Stop Smoking News Archive

31-Aug-2007

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[UMNS-ALL-NEWS] UMNS# 426-United Methodist agencies join anti-tobacco effort (Worldwide Faith News)

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Smoking ban in Loma Linda? (San Bernardino Sun)

LOMA LINDA - The city is cementing its reputation as a bastion of health consciousness. The City Council has asked staff members to draft an ordinance banning smoking on all public properties.

Smokers' Cough Is Not Just a Smokers' Disease, Study Shows (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a preventable illness mostly caused by cigarettes, is wrongly perceived as a smokers' ailment, masking the public health threat and limiting treatment, scientists said.

COPD Rates May Rise as Population Ages (WebMD)

The worldwide burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is far greater than has previously been recognized, and it will increase over the next few decades as the world population ages.

State enforcing smoking ban (The Western Star)

MIDDLETOWN ? There have been nearly 1,300 reports of violations of Ohio's new ban on smoking in public places in Butler and Warren counties since voters approved the new law last November.

Bupropion doesn't prevent smoking in ADHD patients (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The high risk of smoking among young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not reduced by treatment with the antidepressant bupropion, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. However, stimulants do seem to cut the likelihood of smoking.

Lung disease rates 'on the rise' (BBC News)

Rates of incurable lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are higher than previously thought, a study suggests.

Smoking-cessation class is offered in New Albany (Louisville Courier-Journal)

The Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties' Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalitions are holding a free "Stop Smoking Successfully" class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through Oct. 2 at the Cancer Care Center, 2210 Green Valley Road in New Albany.

Face Fact or Fiction: The Truth about Skin Care Products (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Whether in department stores, drugstores or even on the Internet, many lotions and creams claim to be the "miracle in a bottle" that we are all looking for. Cracking the code to find the truth can be difficult.

Help and support to kick the habit (Eastbourne Today)

The East Sussex Downs and Weald Stop smoking Service is working in partnership with the David Lloyd club to offer free drop-in-to-quit stop smoking support to anyone wanting to quit smoking. (27/08/2007 09:43:11)