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Are state employees not fessing up to tobacco use?Austin American-StatesmanSmoking seems to be its own consequence. But the state has other consequences in mind. The ERS Q-and-A notes tobacco users who do not "certify" could face "a penalty, a fraud investigation or termination from health insurance coverage.and more » |
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A cancer center in Kentucky, the state that leads the nation in smoking, is promoting a quit-smoking campaign that encourages people to opt for ...
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Throughout June, the American Lung Association is encouraging members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to honor national LGBT Pride Month by focusing on their health-particularly by quitting smoking or encouraging their friends to do so. According to Smoking Out a Deadly Threat: Tobacco Use in the LGBT Community, a health disparity report released by the American ...
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Tobacco use is well known to be the single most significant risk factor pertaining to cancer cases, and the relationship between smoking and cancer is evident. In addition, in a new study it is revealed that for those persons with cancer types stages one through five who continue to smoke after being diagnosed, no matter what type of cancer is progressing, experience higher levels of pain ...
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Smoking is a killer. We all know this. However, as we face a decaying environmental landscape, discarded cigarette butts have become the focus of a new ad campaign announced this week by the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS). Thirty years ago, California began the fight to squelch tobacco use in their state, but today the newly launched ads include a focus attention on smoking's ...
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While most people have an idea of some of the dangers of tobacco use – lung cancer, problems with pregnancy – the threat to your oral health can also be severe, even deadly, according to veteran San Antonio dentist John Moore, DDS. It’s the season to draw up New Year’s resolutions, and a perennial favorite is to quit smoking. For the 61 million US adults who are smokers – one out of every five ...
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While roughly one in five Americans smoke, rates are as high as 80 percent among people with severe mental illness.In fact, the high prevalence of tobacco use in this population is thought to be one reason the mentally ill die an average 25 years sooner than the general population. Thresholds — a Chicago-based organization serving the mentally ill — has developed a web-based tool designed to ...
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The war against tobacco has taken on a new dimension as parts of the country report high rates of cigarette smoking and smokeless tobacco use among adults. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal disturbing trends in smoking prevalence as more individuals use multiple tobacco products to satisfy their nicotine addiction. No tobacco product is safe to ...
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Asian-American youth are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Although Asian Americans begin smoking later in life, they are more likely to smoke regularly and at a higher rate than other ethnic or racial groups, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Now, a University of Missouri researcher is examining the unique differences in adolescent tobacco use ...
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