The same nicotine patch that smokers wear to wean themselves off cigarettes can help soothe the motor tics and the acting out that are associated with Tourette's syndrome, a new study says.

It's under investigation." Levin said that if nicotine patches were implemented as a treatment for Alzheimer's or other cognitive diseases, they would likely be used alongside other drugs, rather than ...

Nicotine patches may be more effective than nicotine gum in this population. 56 The use of nicotine replacement therapy during pregnancy is controversial, since the fetus may have harmful effects from ...

E-cigarettes could also still be regulated as drugs or drug-delivery devices, if they are "marketed for therapeutic purposes" — for example, as a stop-smoking aid.

VICTORIA - About 150,000 British Columbians with an urge to quit smoking have taken advantage of a government program that provides free drugs or a supply of nicotine replacement gum or patches.

Quitting is notoriously difficult, even with decades-old nicotine aids and newer prescription drugs. More than 55 per cent of U.S. smokers try to quit each year, and only about 7 per cent succeed ...

Drug improves memory in patients with mild cognitive impairment, study finds. Jan. 9, 2012— -- The nicotine patch designed to help people quit smoking can also improve memory in older adults ...