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2 hrs ago | Independent.ie

A healthy $10m is Brendan's reward for giving up smoking

Brendan Riordan celebrates his good fortune in the New York lottery, in which the winnings could yet be as high as ?19m over his lifetime.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lottery, New York, New York Government

6 hrs ago | OfficialWire

Uk E-cigarette Free Sample - E-cigarette Starter Kit Best Way To Give Up Smoking

Electronic cigarettes are cheaper compared to tobacco smoking is getting several people who smoke inwith it, however the poisonous materials free smoke cigarettes is actually making it well-known similarly amongst nonsmokers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

10 hrs ago | WSAV

Chatham County Leaders Considering Smoking Ban Similar to Savannah Policy

Smokers will no longer be able to light up in bars when a new smoking ordinance takes effect next year, and some business owners fear they may see their profits go up in smoke because of it.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Chatham County, GA, Savannah, GA

Fri Feb 10, 2012

IVillage

Young Adults Who Quit Smoking Feel Better Quickly

FRIDAY, Feb. 10 -- Young adults who quit smoking saw improvements in coughing and other respiratory symptoms within a few weeks, a new study indicates.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

HON

Smoking May Up Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus Patients

FRIDAY, Feb. 10 -- People with the condition called Barrett's esophagus who are smokers may have double the risk of developing esophageal cancer, a new study warns.

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Related Topix: Health, Esophageal Cancer

WTTV Indianapolis

Mayor Ballard vetoes smoking ban proposal, returns to Council

Ballard has previously said he would veto the bill because it does not meet the expanded requirements he supports.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

WPTV Local News

97-year-old faces eviction for smoking

The Lakes at Pointe West has told her she will be evicted if she doesn't stop smoking inside her one-bedroom apartment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Vero Beach, FL

Delaware Online

Atlantic City's newest casino opening April 2

An aerial view shows the new Revel Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on Thursday. / AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City's newest casino, Revel, is opening six weeks earlier than planned - on April 2 - and will be virtually smoke free throughout the premises.

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Related Topix: Atlantic City, NJ, Medicine, Health

Newkerala.com

Puffing could expose your kid to leukaemia

Sydney, Feb 10: Smokers beware. Your heavy puffing around the time of conception greatly increases the chances of your child developing the most common form of childhood cancer, known as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia , a study reveals.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Leukemia

Thu Feb 09, 2012

KFVS12

Senator approves increasing Mo. cigarette tax

The Columbia Republican says he backs a higher tax on cigarettes to get more Missourians to stop smoking.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Medicine, Health, Missouri Government

Daily Reporter

Advocates want no weakening of Ind. smoking ban

Anti- smoking advocates aren't happy about an 18-month exemption for bars that's included in a bill for a statewide smoking ban, and said Thursday they are aiming to prevent the proposal from being watered down any more as it moves through the Indiana Legislature.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Daily Port Chester

Port Chester High Students Fight Smoking in Parks

David Thomas of Port Chester High School was one of give students who delivered a anti-smoking presentation to the Board of Trustees on Monday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Education Etc., Port Chester, NY

Typically Spanish

More Spaniards are smoking now than before the anti-smoking legislation

The new anti-smoking legislation which banned smoking in closed public spaces a year ago, has not had the expected effect on the number of smokers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Thoracic Surgery

The Times of Trenton

Editorial: N.J. should restore funds for anti-smoking programs to save lives, cut healthcare costs

Here's a suggestion for the state Legislature's #8220;to do" list: Restore the state's commitment to anti-smoking programs that have the potential to save lives and healthcare costs.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Opinion

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

What's the next step Marion County smoking ban?

Saturday is the deadline for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to approve or veto the current proposed smoking ban that covers bars, bowling alleys, hotel rooms, workplaces, and nursing homes.

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Related Topix: Marion County, IN, Medicine, Health

Wed Feb 08, 2012

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Smoking without the smoke

If you or a family member have ever tried to quit smoking, you know that it can be a long and difficult process.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication, Birmingham, AL

The Sand Trap

Who's Meltdown was worse, Stanley or Levin?

I play here quite a lot, its a nice course to practice on and if you get out at the right time you can fly through your round in under 3 hours walking.

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Related Topix: I-play, Startups, Medicine, Health

The Washington Post

Smugglers Prosper in Spain's - Perfect Storm' for Tobacco

Illegal imports now account for 7 percent to 8 percent of Spanish cigarette sales, compared with almost nothing a year ago, according to the country's tobacconists association.

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Related Topix: Spain, Europe, Cadiz, Agriculture, Health, Medicine, Business News

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Free testing to help you stop smoking

British Columbia Lung Association health promoter Susan MacNeill of QuitNow Services will be at Donex Pharmacy and Department Store on Feb.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

MediLexicon

How To Give Up Smoking

"It's easy to quit smoking; I've done it hundreds of times." -- Mark Twain There are many different ways to quit smoking.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic)

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