Smoking Coupled With Obesity Raises Death Risk
11/07/2008 Moms' Smoking Linked to Increased Risk of Birth Defects
11/05/2008 Cigarette Smoking And Lung Cancer: A Deadly Mix, Especially For African American Males
11/05/2008 Today's Smokers More Addicted to Nicotine
10/28/2008 Regimens: Kicking the Habit May Help Arthritis
10/27/2008 Struggling With Alcohol? Better Quit Smoking, Too
10/24/2008 Panel calls for vaccine for adult smokers
10/22/2008 Court to hear appeals in landmark tobacco case
10/14/2008 Tough economy could increase smoking
10/08/2008 Health Dept. Distributes Matchbooks With Grim Alert
09/22/2008 Adult Smoking Drops in State, Steady in Lewis County
09/20/2008 Skagit County at odds with Washington smoking rate
09/19/2008 Washington’s Adult Smoking Rate Declines Slightly to New Low
09/19/2008 Fewer adults say they smoke
09/18/2008 State's adult smoking rates hit a new low
09/18/2008 Anti-smoking campaign targets low-income residents
09/18/2008 County smoking rate still above average
09/18/2008 State says smoking rate drops to lowest ever at 16.5 percent
09/18/2008 Smoking rate unchanged here
09/18/2008 Can a doctor tell I'm a smoker?
09/18/2008 State smoking rate falls
09/18/2008 Local smoking rates drop; still among 10 worst
09/18/2008 Drop in smoking rates is welcome news
09/18/2008 Wash. survey finds adult smoking rates are down
09/17/2008 Wash. survey finds adult smoking rates are down
09/17/2008 State adult smoking rate still declining -- for some of us
09/17/2008 The You Docs: Four habits that make you 14 years younger
09/14/2008 House moves to stop black market sales of tobacco
09/11/2008 Tobacco bill unlikely to pass this year
09/09/2008 Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's
09/02/2008 Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's
09/02/2008 Docs Don’t Deliver “No Smoking” Message to Pregnant Women
08/26/2008 Vote: Does Smoking Hurt Your Career?
08/20/2008 Smoke-free China a marathon challenge
08/19/2008 The sad final act of a lifetime of smoking
08/17/2008 Want a Face-Lift? First, Better Stop Smoking
08/14/2008 Booze, chocolate, smokes thrive in tough times
08/14/2008 Smoking Ups Stroke Risk for Young Women
08/14/2008 Smoking during first pregnancy raises risk in later pregnancies
08/13/2008 Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes
08/11/2008 One Billion Lives
07/31/2008 Save a Buck: Give up smoking
07/29/2008 Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses
07/29/2008 Researchers Link Premature Birth to Emphysema
07/29/2008 Tobacco use in baseball on the decline
07/29/2008 Pregnancy can motivate smokers to kick habit
07/27/2008 Cigarette menthol levels manipulated?
07/17/2008 Debunking the Stop-Smoking Myths
07/16/2008 Ask The Mayo Clinic: When might it be too late to quit smoking?
07/13/2008 Cigarette Tax Increase Brings a Surge in 311 Calls
07/10/2008 FTC takes on cigarettes advertised as 'light' or 'low-tar'
07/09/2008 Health fair helps migrant workers get in the know
07/07/2008 Quit Smoking -- Think About Your Budget
06/27/2008 Treatment for Cigarette, Alcohol & Drug Use During Pregnancy Dramatically Improves Outcomes for Mom and Baby
06/26/2008 Cigarette-tax increase presents benefits beyond revenue
06/17/2008 A Genetic Clue to Quitting Smoking
06/03/2008 Moms to be can get help to quit smoking
05/11/2008 Smoke-free life is mom’s best gift
05/11/2008 Smoking ban having an unexpected benefit
05/10/2008 State expands services for pregnant smokers
05/08/2008 Free help quitting for expectant women who smoke
05/08/2008 Help for pregnant smokers
05/08/2008 PT organizations help locals kick smoking habits
04/30/2008 Talking It Over
04/22/2008 Congress finds the willpower to regulate cigarettes
04/14/2008 UW study finds pregnant-Moms drinking and smoking when Dads do
04/09/2008 Gene testing for smoking addiction has potential to help -- and hurt
04/04/2008 Smokers need help to kick their habit
04/03/2008 State joins anti-smoking campaign
04/01/2008 Smoke Ring
03/28/2008 Backs state support to help smokers quit
03/23/2008 Scientists use 'gene silencing' to reduce carcinogens in tobacco
03/21/2008 Fatherhood: Help babies thrive
03/20/2008 Young mothers don't kick habit long
03/19/2008 If pregnant women stop smoking, babies are happier
03/13/2008 Health leaders working to curb smoking during pregnancy
03/07/2008 Chance to quit smoking with help from an expert
03/06/2008 Jefferson sheriff's employees have extra incentive to stop smoking
03/05/2008 It might be harder than running for president
03/03/2008 Smoking during pregnancy, binge drinking emerge as major health concerns
02/28/2008 Movie Smoking More Common Than Real Life
02/27/2008 Pregnant women get smoking advice
02/27/2008 Smoking During Pregnancy: No ifs, ands, or butts!
