The British Government has released data confirming that users of Champix, the European version of the stop-smoking drug known as Chantix in the United States, have been reporting a number of adverse reactions associated with the drug, including suicides and suicidal thoughts.

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Women who smoke during pregnancy may be putting their babies at risk of cleft lip or palate, researchers reported here.

Infants whose mothers smoked had a 2.1-fold increased risk (95% CI 1.0 to 4.4) of the deformities, Gary M. Shaw, Ph.D., of the March of Dimes California Research Division and the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, and colleagues reported online in the Journal of Pediatrics.

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AUSTIN, Texas—According to a new study from researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, increasing vitamin E intake may decrease the risk of lung cancer by over 50 percent.

The study found vitamin E, taken in the alpha-tocopherol form, was associated with consistent and independent reductions in lung cancer risk. Other forms of the vitamin did not have any effects on their own.

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by David Gutierrez

(NaturalNews) The level of nicotine in a woman's toenails is a highly accurate predictor of her heart disease risk, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California-San Diego and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

"The use of toenail nicotine is a novel way to objectively measure exposure to tobacco smoke and could become a useful test to identify high-risk individuals in the future," lead researcher Wael Al-Delaimy said.

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