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Anne Mitchell

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posted 08/27/2008, comments (0)

Jill Biden: An Advocate for Smokers Wanting to Quit

Jill Biden has moved into the spotlight as the wife of Senator Joe Biden, VP candidate for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. In an interview for Time Magazine, Jill stated that one of her areas of focus would be educating people about the dangers of smoking.Jill recognizes that education and prevention is key. Once people are hooked on... Read more Chevron

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Jim Christopher

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Former smoker, Author & Addiction Specialist

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posted 08/28/2008, comments (0)

Addiction Arrest: How Not to Crave a Smoke During a Crisis

I successfully arrested my "addiction connect" over 30 years ago re: booze and 15 years ago re: nicotine. What the hell is an "addiction connect" you might ask. The following account of recent real-life events and their powerful emotional impact on yours truly anecdotally illustrates this positive phenomenon and I promise to wrap this post with a... Read more Chevron

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Jane M. Martin

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posted 08/25/2008, comments (0)

COPD: Remember to Live

A light went out in our world when we lost Leroy Sievers. An award-winning journalist and executive producer of ABC's Nightline, Sievers lost his battle with cancer on August 15, 2008. What remains of the talents he shared, however, is more than an outstanding body of work in print, radio and television. More important, he leaves a legacy... Read more Chevron

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David Kaufman, M.D.

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Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist

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posted 08/26/2008, comments (0)

FDA Tobacco Regulation Hopes to Cut Teenage Smoking

Late last month, the US House of Representatives voted to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products, including cigarettes and forms of smokeless tobacco. Whether cigars would fall under FDA regulation is unclear. The bill, known as the "The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act," (H.R.... Read more Chevron

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Carol Southard

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RN, MSN, Smoking Cessation Consultant

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posted 08/01/2008, comments (0)

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 law bans the sale of all tobacco products at pharmacies in the city, but big-box stores like Costco and supermarkets like Safeway will still be allowed to sell tobacco.) Nearby Marin County officials... Read more Chevron

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