Background Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) aims to replace nicotine from cigarettes to
ease the transition from cigarette smoking to abstinence. It works by reducing the intensity of …

The combined harmful effects of cigarette smoking and hyperglycemia can accelerate
vascular damage in patients with diabetes who smoke, as is well known. Can smoking …

Background: Current tobacco treatment guidelines have established the efficacy of available
interventions, but they do not provide detailed guidance for common implementation …

Background Based on randomized controlled trials, a network meta-analysis was conducted
to compare treatment effects across varenicline and related smoking interventions. Methods …

Diabetic foot ulceration has been a serious issue over the past decades in Asia, causing
economic and social problems. Therefore, it is important to identify and reduce the risk …

Background Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of early death. Varenicline
[Champix (UK), Pfizer Europe MA EEIG, Brussels, Belgium; or Chantix (USA), Pfizer Inc …

Objective: Pharmacological treatments that can concomitantly address cigarette smoking
and heavy drinking stand to improve health care delivery for these highly prevalent co …

Background Adhering to varenicline has been shown to significantly improve the chances of
successfully quitting smoking, with studies indicating a twofold increase in 6-month quit …

Background: Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening can reduce lung cancer
mortality in people at high risk; adding a smoking cessation intervention to screening could …

Objectives Current guidelines recommend delivery of smoking cessation interventions with
lung cancer screening (LCS). Unfortunately, there are limited data to guide clinicians and …