Varenicline therapy increases smoking cessation rates
1. When compared to placebo, varenicline use for 24 weeks significantly increased smoking cessation rates at 3 months and 1 ...
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Increasing varenicline dose ineffective in smokers refractory to standard dose
1. In a population of smokers who failed to respond to standard varenicline dosage, an increased dosing regimen of varenicline ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 14 – December 21, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Cytisine ...
Active smoking cessation intervention may provide tangible results [Project CLIQ]
1. A proactive smoking cessation strategy, which consisted of telephone counseling, nicotine replacement therapy, and removal of community barriers, increased ...
Smokers’ support for plain tobacco packaging linked to desire to quit
1. The proportion of smokers who supported plain packaging increased significantly after implementation of a law requiring standardized plain packaging. ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 8 – July 15, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Letrozole ...
Varenicline (Chantix) with nicotine patches effective in smoking cessation
1. Varenicline and nicotine patches were more effective than varenicline alone at achieving 4 week abstinence from nicotine products in ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 6-12, 2014
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Number of lives saved due to tobacco control continues to rise
Image: PD/ Stanford. Vintage Smoking ad, 1949 1. Since 1964, tobacco control methods have resulted in 8.0 million premature smoking ...
Smoking cessation may decrease the risk of cataracts
Image: PD 1. Current smokers of more than 15 cigarettes per day had a 42% increased risk of cataract extraction ...