smoking
Healthy cells in lungs can repair the damage from smoking
January 30, 2020Business Services Cancer smoking, cigarettes, lung cancer, lungs, smoking
Human lungs have the ‘magical’ ability to repair the cancerous mutations caused by smoking cigarettes, but only if people quit …
Cigarette smoke causes superbug to become more drug resistant, study shows
July 30, 2019Research and Development AMR, MRSA, cigarettes smoke, drug resistance, pharma, smoking
Cigarette smoke can make certain strains of the bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) more resistant to antibiotics, according to a …
Smoking may limit immune system’s ability to fight cancer, study shows
February 18, 2019Sales and Marketing Cancer, cancer research, immune system, immunology, melanoma, oncology, smoking
Smoking may limit the body’s ability to fight melanoma, according to a study published in the journal Cancer Research. The …
iQOS heat-not-burn electronic tobacco product doesn’t reduce health risk, FDA says
January 26, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, Philip Morris, iQOS, pharma, smoking, tobacco
An advisory panel of the FDA has judged that US tobacco firm Philip Morris International (PMI) has not been able …
FDA removes black box warning on Pfizer’s anti-smoking medication
December 19, 2016Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, anti-smoking, nicotine, smoking
The FDA has decided to remove the “black box” warning upon Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug, Chantix, basing its decision upon the …
Champix better than patches for smoking cessation
August 7, 2012Sales and Marketing Champix, FDA, Pfizer, Zyban, smoking
New research shows that Pfizer’s Champix is better than nicotine patch therapy at helping smokers kick the habit. A Pfizer …
Health secretary calls for global action on lifestyle conditions
September 21, 2011cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, smoking
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has urged governments across the world to be “bold and determined” in working together to tackle …
New public health body to ‘nudge’ people on healthy living
December 1, 2010NHS reforms, Public Health England, alcohol, obesity, public health, smoking
Plans for a new organiation to oversee public health in England have been unveiled, which will ‘nudge’rather than nag people …
GSK licences smoking vaccine candidate
November 30, 2009Research and Development GSK, Nabi, smoking, vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals has signed a licensing agreement for a nicotine vaccine candidate currently in the first of two phase III …
Boost for Pfizer’s Champix from NHS quit smoking report
August 22, 2008Sales and Marketing Champix, smoking
Pfizer's smoking cessation drug Champix is the most effective pharmaceutical aid to quitting, according to new figures. A report on …
