New Drug Could Make Quitting Smoking Easier (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News)
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Smokers who have a hard time kicking the habit now have another option. A new study shows a recently-approved drug, varenicline tartrate (Chantix), is effective at helping smokers quit when combined with limited behavioral counseling.
Source: www.wkyt.com
Lake Forest bans public smoking (The News Sun)
LAKE FOREST Following recent examples of several other Lake County communities, public smoking in Lake Forest will be prohibited on Sept. 1.
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com
Allen Carr, Quit Smoking Expert, Diagnosed with Lung Cancer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-Aug. 14, 2006–Allen Carr, the author and speaker whose Easyway books and seminars have helped millions of people quit smoking, has been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Will 'no smoking' mean less tourism? (Honolulu Advertiser)
apanese smokers have become more tolerant of smoking bans when they travel, so a new state law that prohibits lighting up in bars and airports starting on Nov. 16 shouldn't scare away potential customers, Hawai'i tourism officials said.
Source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Nurses can help patients quit smoking (PhysOrg)
Several U.S. studies find that a few well-chosen words from a nurse can play a part in convincing smokers to quit.
Source: www.physorg.com
New Medication Appears Effective in Helping Smokers Kick the Habit (Newswise)
A drug recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an aid to smoking cessation appears effective both short- and long-term for smokers trying to quit.
Source: www.newswise.com
MPAAT Announces New QUITPLAN(R) Services Centralized Call Center (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco announced the launch of a new centralized call center for QUITPLAN Services. For the first time, callers will be able to receive information about all of the QUITPLAN stop-smoking options available to them through a single phone number-1-888-354-PLAN .
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Thousands stop smoking in Swindon (BBC News)
Swindon residents are beating the government's target for the number of people to stop smoking.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
