Web- and phone-based counseling work well to quit smoking with Chantix
(Group Health Research Institute) A randomized trial compared three ways to deliver a behavioral smoking cessation program using varenicline (Chantix): by phone, Web, or both. Although phone counseling had greater treatment advantage for early cessation and appeared to increase medication adherence, abstinence outcomes did not differ at six months. The findings suggest the three programs are all effective treatment options when combined with varenicline. SRI International, Group Health Research Institute, and Free Clear Inc. conducted the trial. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)

Middle-aged women 'needlessly denied HRT over breast cancer link'
Millions of middle-aged women were needlessly denied hormone replacement therapy because a landmark report which found it raised the risk of breast cancer was exaggerated, the study's author's have admitted. (Source: Telegraph Health)