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25-Oct-2006

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Title fight in Cicero Nov. 10 (Boxing Insider)

Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions has announced plans for CICERO CHILL, the next huge card of world class professional boxing at Cicero Stadium on Friday, November 10th, headlined by a twelve round USBA featherweight title fight between Mexico City?s Martin ?El Brochas? Honorio and Tanzanian native Rogers ?The Tiger? Mtagwa.

Drug Combo Gives New Hope Against Lung Disease (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Drug Combo Gives New Hope Against Lung Disease Category: Health News Created: 10/24/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/24/2006 2:05:00 AM

Company will pay workers to quit smoking (Athens Review Online)

By M. Scott Carter THE NORMAN TRANSCRIPT (NORMAN, Okla.) NORMAN, Okla. ? For Oklahoma Sysco, Inc. employees it pays to stop smoking. Literally.

MetroWest less likely to light up (The MetroWest Daily News)

MetroWest residents are far less likely to smoke than other Bay Staters, according to a new survey that found statewide smoking rates have reached their lowest level since surveillance began 20 years ago.

Milford, Franklin area most likely to light up (Milford Daily News)

Residents in MetroWest are far less likely to smoke than other Bay Staters, including those from Franklin and Milford, according to a new survey that found statewide smoking rates have reached their lowest level since surveillance began 20 years ago.

Firm to Pay Smoking Employees to Quit (Join Together Online)

Employees of the food-distribution firm Oklahoma Sysco, Inc., will receive a $25 bonus for every year they have been with the company if they sign up for a stop-smoking program and remain abstinent for six months, the Norman Transcript reported Oct. 22.

The Workplace: In Europe, smokers 'need not apply' (International Herald Tribune)

Many employers are seeking to reduce the opportunities for their employees to light up. In particular, the issue of breaks is an area where smokers are finding themselves increasingly boxed into a corner.

Readerspeak: SRK fans disappionted (The Times of India)

It is unfortunate that the film Don is a flop. I went to see the film yesterday and found nothing attractive that could impress me. The fight scenes are too long and boring. Beside Shahrukh and Priyanka's acting, the film is an absolute crap.

Reducing Risk Factors May Not Change Overall Heart Disease Picture (Newswise)

Coronary heart disease is a leading killer in the United States and there has been a big push to get people to lower their risk. But a new review casts doubt on whether large-scale interventions to reduce multiple cardiac risk factors really work.

Stop-smoking scheme for mums-to-be (West Lothian Courier)

A pioneering project aimed at helping pregnant women quit smoking has been visited by health minister Andy Kerr. The specialist smoking cessation service sees two midwives visit women in their own homes, giving advice and support on stopping smoking and other pregnancy-related health advice.