Study finds no increased risk of suicide in patients using smoking cessation drugs
(University of Bristol) A study to assess whether patients prescribed smoking cessation drugs are at an increased risk of suicide, self-harm and treated depression compared with users of nicotine replacement therapy has found no evidence of an increased risk. The findings, led by researchers from the University of Bristol, are published online in the British Medical Journal today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Vaping 'matches patches for stopping smoking'
Conclusion
This was a well-designed trial that set out to see whether nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine replacement patches at helping people to quit smoking.
This is an important research question because of the health benefits associated with quitting smoking and the rising popularity of e-cigarettes over the past decade or so.
Vapour analyses conducted in this trial showed that 300 puffs from one nicotine e-cigarette cartridge delivers 3-6mg of nicotine, the equivalent of smoking between one and five tobacco cigarettes.
The main outcome the researchers wanted to investigate was the cont...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Post smoking weight gain correlates with nicotine dependence, serum lipid levels
Smokers with more severe nicotine dependence are more likely to gain weight when they try to quit, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Koji Hasegawa and colleagues from Kyoto Medical Center, Japan. Even with nicotine replacement therapy, individuals can gain substantial amounts of weight when they quit smoking. Here, researchers studied weight gain patterns in individuals who successfully abstained from smoking after nicotine replacement therapy at a clinic... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Study: E-Cigarettes May Give Hope To Smokers Looking To Quit
BOSTON (CBS) — The first-ever clinical trial of electronic cigarettes has found they may be better than nicotine patches for those trying to kick the habit.
Michael Siegel of the Boston University School of Public Health says the findings give hope to those who have tried to quit smoking in the past but failed.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kckatzman Tags: Health Healthwatch Heard On WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Local Syndicated Local Watch Listen Boston University CBS Boston Diane Stern E-Cigarette Public Health Smoking Source Type: news
E-cigarettes to be regulated as medicines
Electronic cigarettes are to be licensed and regulated as an aid to quit smoking from 2016, it has been announced.
E-cigarettes – battery-operated devices that mimic cigarettes – are to be classed as 'medicines', which means they will face stringent checks by medicine regulator the MHRA and doctors will be able to prescribe them to smokers to help them cut down or quit.
This move has been widely welcomed by medical experts and officials, as tighter regulation will ensure the products are safe and effective.
Until this happens, e-cigarettes are only covered by general product safety legislation, meaning they can l...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports QA articles Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Decision over e-cigarettes and 'vaping' imminent
An announcement is expected soon about whether electronic cigarettes are to be licensed and regulated as an aid to quit smoking.
Medical experts and trading standards officials have urged the government to classify e-cigarettes – battery-operated devices that mimic cigarettes – as a form of nicotine-replacement therapy, which would mean stringent checks by medicine regulator the MHRA.
At the moment, e-cigarettes are only covered by general product safety legislation, meaning they can legally be promoted and sold to children, and we cannot be sure of their ingredients or how much nicotine they contain.
Are e-cigarett...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Special reports QA articles Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Quitting Smoking: Licensed Medications Are Effective
06/06/2013, The Cochrane Library, Nicotine replacement therapy and other licensed drugs can help people quit smoking, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - June 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NICE publishes guidance on cutting down smoking
Conclusion
If you are worried about your smoking – and you should be worried if you smoke – your GP will be able to advise you on the best ways to quit or cut down. GPs provide a useful first point of contact for a range of stop smoking services that should be able to help you cut down and eventually quit.
Don't be discouraged if you have tried to quit before and failed. Like a driving test, many people don't make it first time around, but most will get there in the end.
Finally, don't make it needlessly hard for yourself. Going "cold turkey" (trying to quit without the help of nicotine replacement therapy) h...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Heart/lungs Source Type: news
Meta-analysis Confirms Smoking Cessation Therapies Work Meta-analysis Confirms Smoking Cessation Therapies Work
A meta-analysis of 267 studies covering more than 101,000 smokers confirms that smoking cessation drugs and nicotine replacement therapy are effective and compares their relative efficacy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Nicotine replacement therapy
and other licensed drugs can help people quit smoking, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - June 4, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Quitting Smoking: Licensed Medications Are Effective
Nicotine replacement therapy and other licensed drugs can help people quit smoking, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The study, which is an overview of previous Cochrane reviews, supports the use of the smoking cessation medications that are already widely licensed internationally, and shows that another drug licensed in Russia could hold potential as an effective and affordable treatment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Labels May Change
FDA finds that labels on over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy products can be changed to allow consumers to use them longer and at the same time as other nicotine-containing products. (Source: FDA Consumer Updates)
Source: FDA Consumer Updates - March 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Review Confirms Value of Combined Approach to Quitting Smoking
10/17/2012, The Cochrane Library, Smokers who try to quit would be more successful if they combined medication or nicotine-replacement therapy with behavioral counseling, finds a new review in The Cochrane Library. (Source: Health Behavior News Service)
Source: Health Behavior News Service - February 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
30 Days to Better Sleep: Stop Smoking and Start Sleeping
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<p>You know you should stop smoking. Perhaps it has even been a recent New Year's resolution. There are plenty of reasons to quit smoking, but could improving your sleep be one of them? How does smoking cigarettes affect sleep?</p>
<p>In the consideration of sleep, any products that contain nicotine can be lumped together: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, hookah, and so forth. Nicotine is the key ingredient. Nicotine is what, potentially, can disrupt your sl...
Source: About Sleep Disorders - January 12, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: news
NHS Evidence expert commentary: Increasing support offered via a national quitline does not improve quit rates
Source: NHS Evidence
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The January edition of 'Eyes on Evidence', the free monthly e-bulletin from NHS Evidence covering major new published evidence as it emerges with an explanation about what it means for current practice, includes an expert commentary on new data from a RCT investigating the effectiveness of offering free nicotine replacement therapy and different intensities of support, through the NHS England telephone quitline for smokers.
The study found that at 6 months, 17.7% (n=229) of those offered nicotine replacement therapy reported they had stopped smoking compared with 20.1% (n=261) n...
Source: NeLM - News - January 10, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
