Semaglutide drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have helped millions of Americans lose weight, reduce cravings and better manage their type 2 diabetes. Yet other benefits are discovered daily, thanks to ...

WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...

A new study found that smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Ozempic had fewer tobacco-related medical encounters compared to those using other diabetes medications. The study, based on electronic ...

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So, you have been trying to quit cigarettes using sheer willpower alone, and it's not working. What do you do? Kicking the life-shortening habit can be daunting, but there are smoking-cessation ...

Ozempic can flatten butts and maybe extinguish them, too! Taking Ozempic or its sister drug Wegovy may help some smokers kick the habit, new research suggests. The study compares the effects of eight ...

The medication, called cytisine, is already used elsewhere in the world. There are efforts to bring it to the U.S. By Emily Schmall Darius Cohen drives a forklift at a food manufacturing plant in ...

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has endorsed a federal policy that would make cigarettes far less ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer's stop-smoking drug Chantix does not raise risks of heart attack or depression, contrary to previous reports, and should be recommended to more smokers wanting to quit, ...

STANFORD, CA — There is no clear evidence that any of the three available pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation—nicotine-replacement therapy, bupropion (Zyban, GlaxoSmithKline), and varenicline ...