02/12/2008 Smoking: A billion at risk
02/07/2008 How to save a billion lives
02/07/2008 Smokers in Hollywood: By all means, unmask pretty people with an ugly habit
01/23/2008 New lung disease clinic reaching out to current, former smokers
01/20/2008 California smoking law marks new frontier
01/09/2008 From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women
11/29/2007 Smoking Moms May Risk Daughters' Fertility
11/24/2007 Smokers get help to stop habit
11/15/2007 This Thursday, put out your butts
11/14/2007 Smoking Boosts Blood Pressure in Women
11/12/2007 Seeking Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit
10/26/2007 It takes a village to quit smoking
10/20/2007 Counselor's anti-tobacco work honored
09/30/2007 Anti-smoking ads turn off young viewers
09/19/2007 Nicotine in Breast Milk Shortens Baby's Naptime
09/04/2007
TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Nicotine in breast milk disrupts babies' sleep patterns and shortens naps by one third, according to a new study,
"Infants...
read more › How four women quit smoking -- and you can too
08/31/2007
Women 3 times as likely as men to get aggressive lung cancer, and earlier
Women seem to experience stronger withdrawal symptoms
Cutting...
read more › Smokeless tobacco habit may be tougher to break, experts say
08/24/2007
HUNTINGTON -- As the Mountain State lingers at the top of the list of smokeless tobacco users in the United States, there are several safe substitutes...
read more › Garage fire likely caused by cigarette
08/16/2007
A garage burned in northwest Spokane this morning, and firefighters believe the fire may have been caused by a discarded cigarette butt.
The...
read more › Letters to the editor: Tobacco programs working
08/14/2007
As the tobacco program coordinator at Spokane Regional Health District, I feel that your Aug. 6 article, "Tobacco suit about to pay off," is misleading....
read more › Two treated after smoker-caused fire damages apartment
08/14/2007
SPOKANE, Wash. - Two people were treated for injuries Friday after a home oxygen system was ignited by a cigarette at an apartment at 1711 West 10th.
Around...
read more › Apartment fire displaces 10 people
08/13/2007
Ten residents of a West Seattle apartment house were displaced as the result of a Sunday fire that officials say started with someone smoking in bed....
read more › Property manager to tenants: Thank you for not smoking
08/04/2007
Portland - The company overseeing 6,000 area apartments says 75% will be smoke-free in the near future
First kicked off airplanes, then snuffed...
read more › Smoking rates in Clark County continue to decline sharply
08/02/2007
Adult smoking rates took a sharper drop in ...
read more › Smoking rate among adults hits new low
08/02/2007
Fewer adults are smoking in ...
read more › County smoking rate drops
08/02/2007
The Eagles' fight notwithstanding, smoking among adults statewide...
read more › Washington, Idaho show decline in smoking rates
08/02/2007
Smoking rates dropped again in ...
read more › Fewer WA adults smoking tobacco
08/01/2007
...
read more › Hospitalized smokers may accept help to quit
07/19/2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers who require admission to the hospital, regardless of the reason, may be receptive to smoking cessation efforts and,...
read more › Anti-smoking pill may help curb drinking
07/10/2007
A single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges...
read more › How to break bad habits? All at once
07/08/2007
Smoking, drinking, eating junk food and getting no exercise:...
read more › National TV Promotion Triples Calls to Smoking Cessation Hotline
06/29/2007
Want to help people quit smoking? Get a national TV network...
read more › These days, only tires are smokin’
06/24/2007
When Roger Parkinson went to work for a NASCAR racing team...
read more › Man with hole in throat sways Hispanic smokers
06/22/2007
The number of Hispanic male smokers in the city dropped dramatically...
read more › Lynden woman believes smoking nearly killed her
06/15/2007
Jamie Catracchia quit smoking the hard way. She tells people...
read more › The Twentysomething Paradox: We Smoke But We're Not Smokers
06/06/2007
Plenty of twentysomethings smoke, but not all of them call themselves smokers."I primarily only smoke when I'm out drinking and partying," says Aaron...
read more › One smokes – the other doesn’t
06/01/2007
Living with a smoker is hardly a breeze.
