• 'New Drug Helps Smokers Kick the Habit (RedNova)
  Varenicline upped chances of kicking habit in three studiesAn experimental drug might make it a lot easier to stop smoking, new research suggests.The drug, varenicline, quadrupled the chances that smokers could ditch their cigarettes when compared to a placebo; the chances were doubled when compared to Zyban, a drug already on the market to help smokers quit.If approved, varenicline could become



• 'Pfizer drug effective in smoking cessation studies (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
  An experimental smoking cessation drug by Pfizer Inc. was more effective than GlaxoSmithKline Plc's rival medication Zyban in important late-stage studies, researchers said on Tuesday.



• 'A pill cutter helps produce a cheaper alternative to hair-loss drug Propecia (Austin American-Statesman)
  NEW YORK ? When Adam Kolom noticed his hair accumulating around the shower drain, he vowed not to let his hard-earned money follow it down the drain. "I was very concerned when I saw my own hair beginning to thin," he said. "I looked at Rogaine, hair grafting. It was so expensive."



• 'Antidepressant May Ease Meth Addiction (WebMD)
  The depression drug bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban, Amfebutamone) may help treat addiction to the stimulant methamphetamine, also called "crank," "meth," and "speed."



• 'A PILL FOR EVERYTHING (Daily Record)
  A DRUG which can either straighten or perm your locks is being developed by French scientists who have identified the "curly" genetic structure of women's hair.



• 'Pfizer discovers new, more effective anti-smoking drug (AFP via Yahoo! News)
  The world's leading drugmaker Pfizer has announced the discovery of an anti-smoking drug that mimics nicotine and is considerably more effective than Zyban, the only prescription anti-smoking medicine available on the US market.



• 'Pfizer discovers new, more effective anti-smoking drug (AFP via Yahoo! News)
  The world's leading drugmaker Pfizer said it has discovered an anti-smoking drug that mimics nicotine and is considerably more effective than Zyban, the only prescription anti-smoking medicine available on the US market.



• 'HCIC: Help smokers quit by subsidizing cessation aids, say doctors (Medical Post Online)
  OTTAWA | While the majority of Canadians?67% overall? polled in the Health Care in Canada survey said smoking cessation aids, such as the transdermal nicotine patch, should be subsidized by the government, only two provinces currently foot the bill.



• 'Discount FDA Approved Prescription Medicines Online (PR Web)
  http://www.consumersdiscountrx.com/netpharma affiliate hits the headlines in this news release today, and on most international search engines, after obtaining some of the most coveted spots in the area of discount viagra online on the largest and most popular household name internet sites. [PRWEB Nov 19, 2005]

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