Prolonging varenicline prequit therapy period may not increase rates of continuing abstinence: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Nov 2022 11:15 AM ISTU.S.A.: Prequit varenicline treatment that lasted longer than the typical 1-week run-in time among adult daily smokers lowered prequit smoking...
Cessation of smoking may reduce visual field progression among heavy smokers with glaucoma Dr. Shravani Dali11 Nov 2022 8:00 PM ISTLong-term cessation of smoking may reduce visual field (VF) progression in former heavy smokers suffering with glaucoma, suggests a recent study...
Smoking cessation, not smoking reduction, lowers heart failure risk: JACC Medha Baranwal11 Oct 2022 7:45 PM ISTSouth Korea: A study investigating the effects of smoking behavior change on the development of heart failure (HF) found self-reported smoking...
NRT, varenicline or cytisine reduce alcohol consumption also in addition to smoking cessation: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTA clinical trial to test whether three proven smoking cessation treatments could also reduce alcohol intake found no differences between the...
Smoking cessation reduces dementia risk in patients with newly diagnosed AF: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel5 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTSouth Korea: A cohort study conducted by researchers in South Korea showed that smoking cessation after AF diagnosis was associated with a lower risk...
Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes effective Isra Zaman2 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTEvidence of effective smoking cessation interventions in patients with diabetes is limited. The unique behavioral and metabolic characteristics of...
Healthcare system model more effective than telephone quitline for tobacco cessation: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Jun 2022 10:36 AM ISTA healthcare system model that offered tobacco cessation treatment to smokers being discharged from a hospital produced a higher rate of tobacco...
Varenicline along with psychotherapy effective option for smoking cessation in daily smokers: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia16 Jun 2022 8:42 PM ISTUSA: A new study conducted by Lisa Sanderson Cox and the team showed that varenicline combined with counseling increased the rates of 7-day point...
Cytisinicline helps achieve significant improvement in smoking cessation: ORCA-2 topline results Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 May 2022 1:45 PM ISTThe topline results from ongoing phase 3 ORCA-2 trial have revealed that Cytisinicline resulted in clinically robust and significant improvements in...
Understanding Risk of Hypertension in Smoking Dr. Shivi Kataria1 April 2022 12:09 PM ISTHigh systolic blood pressure and tobacco consumption (smoked, secondhand, and chewing) are the two leading risk factors attributable to deaths...
Prediabetic Smokers likely to have High Risk of Albuminuria Dr Kartikeya Kohli10 March 2022 10:15 AM ISTSmoking is attributed to both micro-and macrovascular complications at any stage of metabolic deregulation including prediabetes, particularly those...
Compute cessation of smoking cause reduction in cardiovascular disease Dr. Nandita Mohan9 Nov 2021 5:23 PM ISTA population study by Su-Min Jeong and the team revealed that smoking cessation, but not reduction, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)....
