A recent paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) provides a meta-analysis of 62 European-based studies examining the relationship between those who successfully quit smoking and weight gain.  Results suggest that those who manage to quit in fact gain more weight than previously thought.  Many physicians and health advice leaflets predict an average weight [...]

A recent paper published in The American Journal of Psychiatry has found a gene that might explain the high rate of smoking cessation failure among heavy smokers.  Thousands of smokers with and without the gene were compared, revealing that individuals with the high-risk gene took two years longer to quit.  However, being condemned with the [...]

A recent paper in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco research suggests a consistent relationship between consuming fruits and vegetables and smoking cessation.  The University of Buffalo study has surveyed 1000 smokers aged 25 and older concluding that those people that consumed fruits and vegetables were 3 times more likely to not only quite smoking but [...]

The CBC posted an article today asking the question: Should smoking cessation drugs be offered by all provincial governements? of it’s readers. Sparking the debate on this question was the announcement today that the B.C. government has reached 100,000 orders for smoking cessation products  in the first 6 months since starting the Smoking Cessation Program. [...]

“Hello, Health Canada? We have a new product we’re hoping to bring to the market and were wondering if you could approve it – or maybe we should call the Department of Justice?

“The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has announced that, effective September 1, 2011, community pharmacists will be funded by the Ontario Government for their expertise in providing a smoking cessation program to Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) recipients. Pharmacists must complete a Ministry approved smoking cessation training program to be eligible for this funding. [...]