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| Quitting Smoking May Be All in the Genes |
THURSDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthScoutNews) -- If you're a smoker with a specific genetic variant, you may be more susceptible to cigarette cravings and relapse when you try to quit smoking. |
11/14/02 |
| Lungs Still Harmed Even When Smokers Cut Down |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking fewer cigarettes is not likely to help a person escape chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Their best bet is to kick the habit altogether, according to researchers in Denmark. |
11/14/02 |
| Smoking Starts in Summer Months, When School's Out |
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Health) - More teens start smoking during the summer months than any other season, according to new research. |
11/14/02 |
| Medics Seek Restrictive Ratings for Smoking Movies |
WASHINGTON (Variety) - Bogie should have to put out his stogie. |
11/14/02 |
| New York Teens Launch Statewide Project To Speak Out Against Tobacco's Portrayal In Hollywood |
ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State's anti-tobacco youth empowerment movement, Reality Check announced the launch of their statewide project to combat tobacco use in Hollywood films today. The project, "Tobacco & Hollywood: Headed Tow |
11/13/02 |
| Cancer survivors give voice to tough anti-smoking message |
HARPSWELL - The footage in the new video "Hear My Voice" will make you squirm, and it might make you sick to your stomach, but it's a powerful tool for someone trying to quit smoking. |
11/13/02 |
| Wholesalers to file suit seeking elimination of cigarette tax hike |
NEW YORK (AP) _ A tobacco group was expected to file a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking the elimination of cigarette tax increases in the city, a published report said. |
11/12/02 |
| Many U.S. Kids Exposed to Cigarette Smoke |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than 20 million US children are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes, raising their risk for asthma, hospitalizations and missed school days, study findings suggest. |
11/12/02 |
| Study: Coverage for nicotine therapy fails to help smokers |
Even when Minnesota health plans pay for products to help smokers quit, plan members don't usually take them up on it, according to a study published today in the journal Health Affairs. |
11/12/02 |
| Italy (Gasp!) Starts to Clear the Clouds of Smokers |
ROME, Nov. 11 — In a country where little can be taken for granted, certain truisms persist. Mopeds will come within millimeters of mowing pedestrians down. Mozzarella will be on the menu. |
11/11/02 |
| Pa., N.J. falling short in tobacco spending |
With infusions of cash from the national tobacco settlement and new cigarette taxes, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are promoting aggressive new programs to discourage people from smoking, but both states will still fall short of federal recommendations for |
11/10/02 |
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