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US group cautions against laser therapy for smokers
July 8th, 2008
US group cautions against laser therapy for smokers
Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:58pm ET
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pain-zapping lasers are not approved to help smokers kick their...
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No Chewing, No Spitting, and Fewer Cancer-Causing Chemicals?
July 8th, 2008
Smokeless Tobacco: No Chewing, No Spitting, and Fewer Cancer-Causing Chemicals?
Health Experts Say New Pouches Are Not All Bad News, May Help Smokers Quit
By Fatima Quraishi, ABC news
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More women than men hospitalized for asthma
July 8th, 2008
More women than men hospitalized for asthma
Thu Jun 22, 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women are significantly more likely than men to go to the emergency department because of asthma-related symptoms and to be...
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Children still choke on parents' smoke
July 8th, 2008
Children still choke on parents' smoke
Andre Picard, The Globe and Mail, June 29, 2006
Smoking is the single greatest cause of avoidable disease and death in the developed world.
Smoking kills more than 45,000...
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Asthma Patients Chase Symptoms Rather Than Preventing the Underlying Disease
July 8th, 2008
Asthma Patients Chase Symptoms Rather Than Preventing the Underlying Disease
July 3, 2006
LUND, Sweden, June 30/PRNewswire/
Large Study Demonstrates That Patients May Miss the Opportunity for Avoiding Asthma...
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Secondhand Smoke Deadly
July 8th, 2008
Secondhand Smoke Deadly
June 27, 2006, Ottawa - Twenty years after the first American Surgeon General's report on the dangers of secondhand smoke, its latest report issued today finds that secondhand smoke is...
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New drug shows promise in helping smokers quit
July 8th, 2008
New drug shows promise in helping smokers quit
By Ronald Kotulak Chicago Tribune science reporter
Published July 5, 2006
A new medication that reduces the craving for cigarettes and abates withdrawal symptoms...
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Sask smoking rate highest in country
July 8th, 2008
Sask 's smoking rate highest in country
report: Large number of people ages 15 to 24 use cigarettes
Julie Folk, Saskatchewan News Network; Regina Leader-Post
Published: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
REGINA --...
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Smoking Adds to High Mortality in Men on Lower Social Rungs
July 8th, 2008
Smoking Adds to High Mortality in Men on Lower Social Rungs
By Judith Groch, MedPage Today
TORONTO , July 14 -- Cigarettes take an exceptionally high toll on blue-collar men, according to investigators here and...
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Marriott Goes Smoke-Free At All Hotels In North America
July 8th, 2008
Marriott Goes Smoke-Free At All Hotels In North America
More Than 2,300 Properties and 10 Lodging Brands
Lodging Industry's Largest Move Ever to a Smoke-Free Environment...
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