ROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Health Department will offer a seven-session program to help people stop smoking. The class begins 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, in Room 221 of its new facility at 555 N. Court St. The smoking cessation…
Daily Archives: June 27, 2011
Quitting smoking makes you fat, and now scientists know why
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As often happens in science, it was an accidental discovery. It solves the mystery of why a lot of people who smoke look so skinny and, more importantly, why many people who quit the habit gain weight. “Interestingly, initially we…
Obama Administration Announces Expanded Medicaid Coverage to Help Smokers Quit
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama Administration today took critical steps to help smokers quit by announcing expanded Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation services, including comprehensive cessation coverage for pregnant women and funding for telephone quitlines. These actions will help more…
Worcester Campaign against Tobacco
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WORCESTER’S NEW CAMPAIGN against tobacco began with local teenagers taking photographs of storefronts plastered with cigarette ads. If it ends the way it should, it will affirm the right of neighborhoods and cities all across the nation to take on…