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Jan

Quit smoking: A new case for going cold turkey – Fox News

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Quit smoking: A new case for going cold turkey
Fox News
A new study suggests cigarette smokers who quit after using over-the-counter medication such as nicotine patches are just as likely to relapse as smokers who go "cold turkey," casting fresh doubt on the effectiveness of such products.
Nicotine patches, gum don't prevent relapse, study finds Los Angeles Times
Nicotine gum, patch fail smokers, as effective as quitting cold turkey ... Toronto Star
Local Smoking Rates Not Declining; Health District Launches New Campaign KRNV My News 4
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Mar

Obama in excellent health, doctor says, but he should quit smoking (Los Angeles Times)

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The president undergoes his first physical exam since entering office. He's declared 'fit for duty,' but there is some concern about his elevated cholesterol levels. President Obama is fit as a fiddle, but he should lower his cholesterol and kick his smoking habit.

Tags: Cholesterol, Cholesterol Levels, Fiddle, Fit, Health, Los Angeles Times, Obama, Physical Exam, Quit Smoking, Smoking Habit

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Feb

Obama in excellent health, doctor says, but he should quit smoking (Los Angeles Times)

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Jun

Obama fesses up to smoking habit (Los Angeles Times)

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Despite a promise to Michelle, the president still hasn't kicked the habit, he says at his news conference. But he's '95% cured,' he says, and doesn't smoke in front of the children. It may not be as big as "read my lips," but it's shaping up as a notable broken campaign promise: Barack Obama's pledge to his wife that he would quit smoking if she let him run for president.

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Jun

Obama signs tobacco law, cites own struggle to quit smoking (Los Angeles Times)

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The president OKs legislation that gives the FDA regulation power and aims to stop youth-marketing. Citing his own experience as a teenage smoker, President Obama on Monday predicted that a new law giving the Food and Drug Administration sweeping power to regulate tobacco will help young people avoid the smoking habit he has struggled with for years.

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May

Smoke-free ‘e-cigarette’ lights up controversy (The Star-Ledger)

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LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOTOHon Lik, who quit smoking after his father died of lung cancer, invented the smoke-free e-cigarette. BEIJING -- Hon Lik used to light up first thing in the morning. He smoked between lectures at the university where...

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Feb

Ready to quit smoking? – Los Angeles Times

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Ready to quit smoking?
Los Angeles Times, CA
In another study, published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Shiffman and colleagues showed that use of nicotine gum before quitting also helps people stop smoking. The researchers instructed more than 3000 smokers to taper ...
EDITORIAL: Cash for not smoking Kingston Daily Freeman
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