Forty-four-year-old Joan Leigh has been smoking cigarettes most of her adult life and has been trying to quit recently. For years, she saw smoking as “cool,” emblematic of her engraved tin box where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Quitting smoking is one of the hardest efforts a person can undertake, and many aids out there claim to help stop the habit – ...

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center pilot study of treating late-life depression in nonsmokers with transdermal nicotine (nicotine patch) has yielded some promising results, but the study's author ...

Smoking-related mortality may be higher than previously estimated Quitting smoking with nicotine patch treatment for 52 weeks appears safe but may not be more effective than 24 weeks. Level 2 ...

It is generally accepted that tobacco and nicotine in particular have an emetogenic effect. Most individuals experience nausea and diarrhoea with their first cigarette. A meta-analysis by Greenland et ...

Nicotine skin patches do help some people quit smoking, but their success rate is still quite disappointing, a researcher from the University of California at San Francisco reported Wednesday.

Do you know your body can absorb vitamins through your skin? A transdermal skin patch can provide macronutrients, which, through the heat of your skin, help absorb them directly into your bloodstream.

Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a new study. Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a study ...

The effects of transdermal nicotine maintenance on the subjective, reinforcing, and cardiovascular effects of intravenously administered cocaine, caffeine, and nicotine were examined using ...

Research isn’t fully conclusive, but many people report experiencing more vivid dreams when using nicotine patches. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) includes options like nicotine patches, gums, and ...

Background and objective: It has been demonstrated that smoking significantly reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). However, there are approximately 4000 substances in cigarette smoke that ...