As a major health care provider in the community and in Wyoming, we feel it is our responsibility to create a healthy environment for our patients, visitors, employees, volunteers, and everyone who comes to our campus. In 2009, tobacco use…
Daily Archives: June 30, 2010
When Parents Smoke, Kids’ Weight
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Two new studies suggest there’s a connection between parents who smoke and kids who are heavier or misbehave more than other children. The researchers haven’t definitively proven that lighting up puts kids at risk for bad behavior and extra pounds.…
New York Cigarette Tax Increase Delivers Victory for Kids and Taxpayers
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Washington, D.C. – Governor David Paterson and the New York Legislature have taken historic action to protect the state’s kids and taxpayers from the devastating toll of tobacco use by increasing the state cigarette tax by $1.60 to $4.35 per…
Smoking cause gene mutations in older women
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Scientists report that smoking may boost the risk of colon cancer in older women by causing certain genetic mutations. The study appears online June 29 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.. Previous research has indicated that current and…