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Another option to quit
Could this common plant provide a low-cost, effective treatment option for smokers trying to quit? NSW smokers who want to quit are being recruited to take part in a world-first …
Considering the future
Why telling people they could get sick in the future won’t persuade them to be healthy now Eating a delicious doughnut now seems more rewarding than the nebulous concept of …
Senator criticised over vape bus stunt
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon has suggested that e-cigarettes could be a “gateway drug” to tobacco, as conservative Senator campaigns to support vaping Australian Conservatives Senator Cory Bernardi has been …
Joining the fight
Quit Victoria and PSA are joining forces to utilise the power of pharmacists to help people quit smoking Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in Victoria and 80% …
Clinical tips: New Year’s Resolutions
Pharmacists can help patients stick to their New Year’s Resolutions… but it’s not easy, writes Ben Basger With a new year upon us, it is interesting to reflect upon the …
One in six in study had undiagnosed COPD
A new study involving current and former heavy smokers suggests that COPD is being systematically misdiagnosed The researchers, from Monash University, set out to review the accuracy of diagnoses of …
Just lighting up once turns into daily addiction for most
At least two-thirds of those who try cigarettes just once will go on to become daily smokers, new research finds Researchers said that data obtained from the UK, US, Australia …
Clinical tips: quit smoking
Pharmacists have a strong but complex role in helping patients kick the habit, writes Jarrod McMaugh Smoking tobacco in any form is probably the most important preventable cause of serious …
Should you recommend NRT to pregnant women?
With ambiguous messages surrounding nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy, Aussie experts have tried to pin down the best advice Smoking cessation experts and public health physicians from the University of …
Vaping nicotine linked to later smoking
Teenagers who use e-cigarettes with higher nicotine content may be more likely to smoke, new research finds The use of electronic cigarettes with higher nicotine concentrations by high school students …
Vaping nicotine: ‘not on my watch’
Using e-cigarettes could be a gateway to smoking the real thing, Health Minister Greg Hunt says In an interview with Triple J Hack reporter Sarah McVeigh, Mr Hunt said he …
Why filters are not “safer”
Filters: a cigarette engineering hoax that harms both smokers and the environment Filters were engineered to make cigarettes taste better, and seem safer. from www.shutterstock.com Kathryn Barnsley, University of Tasmania …