Stop Smoking News Archive

17-Jul-2006

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Women Students Unaware Of Lifestyle Links To Breast Cancer (Medical News Today)

The vast majority of women students worldwide know nothing about the lifestyle habits that can influence breast cancer risk. And they are no better informed about the disease than their male counterparts according to a report* published today. [click link for full article]

More Than 5 Million Smokers Successfully Smoke-Free Since Therapeutic Nicotine Made Available Over-the-Counter A Decade (Medical News Today)

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ConsumerHealthcare is marking the 10th anniversary of when therapeutic nicotine(TN) products became available over-the-counter (OTC) at the 13th WorldConference on Tobacco OR Health (WCTOH). GSK's therapeutic nicotineproducts have helped more than five million smokers around the worldsuccessfully quit using safe and effective stop-smoking aids. [click link for full article]

Untrained Docs Fail to Recommend Effective Stop-Smoking Therapies (Join Together Online)

Many smokers try quitting "cold turkey" -- often repeatedly and without success -- while relatively few use therapies proven to be effective, in part because doctors fail to recommend them, the Wall Street Journal reported July 11.

Power-Pops with Hoodia, Weight Loss Aid, Stop Smoking Aid?? (PR Web)

New Power-Pops with Hoodia from FUN Unlt (For Ultimate Nutrition Unlimited), is the latest innovation set to revolutionize the weight loss industry. (PRWEB Jul 16, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/UGlnZy1aZXRhLUxvdmUtU3F1YS1JbnNlLVplcm8=

Whose Life Is It Anyway? (CBS News)

Are employers' efforts to control private behavior, such as smoking, responsible policy or lifestyle discrimination? Morley Safer reports on a growing trend among employers to create "wellness programs."

Watchdog group says laser therapy useless to stop smoking (Las Vegas Sun)

A Washington-based watchdog group has asked the federal Food and Drug Administration to stop several companies, including one based in Las Vegas, from advertising laser therapy as a way to stop smoking.

Over 5 Million Smokers Successfully Smoke-Free Since Therapeutic Nicotine Made Available Over-the-Counter A Decade Ago (Medical News Today)

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare is marking the 10th anniversary of when therapeutic nicotine (TN) products became available over-the-counter (OTC) at the 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health (WCTOH).GSK's therapeutic nicotine products have helped more than five million smokers around the world successfully quit using safe and effective stop-smoking aids. [click link for full

Local News (Times of Malta)

Helpline for Maltese nationals The Foreign Ministry said that Maltese nationals or their families requiring assistance in Lebanon in view of the current situation there may call on telephone numbers 2124 2191, 7922 8070 or...

Immigrant emergency help comes at steep price (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Federal officials claim to have cracked down on the illegal use of Medicaid by undocumented immigrants. But there is no evidence of widespread fraud. Meanwhile, the "get-tough" measures do nothing to reverse the fast-growing, multi-million-dollar tab that taxpayers are quietly footing for medical emergencies suffered by noncitizens.

Power-Pops with Hoodia, Weight Loss Aid, Stop Smoking Aid?? (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

(PRWEB) July 16, 2006 -- Founded in 2003, they started by partnering with a master herbalist with 45 years experience in herbs and their interactive properties, to deliver to the customer only the freshest, most potent ingredients found today, ingredients with proven results.