighters and weekly “midterms,” it is more important than ever to hold on to that jolly disposition that a month of too much family, food and fun inspires.

Study: Third of lung cancer patients still light up 

They were given the dreaded diagnosis of lung cancer. They knew smoking may have caused it. Yet five months later, more than a third were still puffing away.

Learn How Model Thinking Can Make You a Better Thinker

I?m not in the habit of promoting anything in this space, but sometimes something comes along that really should reach a wider audience. ??Case in point: a terrific FREE online course on ?Model Thinking? has just kicked off on Coursera, a site that brings you top-notch online??education from some of the best college instructors out ...