Smoke Stop - Understanding The Delusion Of Needing To Smoke

In my previous post we looked at the delusions we have of smoking and the reasons we believe we need to smoke. The first step in learning how to stop smoking is to change these beliefs and understand that they aren’t serving us in a positive way. How the Delusions are Created You develop these [...]

Stop Smoking - Alexza's Staccato® Nicotine Licensed To Cypress Bioscience

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced that it has licensed its Staccato nicotine technology to Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYPB). The Staccato nicotine technology is a novel electronic multidose delivery system designed to help people stop smoking...

Smoke Stop - Cigarette Smoke Causes Harmful Changes In The Lungs Even At The Lowest Levels

Casual smokers may think that smoking a few cigarettes a week is "no big deal." But according to new research from physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, having an infrequent smoke, or being exposed to secondhand smoke, may be doing more harm than people may think. The findings may further support public smoking bans, say the authors...

Stop Smoking - Nicotine Binding To Receptor Linked To Breast Cancer Cell Growth

When nicotine binds to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchR), it is known to promote smoking addiction and may also directly promote the development of breast cancer, according to a study published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

Stop Smoking - New Test Allows Individualized Profiles Of Cigarette Smoking

A test for one of the thousands of chemicals in cigarette smoke has the potential for more accurately estimating smokers' mouth level exposure and may have applications for developing custom-tailored quitting approaches for the more than 43 million people in the United States who still smoke, and hundreds of millions elsewhere, scientists said...

Stop Smoking - Nicotine May Directly Promote Development Of Breast Cancer

Scientists have discovered that when nicotine binds to nAchRs (nicotinic acetylcholine receptors), it may not only promote addiction, but breast cancer as well. We know that non-nicotine components of smoking are carcinogens, however, very little is known about how nicotine acts on cells to encourage cancer growth, the scientists explain...

Stop Smoking - New 'heroes Of Chemistry' Invented Medicines That Help Millions Of People

The script for two research teams inducted into the American Chemical Society (ACS) scientific "hall of fame" - the ACS Heroes of Chemistry - is a tale of two pills. One team invented a medication that helps people with diabetes control their blood sugar levels...

Stop Smoking - Why Smoking Seems To Help When Quitting Smoking

At any time after you have stopped smoking, if you then choose to smoke, you choose to become a smoker again. Only when you take this fact into consideration do you gain the conviction it takes not to smoke that first one. But even though you know that smoking one means you smoke them all, [...]