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Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released Thursday.
E-Cigarettes: Can They Help You Quit? - MSN Health & Fitness - Quit SmokingThe author of this piece has it all wrong. Most users of the E-Cigarette are smokers who are looking for a device and promote harm reduction, it is not marketed as a cessation device.
Have you ever had cigarette smoke blown in your face while waiting in a line to buy movie tickets or outside the airport for curbside check-in? I have experienced this countless times; at the park, beach, and inside a restroom when I'm doing my business and suddenly I smell smok …
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Adult Cognitive ImpairmentThe impact of second-hand smoke on brain function was evaluated on over 4800 nonsmokers. Scientists measured the chemical, cotinine, which is a nicotine metabolite that signals recent exposure to tobacco smoke.
A New Cigarette Hazard - 'Third-Hand Smoke'"Everyone knows that second-hand smoke is bad, but they don't know about this," said Dr. Jonathan P. Winickoff, the lead author of the study and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Study: Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks - USATODAY.comA smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday.
12 Reasons to Really Quit Smoking - Health - usnews.com---Never mind cancer or heart disease for a moment. Here are some nonobvious reasons to snub cigarettes---
On May 3, 2007, the State of Ohio began "enforcing" the statewide smoking ban that was put in place when voters approved Issue 5 the previous November.
In 1975, British delegate Sir George Godber informed the World Health Organization how to get smokers to quit: foster an atmosphere where it was perceived that active smokers would injure those around them, especially their family and infants or young children who would be expos …
Half of smoking moms of pre-school-aged kids failed to quit during pregnancyNearly half of smoking moms of pre-school-age children failed to quit the habit while they were pregnant, according to a survey conducted by a pharmaceutical company.
Secondhand Smoke At Sidewalk Cafes And Other Outdoor Settings Is Still Serious, According to ScientistsStanford University researchers have conducted the first in-depth study on how smoking affects air quality at sidewalk cafés, park benches and other outdoor locations.
I just saw it again: a mother smoking a cigarette with her infant strapped to her chest. My guess is that the child was less than six months old, but I wasn't able to get close enough to count the number of ash burns on top of its little head.
Smoking, though it seems like a common thing now-a-days is truly a quite substantial.
Secondhand smoke kills too: Surgeon-GeneralShould smoking be banned in all workplaces? It seems to me that the answer to that question would be much clearer if, instead of taking years to cause harm, cigarettes simply emitted cyanide.
Colorado To Be Smoke Free Come JulyGoverner Bill Owens signed into law a bill that makes all restaurants and bars in Colorado smoke-free starting this July.
The Colorado Legislature is gearing up to do all us non-smokers a favor: they're going to end centuries of oppression by the tobacco loving population and make it once again safe for us to practice our natural right to hang out comfortably in every neighborhood pub.
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