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  • May 2008

    • Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit

      New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times reports, when smoking declined precipitously across the US. More »

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      smoking  • smoking cessation  • Harvard Medical School  • National Institute on Aging

    • Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Trouble, Dizziness

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 22, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      Quit-Smoking Drug Linked to Heart Trouble, Dizziness

      Pfizer smoking-cessation drug Chantix has been linked to nearly a thousand serious incidents in the last quarter of 2007, the Wall Street Journal reports. A report from a drug safety group found that some users of the drug—already linked to depression and suicide—suffered heart trouble, diabetes, or accidents caused by dizziness and confusion. More »

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      FDA  • Pfizer  • pharmaceutical  • smoking cessation  • side effects  • drug safety  • medication  • Chantix

    • Quit Sooner, Live Longer

      newser  |  WebMD  |  May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Quit Sooner, Live Longer

      Smokers who kick the habit see their risk of dying drop drastically after 5 years, and their risk level nears that of nonsmokers within 20 years, new research finds. In a study that followed 100,000 women over 3 decades, researchers recorded a 13% drop in death from all causes for ex-smokers 5 years after their last puffs, WebMD reports. More »

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      public health  • heart disease  • smoking  • lung cancer  • smoking cessation  • health risks

  • April 2008

    • Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 23, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      A group of factory workers who lied about their smoking habits could be fired. The Whirlpool company charges lower premiums for health insurance to nonsmoking workers—and relies on the honor code when employees sign up. Now 39 workers at an Indiana factory have been suspended and face losing their jobs after being spotted smoking or chewing, reports the AP. More »

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      smoking  • health insurance  • smoking cessation  • workers' rights

    • Best Ways to Avoid Cancer

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Apr 8, 08 7:40 PM CDT

      Best Ways to Avoid Cancer

      It's not all in the genes: About half of all cancer deaths are preventable, says the American Cancer Society. Follow LiveScience's 10 healthy behaviors to reduce risk: Quit smoking! Limit alcohol consumption to one drink per day for women, two drinks per day for men (and no, you can't "save them up" for the weekend). More »

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      exercise  • diet  • smoking cessation  • American Cancer Society  • healthy habits  • cancer prevention

  • February 2008

    • Your Boyfriend Does Mind If You Smoke

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Feb 19, 08 12:09 PM CST

      Your Boyfriend Does Mind If You Smoke

      A German man was so sick of his girlfriend's smoking that he turned a fire extinguisher on her, Der Spiegel reports. The 42-year-old gave a few warning shouts before spraying the apartment the two share, and he hadn't stopped yelling by the time police arrived to escort him to the station. More »

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      Germany  • smoking  • smoking cessation  • cigarette

    • Smoking Deaths Rocket in India

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 14, 08 11:05 AM CST

      Smoking Deaths Rocket in India

      Tobacco use is the smoking gun in 900,000 deaths annually in India, and the numbers are on the rise as the nation grapples with its epidemic-scale cigarette addiction, reports the BBC. At least 1 million Indians will die annually from smoking-related illnesses in the next decade unless the nation takes action soon, warns a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. More »

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      India  • public health  • smoking  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • smoking cessation

  • January 2008

    • Anti-Smoking Poster Boy Still Lights Up

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jan 12, 08 7:26 PM CST

      Anti-Smoking Poster Boy Still Lights Up

      New Yorkers have grown to know Skip Legault's face well from anti-smoking ads in the subway and on TV over the past few weeks. A smoker since he was eight, Legault has lost a leg to blood clots, suffered two heart attacks in his twenties, and had a debilitating stroke. Worst of all, ABC reports, he can't quit—a detail not made clear in the ad campaign. More »

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      health  • heart disease  • smoking  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • smoking cessation  • amputation

    • Healthy Steps Add 14 Years to Your Life

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Jan 9, 08 7:43 PM CST

      Healthy Steps Add 14 Years to Your Life

      Doing all those things you know you should be doing already can add 14 years to your life, a new study says. People who exercise, don't smoke, limit drinking, and eat fruits and vegetables lead longer lives by that amount, LiveScience reports. The European study is said to be the first to look at the combined benefits of those four healthy habits. More »

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      health  • exercise  • diet  • smoking cessation

  • October 2007

    • Firms Help Workers Kick Butts

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 26, 07 10:40 AM CDT

      Firms Help Workers Kick Butts

      Smoking, everybody's favorite target, is now drawing fire from employers looking to cut medical costs by helping workers kick the habit, the New York Times reports. Employers gain significantly when employees quit, because a typical smoker racks up $16,000 in additional lifetime medical costs and saps productivity with smoking breaks and absenteeism. More »

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      health care  • smoking  • health insurance  • smoking ban  • lung cancer  • health care reform  • smoking cessation

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