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Read..Toms success story of Quit smoking
2007-10-25 08:22:00 My name is Tom, I am 32 years old married man living with my wife and 2 kids in California. I was married in the mid June of 1997. My wedding day is the most memorable day of my life because Cathrine came into my life on that day. Cathrine hate those who smokes, I don’t know why she likes me. Actually I know the answer ;-) love. She thought she will get me out from the bad habit. I started cigarette in the age of 18, I know it is harmful for me but I always failed to quit. I tried ... More About: Story , Quit Smoking , Success , Read , Smoking
Quit smoking, 10 steps far from you
2007-10-18 10:04:00 1. First you need to believe in yourself with the purpose of quit smoking. If you think you can quit smoking then you will defiantly get success and you will get it easily. But it will become harder if you have no believe in yourself or you think you cannot do this. 2. Take an initiative to stop smoking as early as possible so that you get success soon. So take a Quick decision and live a happy life after. Before taking any decision, you need to mentally prepare yourself. 3. ... More About: Quit Smoking , Smoking , Quit , Steps
Researchers found, Women acne occur due to Cigarette smoking
2007-10-05 06:52:00 Women smokers are at maximum risk of skin acne. If the smokers are not aware of this then believe this truth which is revealed by researchers that smoking is bad for your skin. If terrible heath warnings and pub ban are not able to stop the smoking habit then they itself think after scientist reveal. Smoking blocks pores in the skin and creates the problem of blackheads which is normally occurs in women. According to the British Journal of Dermatology, the spotty skin problem particularly ... More About: Women , Acne , Cigarette
Continued Smoking is harmful for pregnant women
2007-09-28 05:31:00 One of the major effect which I dint know about smoking is it can also generate risk of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage. Babies of smokers suffer many problems. Premature delivery can occur due to smoking. Premature babies may have undersized and weak organs which cause problems in a whole life. They can suffer from breathing if their lungs are not completely developed. Heart problems and liver problems can also occur in these babies. The researchers found that premature babies have more c ... More About: Women , Pregnant , Smoking , Conti
Why Children suffers
2007-09-06 09:09:00 Those parents who smoke should have quit this dangerous habit at least for the sake of their children. I know it’s difficult to quit but at least we should try once. Chantix will help you in this. You just need to take an initiative to stop smoking rest will be handled by this magical tablet. Children are more likely to suffer from asthma and ear infections if their parents are sm ...
Dangers of Passive smoking
2007-08-27 11:11:00 Passive smoking or involuntary smoking is more dangerous than active smoking. Passive smoking is defined as when a person inhaled the smoke exhaled by the other person. The burning tobacco which is filled in the cigarette produces smoke which is more harmful for passive smokers than active smokers. The researchers find it more dangerous and it cause disease, disability and death. The recent research has shown that the da ... More About: Smoking , Passi , Passive
Chain Smoking
2007-08-21 06:22:00 Chain smoking is termed as to smoke continually or to light another cigatette from the previous one. It’s a habit to light a cigarette from previous one or you can say a forceful desire which cannot stops you to light another one instantly. Everyone knows the harms or side effects of smoking, but is not able to stop themselves. Some famous chain smokers are John Wayne, Walt Disney, Helmut Schmidt, Richard Burton, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, Edward R. Murrow, Den ... More About: Smoking , Chain , Hain
Instantly Quit Smoking
2007-08-07 09:25:00 The patch, nicotine gum, support groups: there are tons of products on the market to help smoker's kick the habit, but a new experimental drug promises if you pop a pill, you'll lose the urge to light up. Chantix is only available by prescription. It does not have nicotine and to see its full effects. It's recommended you take it for 12 weeks straight.So why is this pill be ... More About: Quit Smoking , Smoking , Quit
Promising New Drug and Other Trends To Double Smoking Cessation and Addicti
2007-06-27 11:33:00 With the advent of a possible new blockbuster drug and greater reimbursement levels for the treatment of nicotine, alcohol, and drug addictions, global sales of smoking cessation and addiction treatments are expected to rise from revenues of little over $1.1 billion in 2005 to more than $2.3 billion in 2010, according to Smoking Cessation and Addiction Treatments: A World Market Analys ... More About: Trends , Double , Drug , To Do
Pfizer Gets Positive Opinion
2007-06-22 08:06:00 Pfizer Stop-Smoking Aid Gets Positive Opinion for Use in British National Health SystemPfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker, said Wednesday that British officials have recommended that the country's health system adopt the company's new drug that helps people quit smoking.Britain's National Institute for Health and Clinical ... More About: Pfizer
UK Body Recommends Pfizer's Champix (varenicline) for Smokers
