Oregon smokers who want to quit may find it a little easier due to some recent developments. For one, state legislators recently passed a new law that requires health insurance companies that do business in Oregon to provide a tobacco…
Daily Archives: June 9, 2010
Montana Tobacco Quit Line
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The Montana Tobacco Quit Line is extending its May promotion of four weeks of free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patches, gum or lozenges), the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) announced Monday. “The Quit Line had an increase in…
England smoking ban cut heart attacks
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A ban on smoking in public places in England led to a swift and significant drop in the number of heart attacks, saving the health service 8.4 million pounds ($13 million) in the first year, scientists said on Wednesday. The…
Health Sciences bans tobacco use
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West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus is now tobacco free, marking the first of WVU’s campuses to join tobacco-free efforts. The decision came after the University’s Board of Governors approved a policy banning smoking on the Health Science Center Campus…