Stop Smoking News Archive

27-Apr-2009

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Bill set to expose gender pay gap (BBC News)

Many employers will be forced to publish details of their gender pay gap under a bill aimed at ending social inequalities.

New series of free talks on how to eat healthier (News-Medical-Net)

A new series of free talks on how to eat healthier, reduce stress, stop smoking and manage medication highlight the "Got Health?" series sponsored by the Center for Community Health and feature experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

HOW TO SAVE: Turn off the PlayStation (Suburban Journals)

Chris Burk, 16, estimates he has more than 200 video games for his 13 different game consoles he's acquired since third grade. Burk said he spends several hours a week playing video games, which his parents teasingly say is running up their electric bill.

From Pikeville to Washington: Local Man Urges The President To Stop Smoking and Gets A Reply (WDEF Chattanooga)

When Michael Powers wrote a letter to the President, he never figured he'd get a hand written reply. Now it's a family treasure he says he'll never give up. read more

Nicotine link to cancer (Guardian Unlimited)

Fears have been raised about the long-term safety of nicotine replacement products, like nicotine gum, which are used to help people stop smoking. A new study says nicotine might increase the risk of mouth and throat cancer. But the concerns come from a study which looked at skin samples in a laboratory. It didn't look at people using nicotine gum, lozenges or other products. What do we know ...