PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/445834.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Not Enough Smokers Find Quit Support at the Doctor's Office National Survey Highlights Lack of Communication, Uneasiness and Limited Resources Create Missed Opportunities for Smokers to Quit http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2288804.htm Health care providers (HCPs) are one of the most important allies a smoker can have, particularly when it comes to understanding health risks of smoking and learning about the quitting process. Why, then, have more than one in five smokers (21%) never talked to a HCP about their smoking?A national survey from the American Legacy Foundation® of more than 1,000 current smokers reveals that smokers may be overlooking critical opportunities to talk to their HCPs about smoking - and, more important, about quitting. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2288804.htm Current Economic Situation Prompts Increased Smoking, Delay in Quit Attempts Middle and Low-income Americans Hit Hardest http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1586754.htm One in Four Smokers Stressed About State of Economy Smoking More on Daily Basis (PRWeb Nov 10, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1586754.htm Neurosciences Institute Discovers Drug Extends Stroke Treatment Time to 24 Hours, Repairs Brain Tissue http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1279194.htm Scientists at the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI) have discovered that Bryostatin - and a related class of drugs discovered at BRNI - administered 24 hours after stroke can rescue and repair brain tissue. These findings are markedly advanced compared to current stroke treatments that must be administered within three hours and are unable to repair damaged brain tissue. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1279194.htm New National Public Health Program Shows Smokers How to Become an EX® http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb812614.htm An unprecedented new public health campaign created by an alliance of national organizations and state health agencies was launched today in Washington, DC. The program, called EX®, will change the way smokers think about the difficult process of quitting, and guide them to valuable free resources to build a successful quit attempt. Not since the Fairness Doctrine was applied to tobacco in 1968-1970 have so many public health organizations aligned to get a smoking cessation message to the public at large. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2008)

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