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(HealthDay News), March 23, 2012 — Offering smokers free nicotine patches and telephone counseling does not improve their chances of quitting, according to a new study.The study included nearly 2,600 smokers who called the United Kingdom’s National Health Service... Read More

January 9, 2012 / NY Times /  – The nicotine gum and patches that millions of smokers use to help kick their habit have no lasting benefit and may backfire in some cases, according to the most rigorous long-term study to date of so-called nicotine replacement therapy. The study,... Read More