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Use scare tactics to dissuade smokers
A leading cause of preventable death in United States has unfortunately become an addicting habit for many people all over the nation. This extremely harmful habit is smoking tobacco, known as cigarettes. Smoking causes many health problems, such as...Tags: Human Interest, Defense, New York, Throat, Washington, DC
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Woman dies after suffering severe burns in Wicker Park fire
Chicago firefighters responding to reports of smoke inside a Wicker Park apartment building this morning discovered a badly burned woman who had been smoking while hooked up to oxygen, authorities said. The fire inside the woman's second-floor...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Wicker Park, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Health
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FDA panel: Dissolvable tobacco could reduce risks
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel says dissolvable tobacco products could reduce health risks compared with smoking cigarettes but also have the potential to increase the number of tobacco users. Dissolvable tobacco is finely milled tobacco...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration
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CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking
CNNFederal health officials are unveiling Thursday a $54 million national media campaign to get smokers to quit and prevent anyone else, especially children, from starting. The campaign, called "Tips From Former Smokers," is intended to educate Americans...Tags: Heart Attack, CNN (tv network), Online Advertising, Philip Morris USA, Kathleen Sebelius
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Tobacco educator not surprised by surgeon general's report on teenage smoking
Daily American Staff WriterClara Hinton, Somerset County tobacco educator, said she isn't shocked by a surgeon general's report that many teenagers are smoking cigarettes and using smokeless tobacco. "We had incredible programs in place, then funding was cut," she said. "Meanwhile...Tags: Tobacco Products, Companies and Corporations, Altria Group, Inc., Cancer, Regina Benjamin
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Smoking pact hurts, but not like you'd think
Smoking cigarettes can lead to diseases that kill, from heart disease to lung cancer, and all of the illnesses in between. That is no surprise and has been well-documented. What is surprising, though, is that not smoking cigarettes is on its way to...Tags: Tobacco Use, Recreational Substance Use, Behavioral Conditions, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer
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Burbank woman arrested for throwing potted plant at neighbor
A 53-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday after she allegedly threw a potted plant to the downstairs balcony of a neighbor who confronted her about smoking cigarettes, Burbank police said. The woman, Maria Puerta, was arrested on suspicion of assault...Tags: Crimes, Crimes, Plant Openings, Assault, Police Arrests
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Study: Pot smoke not harmful to lungs
KIAHThis is one you’re not going to believe…Marijuana isn’t as damaging as tobacco. Well no $#!& Sherlock! Science has shown the dangers of cigarette smoking on lungs…smoking undermines lung function, causes lung cancer and long-...Tags: Human Body, Lungs and Airways, Human Body, Lung Cancer, American Medical Association
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Don't be fooled: Smokeless tobacco is dangerous
I was dismayed by the letter written by Brad Rodu minimizing the devastating health consequences caused by using smokeless tobacco products ("All tobacco is not equally harmful," Jan. 24). Dr. Rodu is a dentist and scientist at the James Graham Brown...Tags: Tobacco Products, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Google Inc., Cancer, American Lung Association
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Cigar tax increase would reduce teen use
In a recent Baltimore Sun article about our proposed tax increase for cigars and smokeless tobacco designed to reduce teen use of these products ("Group pushing tobacco tax says it's a popular idea," Dec. 20), Bill Spann of the cigar industry makes the...Tags: Tobacco Products
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