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Cigarette Health Effects
Health advocates say that the flavored cigarette ban that went into effect September 22 may help deter teens from trying smoking. The prohibition is part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and it comes from research that suggests young people are particularly attracted to flavored cigarettes. Experts say the products are "clearly intended" to appeal particularly to young people and to get them addicted to tobacco early in life.
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San Francisco Bans Cigarette Sales in Pharmacies
As of October 1, 2008, San Francisco will be the first city in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products at most pharmacies. (The... Read more »
Menthol Cigarette Ban: Too Much Control for FDA?
Recently, controversy had surrounded mentholated cigarettes. Menthol, a minty-tasting additive, may anesthetize nerve endings slightly,... Read more »
Do Cigarette Warning Labels Drive Us To Smoke More?
An interesting book has been published that reports on study results which seem to contradict common sense. Smokers appear to be... Read more »
Reversing the Psychological Effect of Cigarette Ads
Recently a woman who appeared unwell attended an open SOS meeting that I led. She was two days off the patch and lived in a household with... Read more »
Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Your Heart & Tips to Quit...
The good news is that in recent years fewer Americans are smoking cigarettes, however many still continue to smoke, and unfortunately the... Read more »
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Coffee, Cigarettes and AA
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A recent study reveals coffee and cigarette use among Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members is greater than among the U.S.... Read more »
FDA says e-cigarettes may be harmful
Federal health regulators say e-cigarettes may contain as many cancer-causing toxins and nicotine as regular cigarettes. Officials from the U.S. Food... Read more »
15 Cigarettes Equal One DNA Mutation: Study
British cancer researchers say that one good way to illustrate the effect tobacco has on the body is to understand that 15 cigarettes equals one DNA... Read more »
Air Pollutant Mimics Cigarette Smoke
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scientists have discovered something in the air that could be as dangerous as cigarette smoke. Researchers at Louisiana State... Read more »
AA members rely on coffee, cigarettes
A new study has found that of the more than one million people in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), close to 60 percent smoke and about 90 percent drink... Read more »
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