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Americans misinformed about smoking
After voluminous research studies, numerous lawsuits and millions of deaths linked to cigarettes, it might seem likely that Americans now properly understand the risks of smoking.
Aug 22, 2017
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Smoking is on the rise among pregnant women with depression
Smoking is increasing among pregnant women with depression in the United States, according to new research at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York. Smoking rates for pregnant ...
Aug 8, 2017
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Sleep environment one of several factors behind reduction in sudden infant death syndrome
While the successful public health campaign to improve infant sleep environments has long been associated with declines in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), an analysis of 30 years of data by researchers from Boston Children's ...
Dec 2, 2015
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Most smokers haven't considered quitting
(HealthDay)—The idea of quitting doesn't cross the minds of most smokers, and the few who do think about it don't actively try to quit.
Sep 17, 2015
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Anti-smoking commercials burn out over time
The massive, federally funded anti-smoking campaign "Tips From Former Smokers"—"Tips" for short—fizzled more than it popped. That's the conclusion behind research published this week in the American Journal of Preventive ...
May 19, 2015
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US launching anti-smoking campaign aimed at youth
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is using ads that depict yellow teeth and wrinkled skin to show at-risk American youth the costs associated with cigarette smoking.
Feb 4, 2014
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Role of E-cigarettes in eliminating tobacco use discussed
(HealthDay)—The public health issues relating to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and their role in eliminating tobacco use are discussed in a perspective piece published online Dec. 18 in the New England Journal of ...
Dec 19, 2013
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Anti-smoking campaign surpasses expectations
(HealthDay)—Graphic ads depicting the ravages of smoking have generated a bigger than expected response, federal health officials said Thursday.
Sep 19, 2013
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US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent, report says
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers.
Jun 18, 2013
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The lone 'sheriff' of the ashtray of Europe
Cancer sufferer Dietmar Erlacher's lonely anti-smoking campaign in Austria, one of Europe's last bastions of the habit, has won him insults, enemies and even several assaults.
Apr 18, 2013
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