Stop Smoking News Archive

05-Jun-2006

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Update ? It?s a girl and I?m a very bad father (The Kentucky Standard)

We found out early Tuesday morning the impending bundle of joy is a girl. As the excitement of the news wore off, I realized it is likely I will end up hurting a young boy someday over my unborn daughter.

Partnership Funding (WTOK-TV Meridian)

A funding battle for the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi continues. A gulf-coast judge says funding should be overseen by the legislature. Mississippi Senator Terry C. Burton says funding for the program is a tricky issue.

City Playground Smoking Ban Now In Effect (WGAL.com)

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A ban on smoking at Harrisburg's 16 city-owned playgrounds is now in effect. City leaders say violators will not face the $50 fine until after signs are posted. The playground smoking ban is part of a larger proposal to stop smoking in all city-owned or leased buildings.

Acupuncture: Understanding what it's all about (Holistic Healing Series: Part 1) (Southern Illinoisan)

Chinese medical theory believes that a person's state of health is always changing, subtly moving in one direction or another. Qi (pronounced "chee") or life energy flows throughout the body, animating it and protecting it from illness, pain and disease.

Pen pals (San Francisco Bay View)

P.H.A.T. (Protecting the 'Hood Against Tobacco), along with researchers at the UCSF and the SF African American Tobacco Free Project are doing a community research study. This community-driven project aims to help African American residents of SF who want to stop smoking.

Jun 5 2006 (icWales)

MORE and more countries are joining the smoke-free bandwagon and banning smoking in the workplace and public places. Summer 2007 should see the ban implemented in England and Wales.

Wonder Drug or Common Crutch? Are Pharmaceuticals the Real Answer to Smoking Cessation? (PR Web)

There may be a fundamental flaw in the idea that smokers can solve their chemical dependency by ingesting a pharmacological concoction. (PRWEB Jun 5, 2006)

In this therapy, the sleep goes on (The Daily Iowan)

At 7 p.m. June 2, North Liberty resident Ethel Good was a smoker with back pain. By 9:30 p.m., the aching had subsided, and she was confident her nicotine cravings were a thing of the past. "I was in pain all day," she said. After undergoing a hypnotherapy treatment in Iowa City, "it just vanished," she said.

In fight against smoking, Oregon butts out (The Oregonian)

T he headlines are all about the enormous, $79.5 million punitive damages award an Oregon jury leveled against tobacco giant Philip Morris. If you didn't know better, you'd think this state is leading the war against Big Tobacco.