Can't compare smoking to music, TV (The Daily Iberian)
There are proven facts that smoking and second-hand smoke causes cancer, coronary artery disease, COPD, high blood pressure, asthma, heart attacks, and strokes. Also infants and children of smokers have an increase in colds, lung problems, ear infections, and eventually heart disease or cancer.
Source: www.iberianet.com
HEALTH: Hospital offers free stop-smoking course (Ridgefield Press)
Norwalk Hospital is offering a free smoking cessation program beginning on Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. in the third floor respiratory classroom in the Section of Pulmonary Medicine at the hospital. The program consists of seven sessions, all to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Source: www.acorn-online.com
Chinese Men Putting Wives At Risk Of Early Death By Smoking (Medical News Today)
Chinese men are putting their wives at increased risk of long-term illness and early death by smoking, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (passive smoking) is associated with a 15-35% excess risk of coronary heart disease and lung cancer. Environmental tobacco smoke may also be linked to stroke and other cancers, though evidence is scarce. [click link for
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Quit Smoking Cold Turkey… Experts Say Think Again (BET.com)
Posted Aug. 21, 2006 - Despite all the stop-smoking products on the market, African-American smokers prefer to quit cold turkey, which a new survey says leads to lower rates of success.
Source: www.bet.com
Have the bans on smoking in public places been a success? (Belfast Telegraph)
Why are we asking this question now? France - perhaps the most cigarette-friendly country in western Europe - could be about to go the way of New York, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Scotland and ban smoking in certain indoor public places.
Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Lockheed banning smoking inside and outside for employees (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo)
FORT WORTH, Texas Smokers won't be able to light up at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics play in Fort Worth, starting January First. The new ban — which even…
Source: www.newschannel10.com
Proposal would extend Louisville's smoking ban to bars and restaurants (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Louisville's smoking ban would be extended to bars, restaurants and most other public buildings under a proposal that caught both opponents and supporters off guard yesterday. Database: Smoking-ban exempt businesses
Source: www.courier-journal.com
Database of 2,000 clinics to help quit smoking made available online (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ An online database of about 2,000 medical institutions that accept health insurance for a course of nonsmoking treatment has been made available by the Japanese Society for Tobacco Control, the group's officials said Thursday.
Source: asia.news.yahoo.com
