Studies on smoking cessation in ethnic minorities
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:41:56 -0800

Telephone counseling services (also known as quitlines) are an effective intervention for Chinese-, Korean-, and Vietnamese- speaking smokers living in the US, and should be incorporated into current smoking cessation services, according to a study ...

Stub-out stance a winner
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:02:05 -0800

Mrs Olsen-Henderson is a former "pack a day smoker " who gave up 42 years ago. She said some smokers have been a bit miffed when she asks them to move on. "It's not difficult to enforce. But sometimes it's not much fun. Generally speaking they're not ...

Grandson of major tobacco company founder speaks out against smoking
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:48:02 -0800

Reynolds is speaking tonight at 6pm at an event at Horry Georgetown Technical College in the Burroughs and Chapin Auditorium. In all, 40 cities have smoking bans in place. Next Monday the City of North Myrtle Beach will have a first reading of a ...

Ricardo A. Diaz: Salinas City BBQ offers Super Bowl specials
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:13:08 -0800

I was speaking to a friend the other day about how the finality of the whole thing makes the playoffs just so cool. I think that is what I like about football and what makes it different from other sports: No series of games to settle anything, ...

Vote Liberal? or force referendum!!! marijuanna the big money making LIE!!!
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:10:32 -0800

lol.. as if pot smokers are dumb enough to support liberals just cause they are telling us they see the light. No need, it ain't a carrot no one is biting...you are full of crap! Only a conservative would write an article and then lol it in the first ...

Heidi Klum breaks silence on Seal split
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:27:30 -0800

Since that time, Seal has been giving interviews (in support of his new album Soul 2) where he has been talking about the split but Heidi has remained totally silent. Yes, she has surfaced in public in the past week (you may recall that both Heidi and ...

World's 'fattest man' tended by seven carers a day
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:08:29 -0800

Smokers get help, rock climbers get help if they get injured. Some people have bigger problems than others. I am trying to get my weight down. Hopefully it won't be too long. Mr Martin, of Hendon, north London, said he was able to enjoy a normal life ...

Things get chilly, inside and outside, at Jeremy Jay's Glasslands concert
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:39:33 -0800

Outside, the smokers were evenly split: they were there to see friends, or roommates, or Jeremy Jay, the lo-fi artist whose songs spin themselves out of adolescent disaffection amid somewhat airless synths. "He has an '80s sensibility, and he writes ...

// Roundtable Discussion: Should Zuffa Fire Nick Diaz?
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:59:17 -0800

I do not care if you smoke marijuana. I do not care if they make it legal. I don't smoke , so it has no effect on me, but basically if you smoke up for pleasure or for a medical need, go on with your bad self and enjoy, because it doesn't bother me.

Alternatively Speaking : Giving up gracefully
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:28:48 -0800

Below are selections of questions that I have received from readers of Alternatively Speaking dealing with both the emotional and physical struggles of breaking the habit. Please feel free to pass this information along to those smokers that you care ...

Neighbors Turn to CB1 to Fight Against Bar Noise
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:07:59 -0800

The cigarette smoke from bar-goers disturbs people in their homes, although only 25 percent of the outside space should be allotted to smokers . In addition, in an emergency such as a fire, it would be difficult for people to escape.

Batavia Morning News
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:28:13 -0800

Officials with groups such as the NYS Smokers ' Quitline are lobbying state legislators to get the money restored saying such cuts mean the state can't afford broadcast announcements to encourage people to quit smoking . Tompkins Financial Group, parent ...

Cancer patients on life, illness and cure
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:28:29 -0800

Speaking at the press meet, organised by Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre here on Friday, Professor Anthony Pais, senior consultant surgical oncology , Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Institute said, Cancer changes routine, roles and relationship.

Once again, government ignores the will of the people
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:12:45 -0800

I am sure I am speaking for all or most of the vets who will be able to use this clinic. It would have been nice if, instead of Saint Joseph's Regional Medical being torn down, it could have been the new VA hospital. Too late for that.

Push For More Smoke Free Areas
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:28:08 -0800

In the middle of National Non- Smoking Week, one parent is pushing for smoke free parks, playgrounds and outdoor events in Medicine Hat. Jordan Mulholland, along with the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), were speaking with students at ...

Addiction Incorporated
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:17:52 -0800

Tasked in the 1980s by a major tobacco company to invent a safer form of nicotine--one that would decrease the danger of heart failure while remaining just as addictive (so smokers could live, and smoke , longer)--De Noble succeeded. But, in doing so, ...

Pottawatomie Power, 2012 Style: Scratch a State Leader, Find A Neighbor
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:58:51 -0800

Skillings said his group will draw a few arrows this year, especially in promoting legislation to allow employers to decide whether or not to hire smokers . Oklahoma was 46th in the nation for tobacco use and just dropped to 48. He said Gov.

Smoking preventers rewarded
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:55 -0800

Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, right, talking to the security officers at his ministry on Tuesday. (AN Photo) By md rasooldeen | arab news riyadh: Security officers who were responsible for preventing smoking inside the Ministry of Health ...

5 Reasons To Care About New FAA Law
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:43:56 -0800

Speaking of studies: Would airlines lose or damage fewer bags if they had to pay for them? The law orders a study, due in 180 days, to find out. 3. Better information about child safety seats, insecticides Traveling with small children and their safety ...

Hillbilly Heaven signs: Funny or off base?
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:16:45 -0800

The theme is Southern US-style barbecue that uses smokers that cook the meat for 12 hours at a time and then it's sold in very large portions. Mc Master University sociology professor Cyril Levitt says he would describe the comments as being xenophobic ...