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Study: Lifestyle counseling reduces heart risks

Intensive lifestyle counseling may help people at high risk for heart disease, a new British study suggests.
(HealthCentral.com) UPDATED 06/13/2008
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Conditions: | atherosclerosis - 391 Articles | heart disease - 593 Articles | high cholesterol - 465 Articles | hypertension - 268 Articles | smoking - 36 Articles | stroke - 477 Articles
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Chantix being tested on veterans with PTSD

Veterans groups and members of Congress are calling for an immediate halt to a government study involving the anti-smoking drug Chantix and Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
(HealthDay News) UPDATED 06/19/2008
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Conditions: | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | smoking - 36 Articles Treatments: | Chantix - 5 Articles
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Toenail clippings may predict heart risk

Biomarkers of cigarette smoke exposure now used only reflect exposure within the past few days, the researchers say, but because toenails grow slowly, they may offer a better way to estimate a person's total level of exposure to tobacco smoke.
(Health Central) UPDATED 06/06/2008
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Conditions: | heart disease - 593 Articles | smoking - 36 Articles
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Study: Bipolar teens at higher risk for smoking, drug use

Researchers say that bipolar teens should be screened for smoking and substance abuse, and that adolescents who use these substances should be tested for bipolar disorder.
(EurekaAlert!) UPDATED 06/02/2008
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Conditions: | bipolar disorder - 95 Articles | smoking - 36 Articles | substance abuse - 36 Articles
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Study: Quitting smoking is contagious

"It's sort of like watching dominoes. If one falls, it very quickly causes others to fall," said study co-author James Fowler, a professor at the University of California at San Diego.
(HealthDay News) UPDATED 05/21/2008
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Conditions: | smoking - 36 Articles
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Chantix banned for pilots, truckers

Pilots, air traffic controllers, and truck drivers cannot use the anti-smoking drug Chantix, two government agencies say, because of the drug's link to side effects that could affect their ability to operate vehicles safely.
(eFluxMedia) UPDATED 05/23/2008
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Conditions: | smoking - 36 Articles Treatments: | Chantix - 5 Articles
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