Brien Lee, for one, is frustrated.
"Our walls and ceiling are brown, though I'm trying to clean...
read more › Ending Our Tobacco Addiction
05/30/2007
The sharp decline in the prevalence of smoking over the past four decades has been a towering public health achievement. In 1964, some 42 percent of...
read more › Smoking in pregnancy has long-lasting impact: study
05/01/2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study using laboratory rats provides strong evidence that smoking during pregnancy can have lasting harmful effects...
read more › Tobacco users who want to quit can make a call
04/27/2007
A new feature on the Department of Health Quit Line Web site, www.quitline.com, allows tobacco users to request...
read more › Want to quit smoking? Help is a click away
04/26/2007
Getting help quitting tobacco is easier than ever.
A new feature on the Department of Health Quit Line Web site (http://www.quitline.com)...
read more › Genes Identified That Might Help Some People Abstain From Smoking
04/02/2007
Science Daily — Scientists supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have for the first time...
read more › Cigarettes suck away work time, study finds
04/01/2007
NEW YORK – Smokers are taking timeouts from work besides cigarette breaks: They average more than 25 percent more sick days a year than their nonsmoking...
read more › Smoking hot line calls jump after tax increase
03/22/2007
Iowa City, Ia. - Calls to Quitline Iowa, a hot line for people who want help quitting smoking, have more than tripled since a $1-per-pack increase in...
read more › Can you separate quit-smoking myths from facts?
03/21/2007
Long thought to be cool and relaxing, smoking is now acknowledged -- even by the tobacco companies -- to be harmful and addictive; half a million people...
read more › Survey: Fewer N.Y. women are smoking
03/19/2007
NEW YORK -- Smoking has dropped sharply among the city's women since 2002, according to a survey released Monday by health officials. The number of...
read more › A quick walk could help smokers quit
03/13/2007
LONDON -- As little as five minutes of exercise could help smokers quit, says a new study. Research published in the international medical journal Addiction...
read more › Smoking moms tied to behavior disorders
03/08/2007
EAST LANSING, Mich., March 8 (UPI) -- Michigan State University researchers said smoking during pregnancy may have long-term effects on the behavior...
read more › Smoking changes brain the same way as drugs: study
02/20/2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Smoking causes long-lasting changes in the brain similar to changes seen in animals when they are given cocaine, heroin and other...
read more › No smoking? Coffers feel the pain
02/16/2007
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Roland Henkel quit smoking in September and has been doing the math ever since: a week added to his life. More than 2,100 Marlboro...
read more › A small part of the brain, and its profound effects
02/06/2007
The recent news about smoking was sensational: some people with damage to a prune-size slab of brain tissue called the insula were able to give up cigarettes...
read more › Stop smoking and get wealthy
02/01/2007
When I sat down with Carl Chandler and his wife to help them get their finances straight for 2007, I had them create a budget.
I asked the...
read more › Brain damage ended man's smoking urge
01/26/2007
WASHINGTON — Damage to a silver-dollar-sized spot deep in the brain seems to wipe out the urge to smoke, a surprising discovery that may shed important...
read more › Study: Nicotine increasing in cigarettes
01/18/2007
BOSTON -- Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health say they have confirmed a study by the state that found nicotine levels in cigarettes increased...
read more › Still smoking cigarettes? Kicking the habit never been more difficult – Or more necessary
01/08/2007
The biggest killer of black Americans is a legal drug marketed and heavily advertised in the black community, and its use often begins as early as 12...
read more › Kicking an Addiction, With Real People
01/02/2007
Smokers are lectured enough by nonsmokers, so some advertisers say the best way to persuade people to give up cigarettes is to tell the stories of other...
read more › VITAL SIGNS: ADDICTIONS; Smoking Again After Lung Cancer Surgery
12/19/2006
What does it take to get smokers to give up the habit? For some, not even lung cancer surgery does the trick.
