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5/17/12 - Fewer US Teens and Young Adults Smoke

5/17/12 Fewer US Teens and Young Adults Smoke

‎WebMD

The report, done by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), revealed that the percentage of adolescents aged 12 to 17 ...

5/11/12 - Blood test may help identify kids' smoke exposure, study finds

5/11/12 Blood test may help identify kids' smoke exposure, study finds

‎Fox News

Secondhand smoke exposure in children has been tied to sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory problems, ear infections and asthma. "What the test does is ...

4/20/12 - Lung cancer? Yep, but smokers, globally, are less aware of CVD risks

4/20/12 Lung cancer? Yep, but smokers, globally, are less aware of CVD risks

‎TheHeart.Org

Smokers, Fong points out, are much more likely to die of heart disease than they ... In both data sets, lack of awareness that smoking causes heart disease, ...

4/19/12 - Study finds that obesity adds more to employee health care costs than does smoking

InsuranceNewsNet.com,  Penton Business Media - James P. Moriarty, MSc, and colleagues of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., analyzed the incremental costs of smoking and obesity among Mayo Clinic employees and retirees who had continuous health insurance coverage between 2001 and 2007....Smokers, for example, carried average health costs that were $1,275 higher than those for non-smokers. But the incremental costs associated with obesity were even higher: $1,850 more than for normal-weight individuals...

4/18/12 - Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs

4/18/12 Study: Obesity Surpasses Smoking in Employee Health Care Costs

‎EHS Today

A study of more than 30000 employees suggests that when it comes to racking up additional health care costs, obesity surpasses smoking.

3/30/12 Local Tobacco-Free Parks policies proving effective

3/30/12 Local Tobacco-Free Parks policies proving effective

Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

... and the Sault Tribe Community Health Program, partners of the Chippewa County Tobacco-Free Living Coalition are teaming up to highlight tobacco-free ...

3/22/12 - Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids

3/22/12 Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids

‎Reuters

By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, ...

3/21/12 - Tobacco use claimed 6 million lives in 2011, report shows

3/21/12 Tobacco use claimed 6 million lives in 2011, report shows

‎CBS News

According to the latest edition of the "Tobacco Atlas," the cost of a single pack of cigarettes costs an American smoker $35 when it comes to future health ...

3/15/12 - CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking

3/15/12 CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking

‎CNN

We are committed to doing everything we can to help smokers quit and prevent young people from starting in the first place." The ads are the brainchild of ...

3/12/12 - Teen smoking 'epidemic' but not as bad as it once was, U-M ...

3/12/12 Teen smoking 'epidemic' but not as bad as it once was, U-M ...

‎AnnArbor.com

Cigarette smoking has almost immediate health consequences for teens, including the possibility of reduced lung function and impaired lung growth and asthma ...

3/9/12 - Utah 'a model' as Surgeon General calls for less teen smoking

3/9/12 Utah 'a model' as Surgeon General calls for less teen smoking

‎Salt Lake Tribune

Cigarette smoking by youth and young adults quickly hurts their health — from addiction to weaker lungs, asthma, and heart disease.

3/8/12 - Teen smoking an 'epidemic,' new report finds

3/8/12 Teen smoking an 'epidemic,' new report finds

‎msnbc.com

CHICAGO — Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the US surgeon general's ...

3/1/12 - Federal judge blocks anti-smoking images required on tobacco products

3/1/12 Federal judge blocks anti-smoking images required on tobacco products

‎CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A federal mandate requiring tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products warning of the dangers of smoking was tossed out ...

2/18/12 Joining hands in Hinsdale

2/18/12 Joining hands in Hinsdale

The Keene Sentinel

The Hinsdale Community Coalition is a group of adults and youth working together to create and maintain a healthy community for all. The coalition envisions ...

2/14/12 Tobacco YOUTH Coalition teaches civic involvement

2/14/12 Tobacco YOUTH Coalition teaches civic involvement

Sierra Sun

... educate the public about hazards of smoking for health and the environment. ... in issues affecting their community through the Tobacco YOUTH Coalition ...

2/6/12 - Many kids still exposed to secondhand smoke in cars

2/6/12 Many kids still exposed to secondhand smoke in cars

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Fox News

In a survey of middle and high school students, close to one-third said they'd ... cars at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.

1/19/12 - State of Tobacco Control Report Shows California Falling Behind in ...

1/19/12 State of Tobacco Control Report Shows California Falling Behind in ...

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Sacramento Bee

... and other tobacco-related diseases as well as proven tobacco prevention, education, ... ultimately, cures for lung disease, heart disease and stroke, ...

1/13/12 - At More US Workplaces, Smokers Need Not Apply

1/13/12 At More US Workplaces, Smokers Need Not Apply

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U.S. News & World Report

... Pennsylvania's Geisinger Health System will turn away job applicants who ... of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health. ...

1/10/12 - Nicotine patches, gum won't help smokers quit for good: Study

1/10/12 Nicotine patches, gum won't help smokers quit for good: Study

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CBS News

For the study, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Massachusetts Boston followed 787 adult smokers in Massachusetts who had ...

12/29/11 - NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy

12/29/11 NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy

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BusinessWeek

“By investing in health care and continuing to encourage more New Yorkers ... In 2010, the city's infant-mortality rate fell to a historic low of 4.9 deaths ..