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Toddler Conquers 40 Per Day Cigarette AddictionArdi Rizal, from Musi Bayuasin, South Sumatra, Indonesia was smoking two packets of cigarettes per day. He became addicted to...
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Report Finds Foreclosures Harm People's Health In California; Wash. Small Business Health Insurance Program Starts To...San Francisco Chronicle: "A report released Wednesday found foreclosures have not only economic consequences, but create health problems for the...
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Diabetes 2 Drug Metformin May Protect Against Lung Cancer In SmokersTwo studies reveal that smokers may have a significantly lower risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer with the...
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RPSGB And No Smoking Day Announce Alliance, UKThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society is working in partnership with the charity No Smoking Day to help thousands of smokers to...
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Medicare Smoking Prevention Program Could Lower CostsThe Fiscal Times: A Medicare program that has agreed to pay for counseling for seniors who smoke but are not...
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Metformin May Protect Against Lung CancerMetformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according...
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Michael Douglas Says He Has Stage Four Throat CancerMichael Douglas told a US television audience on Tuesday night that he has been diagnosed with and is receiving treatment...
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Research Reveals Higher Rates Of Substance Use By Hispanic StudentsHispanic middle school students may be more likely to smoke, drink or use marijuana than their peers of other races...
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Plentiful And Varied Vegetable Consumption Lowers Lung Cancer Risk ConsiderablyPeople who consume a variety of vegetables tend to have a lower risk of developing lung cancer compared to those...
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Decreasing Lung Cancer Risk By Eating A Diverse Diet Of VegetablesAdding a variety of vegetables to one's diet may help decrease the chance of getting lung cancer, and adding a...
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Smoking Cessation Therapies Should Be Government FinancedCanada should follow the lead of Quebec, Australia and the United Kingdom by publicly funding smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, states an...
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Medicare To Cover Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation CounselingPeople who want to give up smoking may be entitled to Medicare cover for evidence-based cessation counseling, the HSS (Department...
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Teenage Smoking Linked To Higher Depression RiskAccording to a recent sub-study, part of long-term Nicotine Dependence in Teens (NDIT) study based at the University of Montreal...
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American Schoolchildren Smoking Less, But Tobacco Use Decline Is Losing SteamThe number of middle and high school children who use tobacco products has dropped since 2000, but the decline has...
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Alexza's Staccato® Nicotine Licensed To Cypress BioscienceAlexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced that it has licensed its Staccato nicotine technology to Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:...
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New Test Allows Individualized Profiles Of Cigarette SmokingA test for one of the thousands of chemicals in cigarette smoke has the potential for more accurately estimating smokers'...
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Cessation Coverage Now Available For All Medicare PatientsThe American Lung Association welcomes the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to expand coverage for tobacco cessation...
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Medicare Expands Coverage For Tobacco-Related CounselingThe Hill: "The Obama administration on Wednesday expanded Medicare to cover more seniors hoping to kick their tobacco habits." Previously,...
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Babies' First Full Nappy Can Reveal Mother's SmokingMeconium, the dark and tarry stools passed by a baby during the first few days after birth, can be used...
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Second-Hand Smoke May Provoke Inflammatory Response In LungsSecond-hand smoke is associated with a number of diseases and conditions, including cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. It is an...
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