In a study of lung cancer patients,...
read more › Son provokes mother to quit for life
11/22/2006
Four years ago, a very stern 1st grader confronted his mother about her smoking. That moment lead to this year’s “How I Quit” essay contest winner...
read more › Ex-smokers give credit to new drug
11/13/2006
With eight children and six grandkids, Rhonda and Richard Eidson feared their decades of cigarette smoking could rob them of future joys with the large...
read more › High Twin Harbor tobacco use target of ‘Breathe Free’
11/07/2006
Twenty-nine percent of Grays Harborites use tobacco, nearly twice the state average of 15.6 percent.Pacific County isn't far behind, with 22.8 percent...
read more › Women more vulnerable to smoking’s deadly effects
10/31/2006
For women, the attraction of smoking may be the perception of equality. Over the past 50 years smoking has been marketed toward women.
About...
read more › Support group fights the stigma of lung cancer
10/31/2006
When 44-year-old Dana Reeve sang Madison Square Garden earlier this year, she showed no sign she was battling lung cancer. Two months later she died. ...
read more › Cancer top cause of death in state
10/26/2006
For the first time in the state, cancer has replaced heart disease as the leading cause of death.
According to the state Department of Health,...
read more › RISK FACTORS: One in four smokers will get a lung disease, study shows
10/26/2006
Los Angeles- Lung cancer. Heart disease. Stroke. Premature infants. Just when you think the news about smoking and health can’t get any worse, it gets...
read more › Tobacco-related deaths higher than expected in Spokane
10/24/2006
October 24, 2006 – Spokesman Review
JONEL ALECCIA
STAFF WRITER
Deaths from a disease typically associated with smoking and tobacco...
read more › Secretary pushes for better Health
10/19/2006
Public health has seen key advances over the last five years - and health continues to be a top government priority in Washington, the state's secretary...
read more › Tobacco linked to ailments in area
10/13/2006
Pregnant mothers in South Sound were 20 percent more likely to deliver low birth weight babies than were those elsewhere in the state, and residents...
read more › Study ties death rates to smoking drop
10/04/2006
A new American Cancer Society study finds that, by even a conservative estimate, reductions in smoking accounted for about 40 percent of the decrease...
read more › PARENTAL SMOKING: Proximity, not lighting up, cited as kids’ health factor
09/29/2006
Parental smoking is tied to higher rates of colds and ear infections in their offspring, even when the adults don’t light up near their children, a...
read more › Smoking in pregnancy harms infant immune system
09/28/2006
LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking during pregnancy can affect the baby's immune system which may explain why asthma and respiratory problems are more common...
read more › Smokers' suit gets class-action status
09/26/2006
NEW YORK — In a blow to the tobacco industry, a federal judge ruled Monday that a jury should decide whether tobacco companies must pay tens of millions...
read more › Study: ADHD cases linked to lead, smoking
09/19/2006
CHICAGO -- About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward,...
read more › Sen. wants 'light' cigarette label ban
09/08/2006
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers must move quickly to keep tobacco companies from continuing to label cigarettes as "low tar" and "light" following a landmark...
read more › The birth of health problems
09/06/2006
Alexandria Campbell smoked cigarettes through all three of her pregnancies for one simple reason: It was too hard to stop.
The 26-year-old...
read more › Appeal ruling overturning tobacco giveaway
09/05/2006
The timing was priceless.
Five days after tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds succeeded in striking down Washington’s ban on cigarette giveaways, a...
read more › Smoking rate declines in Grant County
09/05/2006
GRANT COUNTY -- Twenty-percent of Grant County residents were smoking in 2005, which is 4 percent higher than the state average, according the Washington...
read more › Cowlitz County starts kicking the habit
08/31/2006
Got a light?
According to state smoking rate figures, fewer people in Cowlitz County are asking that question.
The news announced Wednesday...
read more › State cuts sharply number of adults who smoke
08/31/2006
The number of adult smokers in Washington declined by 21 percent since 2000, meaning there are 205,000 fewer smokers in the state, according to the...
read more › State's smoking rate way down even before new ban took effect
08/31/2006
Smoking has taken a major nose dive in Washington state — even without factoring in the statewide indoor-smoking ban that took effect last December.
Based...
read more › Smoking in state plummets
08/31/2006
Lots of people in Washington state were giving up tobacco, even when they could smoke within 25 feet of restaurants.
