Stopping Smoking Can Reverse Some Damage Done (WKRN Nashville)
Doctors have found another reason to stop smoking. | | Researchers found ex-smokers can undo some of the damage done to their arteries when they smoked . | | Smoking is hard on the heart and lungs in many different ways; one of the more serious being stiffening in the arteries, which causes them to narrow and become more likely to clog. | | New research,…
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Can you separate quit-smoking myths from facts? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Long thought to be cool and relaxing, smoking is now acknowledged — even by the tobacco companies — to be harmful and addictive; half a million people a year die of smoking-related diseases. Yet people continue to smoke; teenagers continue to start. There are many aids to help those who are ready to quit, but are you aware of all the mental and emotional aspects of quitting?
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Obama says wife got him to quit smoking (WQAD Moline)
WASHINGTON It took a heart attack to get talk-show host Larry King to quit smoking.
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Can you separate quit-smoking myths from facts? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Long thought to be cool and relaxing, smoking is now acknowledged — even by the tobacco companies — to be harmful and addictive; half a million people a year die of smoking-related diseases. Yet people continue to smoke; teenagers continue to start. There are many aids to help those who are ready to quit, but are you aware of all the mental and emotional aspects of quitting?
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Analysis: Mayor backpedaled, smoking ban unsettled (Onalaska Community Life)
Supporters of Onalaska s workplace smoking ban said Mayor Jim Bialecki s vote to kill the ordinance last week curtailed the legislative process and ran contrary to the mayor s prior statements. After voting, Bialecki said the city should wait until the state of Wisconsin takes action on a similar ordinance, an argument one council member called a cop out.
Source: www.onalaskalife.com
Smoking lowers Parkinson's disease risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A new study adds to the previously reported evidence that cigarette smoking protects against Parkinson's disease. Specifically, the new research shows a temporal relationship between smoking and reduced risk of Parkinson's disease. That is, the protective effect wanes after smokers quit.
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