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Apr 21st, 2009
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services marked Minority Cancer Awareness Week by reporting that lung cancer mortality and incidence rates in Wisconsin show that some racial and ethnic groups are disproportionately at risk for lung cancer, with tobacco largely to blame.
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Apr 21st, 2009
A record number of Idaho smokers are taking advantage of free Idaho Project Filter services to help kick the nicotine habit as the federal tax increases on tobacco products.
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Apr 14th, 2009
If you smoke tobacco, and have a history of smoking marijuana, you may have more than double the risk of developing COPD. Findings from a new study suggest that marijuana contributes to lung damage because it may prime the lungs, making them more vulnerable to damage from tobacco. The combination of smoking marijuana and tobacco is found to increase respiratory symptoms and triple the risk of COPD.
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Apr 9th, 2009
More than half of non-smoking New Yorkers have elevated levels of cotinine in their blood — meaning that they were recently exposed to toxic second-hand smoke in concentrations high enough to leave residues in the body.
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Apr 3rd, 2009
Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to help them cut down gradually.
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Apr 1st, 2009
Scientists have discovered two genetic markers that appear to put some smokers at significantly higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Apr 1st, 2009
Today a new federal law goes into effect that will increase the tax on cigarettes by 62 cents, and steeply raises prices for other tobacco products. The Utah Department of Health sees the increase as more evidence that now is always the best time to quit tobacco.
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Apr 1st, 2009
A new program from the Kentucky Department for Public Health and the University of Kentucky to reduce the number of pregnant women who smoke produced positive results during its first year.
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Mar 31st, 2009
Starting tomorrow, New York City smokers will have to pay $9 or more for a pack of cigarettes. The 62-cent federal excise tax increase that takes effect on April 1st will push the cost of cigarettes to more than $250 a month for people smoking a pack a day.
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Mar 31st, 2009
“Julie smokes two packs a day. So does her baby” ads are part of the Rhode Island Department of Health’s (HEALTH) campaign encouraging adults not to smoke in homes or in cars, especially if they have children or pets.