The state now has the...
read more › State snuffing out smoking
08/31/2006
One in five cigarette smokers in Spokane County and across Washington has managed to snuff out the habit since 1999, sending adult smoking rates falling...
read more › U.S. report: More nicotine in cigarettes
08/30/2006
BOSTON -- The level of nicotine that smokers typically consume per cigarette has risen about 10 percent in the past six years, making it harder to quit...
read more › Secondhand smoke exposure is risky for all
08/28/2006
PRACTICAL PREVENTION "Secondhand smoke is not a mere annoyance. It is a serious health hazard that can lead to disease and premature death in children...
read more › Products prolong vices
08/28/2006
Warning labels on cigarette packs may be well and good, but a new study suggests that product advertisements designed to help people stop smoking — or...
read more › Federal court nixes state ban on free smokes
08/24/2006
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A federal judge struck down Washington state's ban on cigarette giveaways Thursday, agreeing with tobacco heavyweight R.J. Reynolds...
read more › Judge rules tobacco firms lied to public
08/18/2006
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled Thursday that tobacco companies have violated civil racketeering laws, concluding that cigarette makers conspired...
read more › Children of smokers more likely to have behavior problems, smoke and use drugs in adulthood
08/15/2006
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these...
read more › Snuffing out smoking in cars with children
08/14/2006
Targeting a new frontier in the fight against smoking, California lawmakers may ban motorists from lighting up near young passengers.
The measure...
read more › Maternal smoking during pregnancy linked to behavior problems in toddlers
08/14/2006
August 2006 - The research, published in the July/August issue of the journal Child Development, found that 2-year-olds regularly exposed to cigarette...
read more › Smokeless tobacco strikes out in baseball
08/11/2006
Hot dogs, peanuts and seventh-inning stretches are some of baseball's most steadfast traditions. But another one is slipping : smokeless tobacco.
A...
read more › New pill may ease smokers' withdrawal
08/07/2006
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Something new, anything new, Dr. Thomas Cariveau said, is what it sometimes takes to give a smoker the confidence to quit.
Cariveau...
read more › Tobacco users' job chances might go up in smoke
08/02/2006
Citing a public image to protect, the Snohomish Health District is considering a no-tobacco hiring policy.
The policy, which is in effect at...
read more › Tobacco as an LGBT issue
07/31/2006
Gays and lesbians are about twice as likely to smoke as heterosexuals, according to most research. And that has to stop, said participants at the fourth...
read more › Doctors test anti-smoking vaccine
07/27/2006
MADISON, Wis. -- Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their...
read more › Leave the air freshener at home
07/24/2006
NEW YORK — Attention smokers: Your world just got a little bit smaller. Now that a second major hotel chain, Marriott International Inc., announced...
read more › Smoking in pregnancy tied to kids' behavior issues
07/20/2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There seems to be a link between maternal smoking during pregnancy and behavioral problems in preschool-age children.
A...
read more › Tobacco may kill 1 billion this century
07/10/2006
WASHINGTON -- If current trends hold, tobacco will kill a billion people this century, 10 times the toll it took in the 20th century, public health...
read more › Hospitals help patient smokers turn into quitters
07/07/2006
A couple of Edmonton hospitals are helping surgery patients who smoke kick some butt.
"It was such a memorable day for me to stop (smoking,)"...
read more › Scientists Testing Vaccines to Help Smokers Quit
07/04/2006
A vaccine for smoking?
The idea is not so far-fetched. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and eight other institutions...
read more › Secondhand smoke targeted
06/29/2006
For the last three years, parents in Snohomish County have been getting the message declared this week by the nation's top public health...
read more › Campaign focus: pregnant women who smoke
06/13/2006
With the help of a federal grant, the Washington state Department of Health is hoping to persuade more women to stop smoking while they are pregnant.
Though...
read more › Nicotine found in smokers' babies
05/13/2006
Scientists have found cancer-causing chemicals from tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies of smoking parents they tested in a new study.
The...
read more › 'Teachable' 9/11 Moment Helped Smokers Quit
05/02/2006
Starting a smoking-cessation program for New York City firefighters in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center might have seemed...
read more › Smoking: The new child abuse?
04/27/2006
PORTLAND, Ore. - Just months into Washington's strict new smoking law, Oregon is moving to put its own on the ballot next year.
