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101. New Nicotine Inhaler May Help Smokers Quit
     

     March 1, 2010 -- A new type of smoke-free inhaler gives would-be quitters a vapor with nearly as much nicotine as a cigarette. Nicotine replacement is one of the most effective tools for helping smokers quit, says Jed Rose, PhD, director of the Duke Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research

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102. Parenthood Offers Motivation to Quit Smoking
     

     Feb. 1, 2010 -- With some gentle prodding, new parents can be motivated to make more attempts to quit smoking, a new study says. The trick seems to be getting pregnant women and new moms and dads to understand the dangers of secondhand smoke to unborn and newborn babies, researchers say in the March

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103. Secondhand Smoke Adds to Risk for Smokers
     

     Jan. 28, 2010 -- The dangers of secondhand smoke may not be limited to nonsmokers. A new study shows that smokers who inhale their own secondhand smoke in enclosed spaces like smoking lounges add significantly to the health risks associated with cigarette smoking. The study shows that for a smoker w

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104. Green Tea May Cut Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk
     

     Jan. 12, 2010 (Coronado, Calif.) -- Drinking a cup or more a day of green tea may counteract the effect of smoking on lung cancer, especially in smokers who may not be genetically susceptible to the cancer, according to a Taiwanese researcher. ''The antioxidants may inhibit tumor growth," I-Hsin Lin

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105. Stop Smoking by Writing
     

     Mim Drew, a 37-year-old actress and new mom who lives in Studio City, Calif., started smoking when she was about 15. She was 31 -- smoking about a pack and a half a day -- when she decided to stop smoking. Here's how she used writing as a tool to quit smoking, and how you can, too.   When I hit my 3

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106. 10 Persistent Myths About Smoking
     

     Smoking in America is down -- but not out. Today, 20% of U.S. adults are smokers, compared to 45% in 1965, when smoking was at its peak. But even at the current level of tobacco use, an estimated 440,000 Americans per year lose their lives to lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, or other smoking-r

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107. Quitting Smoking Carries Diabetes Risk
     

     Jan. 4, 2010 -- Cigarette smoking is linked to an increased risk of diabetes, but quitting the habit, ironically, may increase diabetes risk in the short term, a new study says. Researchers say people who quit smoking typically gain weight, which may explain the temporary period of increased risk fo

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108. Cigarettes May Contain Bacteria
     

     Nov. 24, 2009 -- Cigarettes are massive germ factories that may expose users and passersby to a swarm of disease-causing bacteria, a study shows. It's well known that cigarette smoke harbors hundreds of toxic chemicals that are bad for your health. But a University of Maryland environmental health r

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109. Cigarette Smoking's Decline Levels Off
     

     Nov. 12, 2009 -- The prevalence of adult American cigarette smokers, which dropped below 20% in 2007, leveled off in 2008, the CDC says in a new report. The report shows “the battle has not been won,” and economic factors may be part of the problem, Matthew McKenna, MD, MPH, director of the CDC’s Of

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110. 'Light' Cigarettes Hurt Quit-Smoking Effort
     

     Nov. 5, 2009 -- Want to quit smoking? Your chances may be better if you don't switch to a "light," "ultra-light," or "low-tar" cigarette before you try. In a newly published study, smokers who traded in their so-called "full-flavor" cigarettes for cigarettes with these labels made more attempts to k

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