Fired For Smoking Cigarettes? (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
If you're an ethnic minority or a pregnant woman, you're protected by law from discrimination in the workplace. But what if you're a smoker? Team 5 Investigates has found employers can legally extinguish your employment for a host of reasons that have nothing to do with your job performance. NewsCenter 5's Sean Kelly reported that Scott Rodrigues has been smoking for 15 years. He said that he
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THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (Asbury Park Press)
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Lasers stop smoking habit? (The Herald News)
Mokena business promises to cure smoking habit … can it be for real? Laurie Peterson kicked cigarettes a little more than two years ago. After smoking for 31 years, she flew to Florida for laser therapy, not available in Illinois at the time.
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Smoking tax: Support for increase wispy (The Oregonian)
I say "Butt Out" to Gov. Ted Kulongoski on his plan to raise taxes and take over insuring my family's health ("Governor: Let's raise smoking tax," Sept. 26). The governor's plan is an irresponsible attempt to increase government spending on the Oregon Health Plan at the expense of one politically incorrect group of taxpayers — cigarette smokers.
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Pfizer Anti-Smoking Drug Gets Europe OK (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Pfizer Inc. said Friday that the European Commission has approved anti-smoking pill Champix. Champix will be available with a patient support plan which smokers can customize to address their individual behavioral triggers as they try to quit smoking.
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Smoking-ban advocates target beaches in county (The Palm Beach Post)
Add Palm Beach County beaches to the list of places eyed for a smoking cleanup.
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Anti-smoking pill gets OK in Europe (AP via Yahoo! News)
Pfizer Inc. said Friday that the European Commission has approved anti-smoking pill Champix.
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Quit smoking and win a free holiday on the NHS (Daily Mail)
A cash-strapped NHS trust has offered smokers who successfully quit the habit a free foreign holiday. Bosses at the Trust have defended the scheme, saying the 2,000 holiday is a tiny sum compared to the 6million it spends each year treating smoking-related illnesses
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Weight gain after you quit smoking: What causes it? (Mayo Clinic)
Gaining weight after you quit smoking is fairly common due to several factors. The average weight gain in ex-smokers is between 6 and 8 pounds. However, the health benefits of quitting smoking far exceed the problems associated with adding a few extra pounds.
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