Stop Smoking News Archive

13-Dec-2006

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Smoking becoming taboo in US workplace, homes and even in public (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The property manager at The Blairs, an apartment complex near Washington, recently sent tenants a letter that has many up in arms: Stop smoking at home come January or move out, the note essentially said.

health calendar (Pioneer Press)

Tuesday Parkinson's support group. Dr. Bruce Snyder speaks at 10 a.m. at Hudson Hospital in Hudson, Wis. Free. 1-715-531-6250. Stop smoking with hypnosis workshop. 7 p.m. at Healing Waters Ltd. in White Bear Lake. 651-653-1660.

Half a million Spaniards stop smoking (Moldova.org)

Zaragoza, Spain (dpa) - More than half a million Spaniards have stopped smoking since the country introduced stringent anti-smoking legislation from the beginning of this year, an expert said Monday. Cigarette sales have gone down by more than 5 per cent, said Rodrigo Cordoba, president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Smoking. The number of heart attacks in active and passive

health calendar (Pioneer Press)

today Parkinson's support group. Dr. Bruce Snyder speaks at 10 a.m. at Hudson Hospital in Hudson, Wis. Free. 1-715-531-6250. Stop smoking with hypnosis workshop. 7 p.m. at Healing Waters Ltd. in White Bear Lake. 651-653-1660.

Ex-doctor may be behind addiction problems with legal drug (KY3 Springfield)

Dr. Marion Walton says he prescribed Nubain to help people stop smoking and get over drug addictions.

Translation costing public £100m (BBC News)

More than £100 million of public money is spent on translation services in Britain, the BBC learns.

Thousands Stop Smoking in Lexington (WBKO-TV Bowling Green)

A survey shows that in the first 20 months after the citywide indoor smoking ban took effect in Lexington, Ky., more than 16,400 people have given up the habit.

Motown goes Hollywood (Boxing Insider)

LAS VEGAS - World-class super middleweight contender Rubin "Hollywood" Williams returns home on January 12 to fight veteran bomber Antwun "Kid Dynamite" Echols for the vacant IBA super middleweight title, headlining "Fight Night at The Palace" in the 12-round main event, at The Palace in Palace Hills, Michigan.

Want to stop smoking? Give these tips a try (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

More than one in five Americans smoke, and most want to quit. If it's not the most difficult addiction to break, it's in the photo finish, and it's apparently hardest for the people still puffing out in the cold.

Cost in translation (BBC News)

The BBC discovers the cost of translating for UK residents who do not speak English has soared.