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Smoking Tied to Self-Control, in Some Twisted Way

Apparently, smokers tend to improve their self-control by smoking. Who would have thought? Scientists say that self-control is an exhaustible virtue, which needs to be replenished from time to time. Cigarettes appear to be able to lead to this end for smokers. Managing one's emotions, behaviors and desires is ...

20 March 2012
12:04 GMT

Plain Cigarette Packages Deter Would-Be Smokers

Researchers in the United Kingdom recently made an interesting discovery regarding people's smoking habits. They found that cigarettes in plain packages were not as attractive to would-be smokers, and that this could set the basis for a new approach on preventing more people from starting smoking.However, the re...

7 April 2011
03:49 GMT

Rate of Heavy Smoking in the US Decreases Significantly

The results of a new scientific survey on smoking habits in California and the United States show that the number of heavy smokers has declined dramatically since 1965. For the purpose of this poll, heavy smoking was defined as lighting up more than 20 cigarettes per day.This investigation was primarily conducted in ...

17 March 2011
04:36 GMT

Lung Cancer Different in Smokers than Non-Smokers

In a new investigation, researchers have determined that lung cancer which develops in smokers has different traits than the one that appears in non-smokers, hinting that the two are in fact different disorders. If the discovery turns out to be real, then it could lead to a paradigm shift in how patients are treated....

9 November 2010
08:15 GMT

Using Virtual Reality to Quit Smoking

After a lifetime of smoking, or even after a few years, kicking the habit is not an easy task. Temptations to light a cigarette “one last time” arise every day, and those who are trying to quit go through a very tough time until they break loose from the influence. In order to encourage more people to tak...

30 October 2009
11:03 GMT


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