Second-Hand Smoke and Memory Loss

In my July 5th column (Is Nicotine Good for Chemo Brain?), I wrote about the nicotine patch. Studies suggest the patch may help with memory loss.

Is Nicotine Good for Chemo Brain?

An interesting study but please don't start smoking...

In a study published in the January 10, 2012 issue of Neurology, lead author Paul Newhouse, MD at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and colleagues, found that nicotine patches may help with mild memory loss.