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04-Aug-2006

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New Stop-Smoking Drug Shows Promise, but so Did Others (RedNova)

By Mary Specht Smokers who have tried everything to kick the habit have one more option: Chantix, a stop-smoking drug that works differently from others. It arrived on the market Monday.

New stop-smoking drug shows promise, but so did others (USA Today)

Smokers who have tried everything to kick the habit have one more option: Chantix, a stop-smoking drug that works differently from others. It arrived on the market Monday.

HEALTH HEROES (Daily Record)

PENSIONER Nettie Creswell knew she had to stop smoking after suffering two heart attacks and a stroke. However, giving up her 55-year, 60-a-day habit was going to b e tough.

Smokers hopeful new drug breaks habit (PhysOrg)

Chantix, a new stop-smoking drug that partially activates nicotine receptors in the brain, has arrived on the U.S. market.

Smokers hopeful new drug breaks habit (UPI)

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Chantix, a new stop-smoking drug that partially activates nicotine receptors in the brain, has arrived on the U.S. market. USA Today says the new drug is different from other products because it levels out the peaks and dips from the roller coaster of nicotine addiction.

U.S. Surgeon General Says He Is Resigning (Washington Post)

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona let it be known yesterday that he is stepping down, saying in a letter that he would judge himself successful if he had persuaded one student to make good health choices or one mother to stop smoking.

U.S. Surgeon General Carmona Resigning (Free Internet Press)

U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona let it be known yesterday that he is stepping down, saying in a letter that he would judge himself successful if he had persuaded one student to make good health choices or one mother to stop smoking. Carmona's term expired over the weekend with no announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services. But a letter that Carmona wrote to his fellow

U.S. Surgeon General Exits on a Quiet Note (RedNova)

By KEVIN FREKING, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Quietly leaving his post as surgeon general, Dr. Richard Carmona said he would judge himself successful if he had persuaded one student to make good health choices or one mother to stop smoking.

Surgeon General Carmona leaves post (AP via Yahoo! News)

Quietly leaving his post as surgeon general, Dr. Richard Carmona said he would judge himself successful if he had persuaded one student to make good health choices or one mother to stop smoking.