However, there...
read more › Hooked: Tobacco and kids
04/24/2006
LACEY — Ty Nedro has tried to quit. So has Amber Haws. And Jasper Read. They and other students in the “smoking pit,” the hazy spot just...
read more › Team of destiny had a dirty habit
04/11/2006
The World Series, it turns out, isn't the only championship the Red Sox won in 2004.
In a study presented yesterday, researchers from the Harvard...
read more › Not smoking kills
04/09/2006
It's not just nicotine-stained old men who die of lung cancer - increasing numbers of young women are succumbing, too. What's more, many of them have...
read more › One year later, Peter Jennings still educates public
04/05/2006
April 5, 2006 — Peter Jennings' announcement a year ago that he had lung cancer helped change people's attitudes about smoking, according to public...
read more › Nicotine counteracts lung-cancer chemo
04/03/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lung-cancer patients who use nicotine supplements such as a patch or gum to help them quit smoking may undermine their chemotherapy.
Nicotine...
read more › Smoking harms moms and their unborn children
04/03/2006
Too many babies in Indiana are smoking. Not directly, obviously, but through their moms who are smoking during pregnancy. The severe health consequences...
read more › EU steps up anti-smoking fight
03/29/2006
EU commissioners had their breath tested for carbon monoxide on Wednesday – to launch phase two of an anti-smoking campaign.
Sheltering from...
read more › Smoking increases risk of impotence: study
03/23/2006
(Reuters, LONDON) Forget the Marlboro man -- new research shows that smoking, often marketed as a symbol of virility, increases the risk of impotence.
"Men...
read more › Tobacco turning point?
03/17/2006
Any doubt about the effectiveness of smoking bans, or anti-tobacco campaigns, or restrictions on cigarette advertising, has been removed by a new report...
read more › Critic: Philip Morris blowing smoke in Web ads
03/15/2006
(CNN) -- An anti-smoking organization is accusing WebMD of betraying its patrons by couching an advertisement bankrolled by Philip Morris as an "information...
read more › Progress in the smoking war
03/13/2006
THE NUMBERS ARE dramatic -- and encouraging. Americans smoked fewer cigarettes last year than any time since 1951, when the population was half what...
read more › Smoking in U.S. declines sharply, cigarette sales at a 54-year low
03/09/2006
Americans smoked fewer cigarettes last year than at any time since 1951, and the nation's per capita consumption of tobacco fell to levels not seen...
read more › Lung cancer is on rise for female nonsmokers
03/09/2006
Dana Reeve coughed for a year before she knew why.
She never once thought of lung cancer. She had never smoked. The cancer threat never entered...
read more › Lung cancer most common cancer worldwide
03/07/2006
Lung cancer is the world's top cancer killer and the most common cancer worldwide, with more than 1 million new cases every year and just as many deaths...
read more › Smoking tied to risk of depression
03/03/2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The likelihood of suffering major depression seems to be increased among smokers, especially those who smoke heavily, study...
read more › Southridge students pencil in 'quit date'
02/28/2006
On Monday, seven high school students will toss their lighters, matches and cigarettes into the garbage. It's their "quit date."
The students...
read more › Smoking boosts risk for root canal
02/23/2006
(HealthDay News) -- Cigarette smokers have something new to add to their list of reasons to quit: Research shows they are 70 percent more likely to...
read more › Smokers facing higher fees for health
02/17/2006
CINCINNATI
Smokers squeezed by soaring cigarette costs and workplace smoking bans are increasingly being hit with another cost increase — this...
read more › More Hispanics picking up smokes, studies show
02/11/2006
More Hispanic women and teenagers are smoking, according to a growing body of research.
After reviewing 11 studies involving 27,000 Hispanics...
read more › Drop in death rate signals progress in war on cancer
02/09/2006
ATLANTA
For the first time in more than 70 years, annual cancer deaths in the United States have fallen, a turning point in the war on cancer...
read more › Reports: China to ban new cigarette plants
02/08/2006
SHANGHAI, China -- China will not allow any new cigarette factories, including joint ventures, as it works to cut back on tobacco use among its 350...
read more › French tradition goes up in smoke
02/02/2006
Government agencies and nonprofits are trying to wean the French from their beloved tobacco -- and it's working. Quelle surprise!
France has...
read more › Arkansas launches new anti-smoking campaign among Hispanics
02/01/2006
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas health officers launched a beefed-up campaign on Tuesday aimed at stopping smoking among the state's Hispanic population.
