(May 21, 2010 - Insidermedicine)

From the UK - According to a report published in the journal Addiction, treating smoking dependence in severe mental illness patients is both effective and safe. Researchers studied smoking cessation treatments on people with SMIs such as schizophrenia, finding that patients responded to both pharmaceutical and behavioral therapy with no adverse effects on their mental health.

From Detroit - Cancer patients are healthier during and after treatment if they exercise, according to a report presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting. Researchers studied 30 breast cancer patients and 20 prostate cancer patients, finding that regular exercise improved fatigue and led to an overall better quality of life.

And finally, from France - A new report published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology outlines the importance of kidney weight in kidney transplantation. Researchers followed nearly 200 patients for several years following kidney transplantation. They found that receiving a kidney low in weight in relation to the patients body weight resulted in a greater risk of complications and transplant failure.