Wednesday was National Kick Butts Day and thousands of kids around the country are participating in activities that educate people about the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco. Belpre Elementary students are participating in prevention activities all week. Wednesday members…
Daily Archives: March 28, 2009
More Oklahomans have quit smoking
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Lawton_More Oklahomans have quit smoking according to the Oklahoma Health Department. The adult smoking rate has dropped from 28.7% in 2001 to 24.7% in 2008. The figures seem to ring true in Lawton as well – but why? Reasons range…
Naltrexone improves smoking quit rates among social drinkers
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Naltrexone, approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence, also helps heavy social drinkers who aren’t alcoholics to quit smoking, as well as to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink, a new study shows. After taking naltrexone, smokers who were…
Quitting Smoking in Early Pregnancy Benefits Baby’s Growth
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Women who quit smoking early in their pregnancies have the same low risk of premature birth and small babies as non-smokers, according to new research. Women who failed to stop smoking by 15 weeks were three times more likely to…
Antismoking meet focuses on mentally impaired and inpatients
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It is difficult for mentally impaired people to quit smoking, but they can if proper treatment is administered, like the well-orchestrated campaigns that have proved effective in assisting cancer patients undergoing hospital treatment to kick the habit. These and other…
Gene Variants May Determine Lung Function and Susceptibility to Maternal Smoking
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Newswise — A tiny variation within a single gene can determine not only how quickly and well lungs grow and function in children and adolescents, but how susceptible those children will be to exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke, even in…