High school defies P.E.I. smoking ban (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Westisle High School, in Elmsdale west of Summerside, has decided to defy a province-wide ban on smoking on school property rather than have its students smoking on the shoulder of a highway.
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com
Smoking Out Space Fires (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 02, 2006 If you've ever burned your dinner, you know how startling a smoke alarm can be. Now, imagine you're 220 miles away from Earth in an orbiting lab when the alarm sounds.
Source: www.spacedaily.com
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.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Get It Tuesday | New DVDs and games (Miami Herald)
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (20th Century Fox, $29.99): Tart, witty adaptation of Christopher Buckley's novel, about a tobacco-industry lobbyist (Aaron Eckhart) trying — and succeeding — to promote his client's pro-smoking agenda.
Source: www.miami.com
Mom's weight, smoking linked (Denver Post)
Many women immediately quit smoking when they find out they are pregnant, knowing it is unhealthy for their unborn child. But sometimes that concern takes them only so far.
Source: www.denverpost.com
Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Pill Champix(R) Approved In Europe (Medical News Today)
Pfizer Inc said today that the European Commission has approved Champix(R) (varenicline), a novel pill for smoking cessation in adults. In addition, because smokers often need considerable support to quit successfully, 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. [click link for full
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Teen Smoking Cessation Programs Improve Quit Rates (Newswise)
Smoking cessation programs geared to teen smokers are effective, a new review of studies has found. Teens who participate are more likely to kick the tobacco habit than those who attempt to quit on their own.
Source: www.newswise.com
Healthy habits help heart (CentralOhio.com)
Eat healthy, exercise and quit smoking - that's the best way to ward of heart disease, according to local health officials. Heart disease is especially prevalent in southeastern Ohio, and mortality rates for heart disease are higher in southern Ohio.
Source: www.centralohio.com
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.
Source: www.mayoclinic.com
