Zyban, Wellbutrin, Bupropion News

Did you know that one half of all the smokers in the world want to quit right now but don't know how? What's worse is that 95 percent of smokers who quit smoking without some form of help will return to the cancer-causing habit within six months.

Behavioral support with or without bupropion is effective at achieving smoking cessation in patients with suspected tuberculosis, according to a study published in the May 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine .

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the use of Chantix and Zyban together or Chantix alone is more successful to help men quit smoking.

A new treatment could help people with advanced emphysema breathe easier: a nominally invasive procedure where nitanol coils are put into the lungs.

BACKGROUND: Emphysema occurs when air sacs in the lungs are destroyed gradually, which will make a patient progressively short of breath.