"Many...
read more › Taxing habit. Smokers may be asked to pay more to fund kids health
02/01/2006
Smokers in California may have an even more expensive habit come Jan. 1, 2007. If groups backing the Children’s Health Initiative can gather enough...
read more › Study links smoking, deformity
02/01/2006
Penn hospital surgeon's work ties lighting up to digit defects at birth
A plastic surgeon at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia...
read more › Smoking can kill those around you? That's not exactly secondhand news
01/31/2006
This happens. I'll be racked up like an eight ball on some freeway when I notice the guy ahead of me smoking, doing that incessantly neurotic cigarette...
read more › Smoking & Ethnicity
01/31/2006
(CBS News) NEW YORK, NY There's No Question Smoking Is Bad For Everyone, But A New Study Finds It May Be Worse For Some More Than Others.
The...
read more › Price hike doesn't deter smokers
01/30/2006
When legislators hiked cigarette taxes by 60 cents a pack to help balance the state budget last year, they figured the higher cost of a smoke also would...
read more › Mason County cracks down on smoking
01/26/2006
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read more › Scale the Needle without huffing - or puffing
01/26/2006
I was born in Belgium, where smoking is a rite of passage. At my peak, I smoked a pack a day (my dad smokes three). But the birth of my daughter...
read more › Study: Racial differences seen in lung-cancer risk
01/26/2006
WASHINGTON — Blacks are much more likely than whites to get lung cancer from smoking cigarettes, according to a large study that provides significant...
read more › Cancer survivor warns teens
01/25/2006
"Smokeless tobacco" doesn't mean there's no fire.
As fewer teenagers take up smoking, more are turning to chewing tobacco and snuff, health...
read more › Still smoking in New York City and venting about $8 a pack
01/25/2006
Mark Twain is said to have had a good line about the pains of quitting smoking: It's easy. Done it a thousand times.
Twain was probably not...
read more › Column: Smokers get grilled by wine tasters
01/10/2006
Something is happening in the wine world that could have a...
read more › Maternal smoking linked to congenital digit anomalies
01/09/2006
This extra little piggy is because your mother smoked cigarettes.
So declared epidemiologists who linked cigarette smoking by pregnant women...
read more › New clue for smoking's impact on rheumatoid arthritis
01/09/2006
Researchers have known for years that smokers are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, but Swedish scientists now think they know why: Tobacco...
read more › Insurers step up in the tobacco fight
01/08/2006
Smokers who resolve to quit in the new year will garner more support from their health insurance plans than in the past.
In contrast to the...
read more › The high cost of smoking
01/05/2006
If the threat of cancer can't convince you to quit smoking, maybe the prospect of poverty will.
The financial consequences of lighting up stretch...
read more › Hookah trend is puffing along
12/28/2005
WASHINGTON — At the Prince Cafe near Georgetown University, Nadine Cheaib jokes with friends as she sips tea and smokes melon-flavored tobacco through...
read more › Column: Quit smoking? Help is available
12/27/2005
Initiative 901's smoking ban is now in effect in Washington. Many people are breathing easier -- literally -- in bars, restaurants and other public...
read more › Editorial: New smoking ban can help put end to unhealthy habit
12/18/2005
Now that Washington's tough new ban on indoor smoking is in place, there's one sure way for smokers to most effectively deal with it: Quit smoking.That...
read more › Smoking ban a hassle? You can always quit
12/08/2005
Health officials and anti-tobacco types are expecting a boost in the number of Washington smokers seeking help to kick the habit in light of the state's...
read more › Snuffing cigarettes out for good
12/07/2005
Quitting smoking is easy, lots of people say.
It's quitting meals, mornings, coffee, alcohol and sex that's tough.
Nicotine packs a...
read more › Today's the day to kick the habit
11/17/2005
If this is about the time you'd normally light up your first morning cigarette, the American Cancer Society asks you to reconsider, at least for today....
read more › A burning desire - honest - to quit smoking
11/17/2005
Don't ever tell anyone you're quitting smoking. Unless you're up for being mocked, ridiculed, lectured, questioned, doubted and advised.No one I...
read more › Ex-smokers offer encouraging tales
11/17/2005
Today is the annual Great American Smokeout, when smokers are encouraged to quit for one day in the hope they will quit for good. Millions of smokers...
read more › Snuffing out smoking
11/17/2005
The .22-caliber pistol had already knocked out all of his teeth, and as Rick Baldwin began to make his way to his feet, his cousin shot him in the back...
read more › Experimental drug helps smokers quit
11/15/2005
DALLAS -- A novel, experimental drug worked better than existing ones to help people kick the cigarette habit, but not as much as some experts had hoped,...
read more › Does smoke get in your eyes?
