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US smoking curbs: Readers react »
Posted by: altnrg 5 months ago in Health & Fitness
The US Senate has given its support to a bill giving the government far-reaching new powers to impose restrictions on American smokers.
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Smoking in Big Government »
Posted by: populist 7 months ago in Political News
President Obama and his adherents in Congress recently made good on their pledge to tax the rich — and only the rich — when they raised the ...
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Supreme Court Dismisses Philip Morris' Appeal Of $79.5 Million Award To Smoker's Widow »
Posted by: TimALoftis 7 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
(CBS/AP) The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a cigarette maker's appeal of a $79.5 million award to a smoker's widow ...
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Smoking ban extend to the great outdoors »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 week, 2 days ago in Style
Massachusetts - It was a recent trip to the park that finally did it. Jason Mayo watched as a father pushed his child on a swing ...
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'Cancer risk of nicotine gum and lozenges higher than thought' »
Posted by: altnrg 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Nicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer, research has suggested.
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Smokers Are Putting Their Families at Risk of Heart Attacks »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 9 months ago in Health & Fitness
Non-smoking men who had a partner who smoked had average cotinine levels almost twice the level associated with an increased risk of a heart attack.
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Stoned Celebrities Taped - Most Embarrassing Examples »
Posted by: simmonw 7 months, 4 weeks ago in Humor
Stoned and on tape - such mindless acts lead to big time grins and gloom among fans and critics of celebrities.
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6-year-old drives car after mom smokes "stinky stuff" »
Posted by: BronxBomber 2 months ago in Family
NBC -- A Coatesville, Pennsylvania mother made her 6-year-old daughter drive a car because "[mom] was sleepy" after smoking "that stinky stuff," according to police.
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Anti-Smoking Campaigns: Scary, Clever and Sometimes Cruel »
Posted by: annsmarty 7 months ago in Health & Fitness
Funny and scary anti-smoking campaigns with creativity and original idea.
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Congressman: Smoking Lettuce Kills -- Politics Daily »
Posted by: Eagle_Eye 4 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Because we just don't think this clip has gotten its due, we re-post Rep. Steve Buyer's (R-IN) comments during the tobacco reform debate ...
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Smoking Cessation: Four Ways to Quit »
Posted by: simmonw 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
By now, even the tobacco companies agree: smoking is bad for your health—very bad, in fact. Cigarettes are the most hazardous, but cigars, pipes ...
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Research Discovers Link Between Smoking and Brain Damage »
Posted by: SenorCoconut 4 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Researchers have found that a compound in tobacco provokes white blood cells in the central nervous system to attack healthy cells.
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A New Old Freebie: Matches Surge as Restaurant Givaways »
Posted by: ZagatBuzz 2 weeks, 6 days ago in News
Despite the smoking bans in place in many states, matches are experiencing a renaissance as the restaurant world's freebie of choice.
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Personality Traits Associated With Stress And Worry Can Be Hazardous To Your Health »
Posted by: myfairlady 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Personality traits associated with chronic worrying can lead to earlier death, at least in part because these people are more likely to engage in unhealthy ...
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Woman suing neighbor for smoking in own home »
Posted by: BronxBomber 1 month, 1 week ago in Style
Dallas, Texas - In an age when smoking has been outlawed in most public places - government buildings, bars and pool halls - a person’s home is ...
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