Stop Smoking - Current Smokers With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Less Responsive To Tnf Inhibitors, Methotrexate

Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are current smokers were less likely to achieve good response to methotrexate (MTX) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors than those who never smoked. The study by researchers from Sweden also found that RA patients who smoked in the past did not experience a lower response to these therapies...

Stop Smoking - Here's How To Finally Give Up Cigarettes For Good

If you're a smoker wanting to get off to a healthier start this new wear, Loyola University Health System will co-host a smoking-cessation clinic, a free workshop to help you kick the habit...

Stop Smoking - Helical Ct Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Mortality By 20% Compared To Chest X-rays

In a major new study announced by the National Cancer Institute, researchers including Brown University biostatistian Constantine Gatsonis and his colleagues found that screening for lung cancer using helical CT scanning reduced lung cancer deaths by 20 percent compared to using chest X-rays...

Smoke Stop - Smoking Widespread Among Youth With Diabetes, Raising Heart Disease Risk

Cigarette smoking is widespread among children and young adults with diabetes yet few health care providers are counseling children and young adults with diabetes to not smoke or stop smoking, according to a new report from the SEARCH Study Group, published online in the Journal of Pediatrics...