11/14/2005
A campaign to fight tobacco use among gay men and lesbians is taking a humorous tack by encouraging smokers to make their next drag their last.
The...
read more › When it comes to lung cancer, gender plays a role
11/14/2005
For 52-year-old Corrine Lamb, a smoking habit that peaked at two packs a day ended several years ago, when one of her numerous attempts to quit finally...
read more › CDC: U.S. smoking rate continues to fall
11/10/2005
ATLANTA -- The smoking rate among U.S. adults continues to inch downward, with 20.9 percent of Americans describing themselves as regular puffers last...
read more › Snuff use not a good route to quitting smoking
11/03/2005
Smokers who switch to smokeless tobacco products, such as moist snuff and hard snuff lozenges, in an effort to wean themselves from the habit may be making...
read more › Improve your odds of kicking the smoking habit
11/03/2005
Every year, millions of Americans try to quit smoking, and millions fail. It's not surprising — researchers say most are going about it all wrong.
"When...
read more › Smokers' misperceptions make quitting hard
11/01/2005
Many smokers think that nicotine causes cancer, and they are therefore very reluctant to use nicotine replacement in the form of patches or gum to help...
read more › Despite smoking warnings, 50 million smokers still light up
11/01/2005
Four decades after then-Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the government's first warning about the dangers of cigarettes, nearly 50 million Americans...
read more › Scientists study bone recovery in smokers
10/17/2005
WASHINGTON -- Smokers' broken bones take a lot longer to heal. But scientists now are studying whether giving up cigarettes for even a week or two after...
read more › Smoking may harm male fertility
10/17/2005
Smoking may hamper a man's fertility, according to a small study funded by cigarette company Philip Morris.
Scientists at the University of...
read more › Smoking on the wane
10/12/2005
OLYMPIA - Idaho has the third-lowest smoking rate in the country. Just 17.4 percent of Idahoans smoke cigarettes, according to federal data. Only California...
read more › Free & Clear banks of healthy savings
10/05/2005
As one of the largest for-profit providers of tobacco-addiction treatment, Free & Clear measures its success in both lives and dollars.
Flat-screen...
read more › Smoking China chimp kicks habit
10/03/2005
A female chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo has managed to kick the habit after smoking for 16 years, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ai Ai, 27, first...
read more › Staying safe: How to quit smoking
10/03/2005
Quick, what's the greatest threat to a smoker's health? Lung cancer is a good guess, and a wrong answer. Cigarettes cause 124,000 lung-cancer deaths...
read more › It takes a village to quit
10/02/2005
Mim Long can't count the number of times she tried to quit smoking.
Like most smokers, she attempted to give up cigarettes in the least effective...
read more › Learning to breathe free
10/02/2005
Experts suggest that smokers approach quitting as if training for a marathon. USA TODAY reporter Liz Szabo consulted the American Cancer Society for...
read more › UW study faults parents for their kids who smoke
09/29/2005
SEATTLE - A University of Washington study of when some teens start smoking found that having parents who smoke is a huge factor.
"It really...
read more › Smoking less might help, but best not to light up at all
09/28/2005
Two new studies demonstrate that smokers who consume fewer cigarettes can reduce their risk of lung cancer, but they still face a much larger risk of...
read more › Making his break from cigarettes
09/27/2005
This is where Bill Temple got his start, right here on what remains of a smelter on the banks of Lake Pend Oreille in Sandpoint. It is beautiful here...
read more › Which nicotine replacement therapy is best
09/08/2005
Rhonda Rosburg could spend hours in the fields, taking pictures of flowers.
"I've always loved photography. I've always loved flowers," she...
read more › No "safe" smoke
09/05/2005
When a friend pulled out a cigarette and lighted it in front of me recently, I was surprised. Although we had spent a considerable...
read more › Utah snuffs tobacco use
09/02/2005
SALT LAKE CITY - Since programs funded by the tobacco industry settlement began in 1999, Utah's smoking rate has dropped...
read more › You’re still smoking?
08/31/2005
The recent death of Peter Jennings from lung cancer and the announcement that Dana Reeves, a lifelong non-smoker, is currently battling the deadly disease...
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