Archive for February, 2009
Arthritis And Total Knee Replacements: New Study Still Finds Racial Disparity in Treatment
In: Seniors/Aging
20 Feb 2009A new study just released found blacks remain less likely than whites to undergo total knee replacement, an important intervention for reducing pain and improving physical function among those with disabling knee osteoarthritis. The study also found total knee replacements are increasing substantially in both populations. According to the Arthritis Foundation, the research underscores the [...]
Alzheimer’s Disease: Discovery Of Brain Protein May Be Clue To Treatment
In: Seniors/Aging
20 Feb 2009A study from the Buck Institute for Age Research offers a revolutionary new model for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a devastating neurodegenerative disorder which afflicts 24 million people worldwide. In an effort to unravel the normal function of a protein implicated in AD, scientists in California and France have discovered a naturally occurring protein that provides [...]
Government Officials Eye Safety of Quit-Smoking Drug Chantix
The quit-smoking drug Chantix is being grounded for pilots and air traffic controllers, and Chantix use may be reason for medical examiners to disqualify interstate truckers and bus drivers.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ruled on Wednesday that “Chantix was no longer acceptable for use by pilots and controllers,” [...]
Smoking-Cessation Aids Beat Cold Turkey
20 Feb 2009Drugs and Nicotine-Replacement Therapies Better Than Placebo at Smoking Cessation
Smoking-cessation drugs and many nicotine-replacement therapies are more than twice as effective at helping smokers quit than going it alone.
A new analysis of 69 studies comparing seven different smoking-cessation treatments shows six of the seven treatments were more effective than placebo in helping smokers quit the [...]
Gene Linked to Early Nicotine Addiction
20 Feb 2009Researchers Say Genetics May Help Explain Positive Reactions to First Cigarette
If you’re a smoker or former smoker, you probably remember your first cigarette and whether it brought on fits of coughing or a pleasant buzz.
Now new research suggests a link between that initial reaction to smoking and a specific gene variant that has also been [...]
State’s Anti-Smoking Plan Makes Cents
20 Feb 2009California’s Smoking Cessation Program Cuts Health Care Costs by Billions
Call it a “two for one.” California researchers say their state-funded program aimed at cutting smoking can also save a lot of money.
That’s the word from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco who looked at the monetary benefits of their state’s anti-smoking efforts. Started [...]
Smoking Rate Is Declining in U.S.
19 Feb 2009Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Smoke Cigarettes
The percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes has fallen below 20% for the first time since at least the mid-1960s, according to a new report.
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