SAN FRANCISCO: The great cosmic joke would be to find out definitively that the advances we thought were blessings – from the hormones women pump into their bodies all their lives to the fancy phones people wait in line for…
Daily Archives: June 29, 2010
FDA Oversight of Tobacco
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RICHMOND, VA – After one year of overseeing tobacco regulation, one group feels that the FDA is far from taking aggressive steps to reduce smoking, the Associated Press reports. Such had been the goal of anti-tobacco advocates last June when…
Nicotine replacement before quitting cigarettes?
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Normally, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) — including nicotine patches, gum, lozenges and nasal sprays — is begun once a smoker quits. But some recent studies have looked at whether “pre-quitting” NRT, begun a few weeks before a smokers’ scheduled quit…
Sonia Poulton reveals her dark secret
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A confession. I have a deep, dark secret. One that has haunted me for 13 years. Those who know me are aware of it – and have judged me accordingly – but I will have to live with it for…
Plan to enforce no-smoking law at Kuwait Airport
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KUWAIT CITY, Acting Director-General of the General Airport Security Department Brigadier General Khaled Al-Saqubi has hinted a plan to impose the maximum penalty on anyone who smokes at Kuwait airportKuwait airportLoading…, reports Al-Jarida daily. The penalty, which has rarely been…