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| Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning (HealthDay) |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking, Chantix and Zyban, will now carry 'black-box' warnings on the potential risks of psychiatric problems, including depression and suicidal thoughts, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. |
| U.S. orders suicide warnings on two anti-smoking drugs (Reuters) |
| Reuters - U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong 'black box' warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts. |
| US requires suicide warnings for anti-smoking drugs (AFP) |
| AFP - US federal drug regulators on Wednesday required manufacturers to warn against the mental health dangers, including suicidal thoughts, of two popular anti-smoking drugs. |
| US requires suicide warnings for anti-smoking drugs (AFP) |
| AFP - US federal drug regulators on Wednesday required manufacturers to warn against the mental health dangers, including suicidal thoughts, of two popular anti-smoking drugs. |
| Greece fires up smoking ban amid confusion (AFP) |
| AFP - Wielding high fines, Greece's health ministry on Wednesday launched a nationwide smoking ban -- the third this decade -- in a bid to eliminate the habit in Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation. |
| Greece fires up smoking ban amid confusion (AFP) |
| AFP - Wielding high fines, Greece's health ministry on Wednesday launched a nationwide smoking ban -- the third this decade -- in a bid to eliminate the habit in Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation. |
| EU calls for smoke-free Europe by 2012 (AFP) |
| AFP - The European Union commission on Tuesday called for public places throughout Europe to be smoke-free by 2012 in order to tackle the deadly effects of passive smoking. |
| Greece bids to stamp out smoking in public places with new law (AFP) |
| AFP - Greece, Europe's heaviest-smoking nation, introduces a tobacco ban in public places on July 1, its third attempt in a decade to stamp out the country's love affair with cigarettes. |
| EU health chief proposes stricter laws on smoking (Reuters) |
| Reuters - The European Union's health chief proposed on Tuesday that uniform laws be drafted for all 27 countries in the bloc to regulate smoking more strictly in public areas and workplaces. |
| Hospital counseling helps heart patients quit smoking (Reuters) |
| Reuters - Smokers who suffer a heart attack may have better odds of kicking the habit if they get intensive counseling starting in the hospital, new research suggests. |
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