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Gone
Smoke-Free - worldwide locations that have enacted smoke-free
laws in the workplace and/or public places . . .
Secondhand smoke causes breast cancer
- scientists at an influential California agency have concluded
that a finding that could have broad impact . . .
Smoking's
real cost reaches $40 per pack -
Duke health economists calculated this sum by analyzing all the
costs of smoking .
. .
Mothers who smoke during or
after pregnancy increase their babies' risk of developing colic,
those vexing, inconsolable crying spells . . .
More than 60 percent
of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans stopped
smoking, exercised more, ate healthier food and got recommended
. . .
60 Minutes Correspondent
Andy Rooney - Every once in a while, there's some good news.
Half as many Americans smoke cigarettes now . . .
Charlie, a chimp at the Bloemfontein
Zoo in South Africa, may be another victim. Experts say peer
pressure is a major reason people take up smoking . . .
Caffeine is an addictive
drug. Among its many actions, it operates using the same mechanisms
that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use . . .
Anti-tobacco television ads that generate fear or sadness by
showing the diseases caused by smoking are more effective in reaching
youth . . .
People with current or
past alcohol problems have more trouble quitting smoking and
are more dependent on nicotine than . . .
Scientists at an influential
California agency have concluded that secondhand smoke causes
breast cancer, a finding that could have broad impact . . .
For
the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease
as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday
. . .
For 30 years his invitation
to sit on the couch after a stand-up routine was a virtual ticket
to stardom. Johnny Carson, the former "Tonight Show" host
. . .
The
Top 10 Compulsive Behavior Symptoms - The following behaviors
are probably the most common of what could be categorized with "Obsessive-Compulsive"
. . .
Cuba banned smoking in public
places, as the government of the country known for its famous
cigars acknowledged the health risk of tobacco . . .
England could become the
latest country to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants
and most pubs and bars, under a government proposal . . .
The European Commission,
the EU's executive, wants national governments to adopt the
images and use them to ram home existing written warnings to . .
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You see them huddled against
the wind outside office buildings, cupping hands to protect
tiny flames. You see them in their cars, faces blurred by clouds
of smoke
Getting
organized is the process of applying a structure or system to
an otherwise chaotic process. In less technical terms, getting organized
is . . .
Nearly three-quarters
of all health insurance plans included in a new survey rely
on evidence-based clinical guidelines to address tobacco use . .
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Longtime ABC anchor Peter
Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the broadcaster
announced on his evening newscast Tuesday . . .
The genetically engineered
mice were tripped up by the tiniest exposure to nicotine --
50 times less than the level of nicotine coursing through . . .
Tobacco
takes silent Victims: America’s
Children - Unintended exposure to secondhand smoke is critical
burden on America’s children, says foundation . . .
Medicare beneficiaries
who smoke and have smoking-related diseases or take certain
medicines will be eligible for Medicare-covered counseling . . .
You're never too old to
quit smoking - Medicare will immediately start covering the
cost of counseling for certain beneficiaries who want to quit tobacco
. . .
New Evidence that Second-hand
Smoke Harms Pets - there's ample scientific evidence to suggest
that secondhand smoke can cause cancer in pets . . .
Pets
and secondhand smoke - "I am close with my dog,"
Billings said. "I would never forgive myself if I caused his
early demise . . ."
Just
one puff of a cigarette could damage a smoker’s DNA, the first
step to cancer and heart disease, researchers said on Friday . .
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Which is more harmful to your
health - a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck
fumes? Well, you might want to skip your next happy hour . . .
SSM Health Care plans to make
all of its facilities tobacco-free. It will not permit tobacco
use of any kind inside or outside of its hospitals, clinics . .
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A new Surgeon General comprehensive
report on smoking and health expands the list of diseases caused
by smoking . . .
Tobacco use is projected to
cause nearly 450 million deaths worldwide during the next 50
years . . .
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults
- One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the
prevalence of cigarette smoking . . .
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
(ETS). - Young
children who breathe ETS are more susceptible to Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) . . .
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The
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$15.4 billion a year
marketing their deadly
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Americans die from
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illnesses than car accidents, AIDS, alcohol, suicide, homicide
and illegal drugs combined
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