2007-05-31 11:09:00 Pfizer Inc announced today that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has recommended Cham pix (varenicline) for use on the National Health Service for adult smokers who have expressed a desire to quit. This gives smokers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland access to another important treatment option to help them quit smoking. In its Final Appraisal D ... More About: Body , Hampi , Smokers , Champix
Smoking-related deaths may double to 10 million
2007-05-25 07:19:00 SMOKING-related deaths are expected to double to 10 million a year worldwide by 2020, an expert has warned."At the moment, nearly five million people die each year due to the scourge," said pharmaceutical company Pfizer Middle East region external affairs and policy director Dr Ahmed El Hakim."In the Middle East region, it is not only the cigarette which is causing a lot of problems, it is also the increasing use of the sheesha (hubble bubble) and th ... More About: Double , Smoking , Deaths , Million , Related
Pfizer Launching New Anti-Smoking Pill Strategy
2007-05-15 12:12:00 Pfizer's new smoking pill Chantix, a one-year-old feature in its marketing plan, will see a media revamp this period, says the Chicago Tribune.Chantix is the first prescription aid to smoking cessation to find approval in nearly a decate, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. While most Americans with health insurance are unlikely to get coverage for Chantix (only one in four ... More About: Strategy , Smoking , Pfizer , Anti
New Help for Kicking the (Smoking) Habit
2007-05-11 11:26:00 Smoking is a huge cause of illness and death around the world and may be the toughest unhealthy habit to break. More than 40 years after the first Surgeon General's Report on smoking's dangers, smoking is responsible for up to 1 in 5 deaths a year. Smoking caused perhaps 100 million deaths in the 20th century and a billion people could die in the 21st century as a result of its effects. Even for smokers who survive, their quality of life often suffers. So any treatment that can he ... More About: Smoking , Kick , Abit , Kicking , Habit
Escape from the haze
2007-04-20 09:19:00 New drug Chantix showing promise in helping hard-core smokers kick the habit After burning a pack a day for 30 years, Judi Gallik of Canal Winchester drew her last drag on Jan. 29. "I don't even think about smoking," she said. Gallik credits her success to Chantix (SHAN-tix), a new medication that decreases the desire for cigarettes.The first prescription medicine ... More About: Escape , Scape , Esca , Haze
Anti-Smoking Drug Coming Next Month
2007-04-09 06:11:00 An anti-smoking drug is about to hit the market. Pfizer Korea said on Monday that its anti-smoking drug Chantix was approved by the Korea Food and Drug Administration. The prescription drug will go on sale at end of May. Chantix, whose active ingredient is called varenicline, works by preventing nicotine from being absorbed by receptors in the brain after smoke is inhaled. Nicotine is the substance in cigarettes that leads to addiction. Pfizer says Chantix reduces the desire for sm ... More About: Smoking , Anti , Month , Mont
Smoking Reduces Life Expectancy
2007-03-22 07:36:00 According to the American Cancer Society, smoking damages most organs in the human body and is linked to at least 10 different cancers. Smoking accounts for nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths. Yet one in four Americans still lights up. So how many days are you taking away from the longevity of your life every time you light up.According to studies on smokers, if you smoke 1 pack of cigarettes a day for 10 years you lose 2 years of your life. If you smoke 2 packs in 10 years t ... More About: Life
Harmful Smoking Trends For Young
2007-03-15 12:30:00 Cigarette smoking is declining throughout the United States except for young people. 18 to 24-year-olds are more than three times as likely to smoke than people 65 and older and also more likely to follow a new trend of smoking waterpipes, more commonly known as hookahs.A hookah is a device where you directly heat the tobacco, the smoke is filtered through a bowl of water, and then inhaled by a hose. It is a sweet taste and a social process that often takes 45 minutes.Virgin ... More About: Trends , Smoking , Young
Mom's Smoking Raises Kids' Adult Heart Risk
2007-03-07 06:26:00 Women who smoke during pregnancy can cause permanent damage to their child's circulatory system, which can increase risks for heart disease and stroke later in life, Dutch researchers report."The kids of the mothers who smoked when they were pregnant have an increased atherosclerosis 1/8hardening of the arteries 3/8 compared with kids whose mothers didn't smoke," said researcher Dr. Michiel L. Bots, an associate professor of clinical epidemiology at the University ... More About: Kids , Heart , Smoking , Adult , Risk
TB Infection Risk Increased By Smoking, New Study Finds
2007-03-02 04:59:00 People who smoke have a greater risk of becoming infected with tuberculosis (TB) and of having that infection turn into active TB disease, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The authors of the study, published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, analyzed 24 studies that included details about smoking and TB outcomes. They found that smokers have a 73 percent greater chance of becoming infected than do non-smokers. For thos ... More About: Study , Infection , Smoking , Risk |
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