Posts Tagged ‘Smoking’

4
Feb

Second-hand smoke and quality of life – Ottawa Citizen

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Second-hand smoke and quality of life
Ottawa Citizen
Replace the habit of smoking with the habit of not smoking. Three things help. The urge to smoke is not constant - a desire comes, then it passes. Each urge comes a little later than the previous one. And, each urge is a little less strong than the one ...
The next cigarette Haaretz
World Cancer Day 2012 - Kick the butt India.Com Health
Sales of Electronic Cigarettes Soar as New Year Resolutions Grip the Nation PR Web (press release)

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2
Feb

Type of Cancer Impacts Likelihood of a Patient’s Quitting – news Stories

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Type of Cancer Impacts Likelihood of a Patient's Quitting
news Stories
"Patients with lung cancer had higher rates of smoking at diagnosis and after diagnosis; whereas patients with colorectal cancer were less likely to quit smoking after diagnosis," observed Elyse Park (Massachusetts General Hospital, ...

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1
Feb

Rogersville clinic wants patients to butt out

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A health clinic in Rogersville is trying a hands-on approach to get patients to stop smoking.

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31
Jan

Smokers react to dramatic rise in price of cigarettes – Minivan News

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Smokers react to dramatic rise in price of cigarettes
Minivan News
By Hawwa Lubna | January 31st, 2012 | Category: Environment, Society, health | 6 comments Ahmed Lizneen was just 14 when he first smoked. What started as an “experiment for fun” has now become a habit – he has struggled to quit over the years, ...
Health District Hopes to Help More Adults Quit Smoking Twin Falls Times-News
Push on for cash to curb smoking MPNnow.com
Help stop TCP budget cuts PallTimes.com
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30
Jan

Man who started smoking at 11 quits after 30 years – Halifax Evening Courier

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Halifax Evening Courier

Man who started smoking at 11 quits after 30 years
Halifax Evening Courier
It was a health scare on holiday that proved the motiviation for Dean to quit. A nasty cough developed into bronchitis and pneumonia and, once home, his GP referred him to the Calderdale Specialist NHS Stop Smoking Service. At his first session, ...

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29
Jan

Snuffing out smoking

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When Dr. Kenneth Bobb stopped smoking in 1976, he did so on his own by wrapping a rubber band around his wrist. “Every time I thought I wanted to smoke, I would snap it, so after awhile when I even smelled smoke my wrist hurt,” he said. “After...

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29
Dec

Why Pediatricians May Be Best Equipped to Help Smokers Quit

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Parents with kids are most likely to respond to interventions to get them to stop smoking, and pediatricians have many opportunities.

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22
Dec

Smoking to be banned at Yellowknife hospital

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Smokers getting medical treatment at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife are in for an unusual Valentine's message - butt out.

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21
Dec

Smoking to be banned at Yellowknife hospital

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Smokers getting medical treatment at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife are in for an unusual Valentine's message - butt out.

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21
Dec

Smoking to be banned at Yellowknife hospital

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Smokers getting medical treatment at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife are in for an unusual Valentine's message - butt out.

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