Archive for the ‘Smoking / Quit Smoking’ Category
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The International Association of Fire Fighters has announced the launch of a new initiative to help fire fighters, family members and friends to quit smoking cigarettes. "Our goal is to help make the IAFF the first smoke-free union," IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger said in his address to delegates at ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
"Maryland is only the latest state to prove the folly of trying to finance" health care and other programs with a "tax on a shrinking pool of smokers," and federal lawmakers should "take note," a Wall Street Journal editorial states. According to the editorial, Maryland lawmakers, who last year increased ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Most Russians favour much tougher curbs on smoking, and a substantial number want smoking in restaurants and on public transport to be banned, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control. Between 1990 and 2000, cigarette consumption increased by an estimated 81% despite a declining population. And ...
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Navajo Nation Tribal President Joe Shirley on Thursday vetoed a ban on smoking and chewing tobacco in public places on the reservation, the Boston Globe reports (Boston Globe, 8/7). The Navajo Nation Council last week voted 42-27 to approve the smoking ban. The ban does not include tobacco used in ...
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Alabama high school students are getting the message that smoking isn't cool, according to the results of the 2008 Youth Tobacco Survey conducted by the Alabama Department of Public Health's Tobacco Prevention Branch. There was a 17.5 percent decrease in high school students who smoke in 2008 compared to those ...
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
The New York Times on Sunday examined how smokers are left in the middle of "this maelstrom of debate" on whether menthol-flavored cigarettes should be included in the legislation that would allow FDA to ban flavored additives (Navarro, New York Times, 8/3).The House last week by a veto-proof 326-102 vote ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2008
Statement from Georges C. Benjamin MD, FACP, FACEP (EP), Executive Director, American Public Health Association The American Public Health Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for today passing the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act with an overwhelming bipartisan majority. The legislation aims to protect the health of Americans, ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued new public health guidance on mass-media and point-of-sales measures to prevent the uptake of smoking by children and young people. Delaying or preventing the uptake of smoking can have a major effect on both short and long term health. ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
The Navajo Nation Council on Friday voted 42-27 to ban smoking and chewing tobacco in public places on the reservation, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. The ban does not include tobacco used in ceremonies on the reservation, located on portions of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.The tribe's Division of Health ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
The Australian Medical Association cannot believe that QANTAS has made a decision to sell in-flight duty-free cigarettes on international routes. The AMA understands that QANTAS has instructed its staff to ensure that cigarettes are 'displayed prominently on top' of the in-flight duty-free cart to 'ensure our customers are aware of ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
To help its members regain control of their health, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska is partnering with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to provide Premera members with their best opportunity to break nicotine's addictive grip - the ACS Tobacco Cessation Program - that has the highest quit rate ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Nicotine is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs in the United States, and more than one in five people use some form of the drug (cigarettes, cigars, pipes and chewing tobacco). Despite the fact that research consistently indicates tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoke is harmful, new ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Researchers examined U.S. cigarette brands popular among youth to determine whether or not tobacco manufacturers manipulate menthol in an effort to target young, experimental smokers. Menthol in cigarettes masks harshness and irritation for new smokers. Menthol is used as an additive in approximately 90% of cigarettes manufactured in the ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is concerned that Qantas has reintroduced tobacco sales on board its international flights. The sale of tobacco products will begin at the end of July. Despite restrictions preventing Qantas from advertising cigarettes in the on-board shopping catalogue, the airline is allowed ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
Face it: we all have our price. Still, despite prizes ranging from lottery tickets to cash payments, quit-smoking contests do not help people kick the habit in the end, according to a new systematic review of studies.None of the 17 studies, which involved roughly 6,300 participants, demonstrated significantly higher long-term ...
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