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Quit smoking and stop the habit, cigarette smoking hazards, help and support to quit smoking and tips.
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Nov 20th, 2009
Researchers, using DNA microassay have found a wide array of bacteria in cigarettes. The study is the first to show that cigarettes contain bacteria that can harm human health. Some of the bacteria discovered include those found in soil, responsible for food-borne illness, lung infection, in addition to one type of bacteria responsible for ten percent of hospital acquired infection in the United States - and the discovery is just in time for the Great American Smokeout 2009.
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Nov 19th, 2009
November 29, 2009 marks the 34th annual celebration of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that after years of declining tobacco use, the number of American smokers increased last year to about 46 million – an increase of 20%.
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Nov 12th, 2009
The American Cancer Society is encouraging smokers to use November 19th, 2009, the annual Great American Smokeout, as a date to make a plan to quit smoking.
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Nov 8th, 2009
Smokers who are considering trying to quit think that switching to light or low-tar cigarettes may help in their process; however a new study says that switching to light cigarettes does not help you quit smoking.
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Nov 3rd, 2009
Out of five different smoking cessation methods, the nicotine patch plus lozenges proved to be the most effective, according to research published in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Oct 28th, 2009
Just a few cigarettes can harm the health of young arteries, shown by testing. Researchers from Canada recently studied the effects of smoking to find increased arterial stiffness in young adults, age 18 to 30 year olds by twenty five percent.
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Oct 16th, 2009
A study just released suggests that smoking bans in public places can reduce heart attacks and can actually save lives.
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Oct 15th, 2009
If you want to protect your lungs and you smoke, quit. You might also want to include green tea, broccoli, and flavonoid-rich vegetables in your diet. That’s the word from three separate studies on the impact of various nutrients on the lungs of smokers.
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Oct 13th, 2009
Phone counseling that is centered on motivational interviewing and personalized behavioral skills has been found to help teens with smoking cessation, according to a pair of studies published online October 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Sep 29th, 2009
A new report reveals that 33.6 million full-time workers aged 18 to 64 (or 28 percent of persons in this category) reported that they smoked cigarettes in the past month based on combined 2006 to 2008 survey data.