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    Study: Smoking-cessation aids don’t boost chances of quitting



    A new study found that smokers who use smoking-cessation aids are no more likely to give up cigarettes completely than those who do not.

  • Feds crack down on CO medical pot dispensaries



    DENVER (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors in Colorado started a crackdown against nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries located within 1,000 feet of schools, giving the proprietors 45 days to cease operations or face civil and criminal penalties.

  • Help smokers quit whether they ask or not: study



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should automatically offer smokers help with quitting, without waiting for signs that they're ready to kick the habit, researchers say.

  • Pot smokers don't puff away lung health: study



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A few hits on the bong now and then don't seem to have any detrimental effects on lung health, a new study suggests.

  • Study finds e-cigarettes affect airways, and quickly



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The electronic cigarettes marketed as a safer alternative to the real thing produce immediate changes in users' airways, a small study suggests.

  • Topiramate does not help methamphetamine addicts kick the habit



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In methamphetamine-dependent adults, treatment with the anticonvulsant topiramate does little to promote abstinence, according to a study online December 16 in the journal Addiction.

  • Fruit, veggie lovers not immune to weight gain



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large new European study finds that simply eating a lot of fruits and vegetables may not be enough to avoid the weight gain that often comes with age -- except for people who recently quit smoking.

  • British heart group calls for plain tobacco packs



    LONDON (Reuters) - Heart health campaigners urged the British government Thursday to follow Australia's lead and ban all eye-catching designs and branding from cigarette packs to stop young people being lured into smoking.

  • Parents show modest gains after smoking programs



    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one out of every four parents with small children responds to interventions to help them quit smoking, which is slightly better than the one in five parents who would quit without any special help, according to a new study.

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