A free state-supported service to Ohio smokers who want to quit could become a casualty of budget cuts. That shortsighted solution would have costly long-term ramifications. Money for the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line and enforcement of the state’s smoke-free workplace…
Daily Archives: February 4, 2011
Longevity Gender Gap in Europe Largely Due to Smoking
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A recent review of mortality data from 30 European countries found smoking to be the prime reason women are outliving men, the Los Angeles Times reported Jan. 18. Researchers led by Gerry McCartney, head of the Public Health Observatory for the…
Smoking and obesity trends in US
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation yet has worse life expectancy than many — and a new report blames smoking and obesity. That may sound surprising, considering that public smoking is being stamped…
South Carolina’s Tobacco Quitline
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COLUMBIA – According to the State Department of Health and Environmental Control, seven out of every 10 smokers in South Carolina want to kick the habit. The South Carolina Quitline is trying to make that transition easier and more successful.…