November 15, 2006
Quit smoking - Want to Quit Smoking? Try the Internet (RedNova)
Want to Quit Smoking? Try the Internet (RedNova)
Employers frustrated with rising health care costs are asking employees to quit smoking or face higher health care premiums. But often, increased premiums, which vary by company, are dropped if smokers attend cessation programs provided by their employers.
Source: www.redorbit.com
One case where smoking saved lives (The Des Moines Register)
A man smoking in his back yard spotted a house fire about 10 a.m. today on the east-side of Des Moines.
Source: www.desmoinesregister.com
When must the public smoking stop? (The Plain Dealer)
A week after voters passed a statewide public smoking ban, some merchants said they still don't understand when they have to pull ashtrays off the tables and put up no-smoking signs.
Source: www.cleveland.com
Does smoking make you attractive to the opposite sex? (Desert Sun)
,Does smoking make you attractive to the opposite sex?
Source: www.desertsunonline.com
Smoking While Pregnant Boosts Baby's Heart Defect Risk (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — Add another item to the long list of reasons to quit smoking: A new study finds that women who smoke during early pregnancy are more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects.
Source: news.yahoo.com

