Pfizer turns up defense of smoking cessation drug

Pfizer turns up defense of smoking cessation drug - Guardian Unlimited NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Thursday turned up public relations efforts to defend its drug to help smokers quit after a recent report said there have been hundreds of problems with patients taking Chantix since its 2006 approval. The Source: www.guardian.co.uk Long Island smokers smolder over cigarette tax hike - Newsday Smokers on Long Island smoldered at the cash register yesterday as they paid about $7 for a pack of premium cigarettes in the state that now has the country's highest cigarette taxes. The average price of each pack statewide, which had been $5.82 Source: www.newsday.com Breastfed babies lack vitamin D - Globe and bradley smokers Mail There appears to be a downside to the growing resurgence of mothers breastfeeding their infants - some babies are now suffering from vitamin D deficiency. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston conducted blood tests on 365 seemingly healthy babies Source: www.theglobeandmail.com