For a limited time, the California Smokers’ Helpline is sending callers from Humboldt County free nicotine patches. Eligible tobacco users who call 800-NO-BUTTS (662-8887) and enroll in the free, telephone-based quitting program will receive a free two-week starter kit of…
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Menthol smokers find it harder to kick the habit
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New research shows that people who smoke menthol-flavored cigarettes are 9% less likely to quit successfully than people who smoke regular cigarettes, giving ammunition to the push for the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol additives. Black and Puerto…
Why smoking kills your appetite
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Smokers are, on average, thinner than non-smokers, and this impact on weight can unfortunately encourage some people, specifically young women, to smoke in order to stay thin. This is a dangerous strategy to adopt, considering the dangerous effect smoking has…
Why quitting smoking can make you sad
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A Canadian study has made a major breakthrough in understanding the link between quitting smoking and depression often experienced by heavy smokers. Dr. Jeffrey Meyer and researchers at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health found a link between the…
How to quit smoking? Video
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Although prior research on exercise and quitting smoking has yielded some mixed results, researchers from the Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, affiliated with Brown University in the US, report their study is the first to examine the…
Teen Drinking and Smoking Higher Among Facebook
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U.S. teens who use social networking sites and watch “suggestive” TV shows are more likely to use drugs and alcohol than teens with little exposure to such media, a new survey found. The survey included more than 1,000 youths from…
Department of Health to give tips on quiting smoking
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, – The Department of Health tips on “how to quit smoking for good” to strengthen its smoking cessation program. DOH regional director Rio Magpantay assures smokers it is not easy to quit but it is…
Columbia receives grant to help smokers quit
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COLUMBIA — A $118,293 grant to help people quit smoking has been awarded to the Health Department. The Public Health and Human Services Department plans to use the grant money to help smokers at two public housing buildings and eight…
Pumping iron can double your chances of quitting smoking
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Weightlifting can do more than just build muscle – it can also help smokers kick the habit, say researchers. A team from The Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island found men and women are twice as likely to quit smoking if…
Practice a Healthy Habit to Live Longer
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It is no secret that our habits and behavior can have a large impact on our health. Now, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that our lifestyle behaviors can predict lifespan too. The study…
Helping smokers quit in India: 42 anti-smoking centres in 21 states
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NEW DELHI: India is getting serious about helping smokers quit. The Union health ministry has put in place 19 tobacco cessation centres. Similar centres are expected to come up in 42 district hospitals in 21 states. The ministry has developed…
Smoking shisha: how bad is it for you?
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For Jawad Rezavi, 26, smoking shisha is the perfect way to unwind in an evening. “After a long day, I’ll go to a shisha lounge. It relaxes me. In the same way that some people will enjoy a glass of…
Smoking Linked to Asthma
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Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth – even without later exposure – than children with a mild form of the disease, according to a multicenter study led by…
Can dogs sniff out lung cancer?
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“Dogs can be trained to identify the scent of lung cancer long before symptoms develop,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper said that “sniffer dogs can be relied upon to find the unique smell of the disease in…