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Nicotine Addiction

Nicotine is the chemical in cigarettes that makes them addictive. Higher levels of nicotine in a cigarette can make it harder to quit smoking. A report by the Massachusetts Department of Health found that the amount of nicotine in cigarettes has steadily increased over the last 6 years. Testing in 2004 showed that 93% of cigarette brands fell into the highest range for nicotine. In 1998, 84% of cigarette brands fell into that high category. Higher nicotine levels were found in ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Oral Sex and Throat Cancer

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...Oncology in February, 2008, indicated that HPV related oral cancers in people in their 40s have... Read more »

HPV, Oral Cancer and Young People: What You Should Know

By healthgal , Health Expert

...cause of another type of cancer in young adults - oral cancer. Health experts are much more... Read more »

Patrick Swayze smokes despite having cancer

By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...puffed away. Then there are the stories of people with oral cancer who get tracheotomies with... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Listening for the Body's Signals

By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

I distinctly recall the advice, twenty-five years ago, of my own OBGYN when searching for a... Read more »

TASTE, CHEW, SWALLOW, SPEAK (Part 2)

By Amy Thomas , Health Expert

Have a mouthful of trouble? Mucositis may be the name of your pain. Mucositis refers to the... Read more »

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Premenstrual Syndrome: Highlights

Paroxetine (Paxil) Drug WarningsPremenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is severe depression and anxiety associated with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). PMDD is often treated with... Read more »

Barrett's Esophagus

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a serious condition in which changes occur in the cells that line the lower esophagus and cause the cells to become abnormal and precancerous. Barrett's esophagus is... Read more »

Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Ethnicity, Race, Genes, and Family History

Experts estimate that about 211,240 new cases of invasive female breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2005. About 1,690 breast cancer cases will be diagnosed in men... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis

Up to 95% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will survive longer than 5 years if their cancers are treated before they have spread beyond the ovaries. Unfortunately, there are no... Read more »

Birth Control Options for Women: Oral Contraception

Oral ContraceptionOral contraceptives (OCs) are available only by prescription and come in either a combination of estrogen and progestin or progestin alone. Many brands of each form are available.... Read more »

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