Smoking Cessation: Treatments
Should I use nicotine replacement therapy to quit smoking?
07/24/07, HealthwiseNicotine replacement therapy (NRT) helps reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms and cravings by supplying your body with nicotine. It contains about one-third to one-half the amount of nicotine found in most cigarettes.
Prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking: control of tobacco use: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
05/01/08, HealthwiseNote: A separate PDQ summary on Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies is also available.
An HIV Treatment that Raises Heart Attack Risk
07/19/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityTreatment of people with HIV with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART, a mix or "cocktail" of drugs that fight the virus which causes HIV) has…
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Why You Should Care About Oxidative Stress
09/11/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityDuring metabolism - the process of converting food to energy - the body is constantly forming chemically reactive substances called free radicals.
Risk Factors Dictate Suggested Cholesterol Levels
08/04/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityRisk factors for heart disease, some of which are modifiable, are cigarette smoking, low HDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, and a family history of…
New Drug in Fight to Stop Smoking
06/20/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityEven though its success rate may appear modest, varenicline was apparently approved because of the great need for effective ways to get people to stop…
Tips to Help You Stop Smoking
06/09/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityCigarette smoking, and even smoking cigars or a pipe, is one of the greatest risk factors for a heart attack as well as for stroke, lung cancer, and…
When Your Kids Have High Cholesterol
09/08/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityDid you know that even children have been found to have atherosclerosis?
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