Many employers offer wellness plans to encourage employees to lose weight or stop smoking. The move to ban tobacco users from employment completely, though, is a newer but increasingly more common approach to reducing healthcare costs. See Original Article »
Ulster BOCES students take creative approach to fight against tobacco use
Students from the graphic visual arts program exhibited posters they had designed, while students from the early childhood education program staffed a booth offering tips on how to quit smoking, as well as "survival kits" of gum and candy. See Original Article »
Higher risk of schizophrenia for teenage cannabis users
… mental-health dangers faced by adolescents with developing brains from the so-called "soft" drug. The most recent figures from the Department of Health show that 8pc of children of school-going age admitted smoking cannabis in the previous year, … See Original Article »
Her hypnotherapy sessions cost $150 and last up to two hours. “If you don't really want to quit smoking, you won't,” maintains Khlief. “You need to really want to do it; otherwise your subconscious will stop you.” Khlief argues that exposing her life …
Risk factors for low iron status in infants are maternal iron deficiency, smoking during pregnancy, maternal diabetes, low birth weight, preterm birth, or multiple pregnancies. The study recruited pregnant women who were about to give birth at the … See Original Article »
Faiza Saliem who has been smoking for the last 40 years doesn't think she will quit smoking even though the MJC have decided that cigarettes are not halaal. Photo: Matthew Jordaan South Africa needs to make quitting smoking a medical condition and …
Increased bodyweight after stopping smoking may be due to changes in insulin …
ScienceDaily (May 7, 2012) — Fear of putting on weight is one of the major reasons why smokers do not give up their habit. The reasons for this weight gain are believed to be in part due to metabolic changes in the body, but until now precise details … See Original Article »
They Kicked the Habit! Celebs Who Quit Smoking for Their Kids (Photos)
On her Twitter account yesterday, she announced, “I really wanna quit smoking!…It's such a bad example for my girls. #itsanewday to change anything and everything!” The news surprised some of her fans, since the MTV show hasn't filmed her indulging in …
Schools to Receive Funds For Smoking Prevention Education
Los Angeles County schools will receive state funds to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco use. By City News Service Two teenage boys hang around near the Cigarette Depot, 103 W. Route 66. Glendora received a failing grade in tobacco control, … See Original Article »
Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Should my son discontinue nicotine patch?
However, there are some drawbacks to quitting. Irritability, anxiety, hunger, weight gain and depression are common side effects. According to the American Cancer Society, 70 to 90 percent of smokers say cravings and withdrawal symptoms are the main … See Original Article »
Lee County Health Department, state funding work on area tobacco prevention
Through-out those years, many changes have taken place, but the main goal still is to educate the public about the dangers of tobacco use and secondhand smoke. “People know the dangers of using tobacco, and what it can do to the body,” said Emily … See Original Article »
Proposed Fort Worth ban on hiring smokers fizzles
Human resources officials on Tuesday declined to recommend the ban, following weeks of reviewing public and private tobacco-use policies. Fort Worth, starting in 2014, will instead use incentives to encourage municipal employees who light up to stop… See Original Article »
By Shamir Benji HERWriter May 7, 2012 – 5:59am Chantix is a prescription medication to help people discontinue smoking. The drug has been around for several years and has been reported to reduce cravings and decrease the pleasure derived from smoking… See Original Article »
Class Action Lawsuit Targets Indonesian Government, Tobacco Companies
With 50 million smokers in the country, there is little widespread knowledge among Indonesians about the dangers of smoking. Many people smoke in front of their children. Ilham's father, Umar, says that practice should stop. See Original Article »
