A transplant patient who died five months after surgery was given the lungs of someone who had smoked for 30 years. Lyndsey Scott, 28, was never told about the unhealthy lifestyle led by the donor. Last night, her family told of their horror at learning the truth after applying to see her medical notes. Miss Scott, a cystic fibrosis sufferer, was put on the transplant waiting list four years ago after her condition deteriorated. ... read more >>
Archive for the ‘Nicotine’ Category
Transplant woman, 28, dies after getting lungs of donor who smoked for 30 years
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
3-year-old Chinese girl, Ya Wen, smokes & drinks beer as therapy from traffic accident injuries
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
That Indonesian kid who chain-smokes has nothing on this 3-year-old – she’s hooked on nicotine AND beer after a horrific traffic accident. Chinese toddler Ya Wen started downing pints and smoking up to a pack a day after being struck by a speeding van and spending five days in a coma, her parents told the Yangcheng Evening Post. ... read more >>
That Indonesian kid who chain-smokes has nothing on this 3-year-old – she’s hooked on nicotine AND beer after a horrific traffic accident. Chinese toddler Ya Wen started downing pints and smoking up to a pack a day after being struck by a speeding van and spending five days in a coma, her parents told the Yangcheng Evening Post. ... read more >>
New research to improve effectiveness of nicotine vaccination for cigarette smokers
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
If Pradeep K. Garg, Ph.D., of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center figures out why some smokers are more addicted to nicotine than others, it could lead to more successful smoking cessation treatments. Backed by a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Garg and research colleagues at Wake Forest Baptist and Duke University Medical Center are conducting research to improve the effectiveness of nicotine vaccination for cigarette smokers. ... read more >>
If Pradeep K. Garg, Ph.D., of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center figures out why some smokers are more addicted to nicotine than others, it could lead to more successful smoking cessation treatments. Backed by a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Garg and research colleagues at Wake Forest Baptist and Duke University Medical Center are conducting research to improve the effectiveness of nicotine vaccination for cigarette smokers. ... read more >>
Brown wants candy-like tobacco taken off market
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
To the average school nurse, teacher or security officer, they might well pass as innocent packages of breath mints. That’s a big reason “dissolvable tobacco” products such as Camel Orbs are so attractive to youths trying to pull a fast one on adults while still getting a significant hit of nicotine, says Kate King, a school nurse in central Ohio. ... read more >>
To the average school nurse, teacher or security officer, they might well pass as innocent packages of breath mints. That’s a big reason “dissolvable tobacco” products such as Camel Orbs are so attractive to youths trying to pull a fast one on adults while still getting a significant hit of nicotine, says Kate King, a school nurse in central Ohio. ... read more >>
Candy-Like Tobacco Products Can Poison Children
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
A new generation of smokeless, flavored tobacco products that look like breath mints or breath-freshening strips may be life-threatening for children who mistake them for candy, according to researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... read more >>
A new generation of smokeless, flavored tobacco products that look like breath mints or breath-freshening strips may be life-threatening for children who mistake them for candy, according to researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... read more >>
What makes tobacco so addictive?
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
BILL: After President Obama’s recent health checkup, he was reported to be in very good shape. But the small print at the end of many articles said he still had not been able to quit smoking. This is the second time he’s gotten that kind of annual report. You know, Dave, I’ve heard more than one 12-Stepper say it was harder to quit tobacco than drinking. But addiction prone as I am, I never smoked, so the subject is a mystery. What makes tobacco so addictive? ... read more >>
BILL: After President Obama’s recent health checkup, he was reported to be in very good shape. But the small print at the end of many articles said he still had not been able to quit smoking. This is the second time he’s gotten that kind of annual report. You know, Dave, I’ve heard more than one 12-Stepper say it was harder to quit tobacco than drinking. But addiction prone as I am, I never smoked, so the subject is a mystery. What makes tobacco so addictive? ... read more >>
Nicotine replacement products backed in study
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available, following research from the University of Otago. The products come in small sachets which smokers keep in their mouth, allowing nicotine – the addictive ingredient in tobacco – to be rapidly released. ... read more >>
Smokers have given the thumbs up to two nicotine replacement products which may become more commonly available, following research from the University of Otago. The products come in small sachets which smokers keep in their mouth, allowing nicotine – the addictive ingredient in tobacco – to be rapidly released. ... read more >>
Study Reveals Need to Evaluate and Regulate ‘Electronic Cigarettes’
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Electronic cigarettes should be evaluated, regulated, labeled and packaged in a manner consistent with cartridge content and product effect — even if that effect is a total failure to deliver nicotine as demonstrated in a study supported by the National Cancer Institute and led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher. ... read more >>
Electronic cigarettes should be evaluated, regulated, labeled and packaged in a manner consistent with cartridge content and product effect — even if that effect is a total failure to deliver nicotine as demonstrated in a study supported by the National Cancer Institute and led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher. ... read more >>
Using Nicotine Patch Longer Boosts Efforts to Quit
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least the past year. The smokers who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks of the study (extended therapy) were about twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used nicotine patches for eight weeks and then received placebo patches for the remainder of the study. Standard therapy — as recommended by manufacturers — is eight weeks. ... read more >>
Extended use of nicotine patches improves the likelihood that smokers will be able to kick the habit and reduces the risk that they’ll start smoking again, a new study has found. The study included 568 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day for at least the past year. The smokers who used nicotine patches for the entire 24 weeks of the study (extended therapy) were about twice as likely to quit smoking as those who used nicotine patches for eight weeks and then received placebo patches for the remainder of the study. Standard therapy — as recommended by manufacturers — is eight weeks. ... read more >>
Targacept says it has received $200 million payment from drug-maker
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Targacept Inc. said today that it has received a $200 million upfront payment from AstraZeneca PLC regarding their partnership on a drug compound targeting major depressive disorder. The companies said on Dec. 3 that they had signed a licensing agreement that could be worth up to $1.24 billion for Targacept. ... read more >>
Targacept Inc. said today that it has received a $200 million upfront payment from AstraZeneca PLC regarding their partnership on a drug compound targeting major depressive disorder. The companies said on Dec. 3 that they had signed a licensing agreement that could be worth up to $1.24 billion for Targacept. ... read more >>
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