Stress during Pregnancy Affects Baby's Iron Status
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 »
Vice-Mayor Diane Furst did not attend the meeting. Although Councilwoman Alexandra Cock voted to introduce the ordinance, she said would rather have sent it back for a rewrite, possibly with a no-smoking boundary around the parks. See Original Article »
Hot Docs: How the Mohawk tobacco industry caught fire
By Linda Barnard Movies Writer Rainbow Tobacco CEO Robbie Dickson lights up, with Smoke Traders director Jeff Dorn, who recently quit smoking, in the background. Where there's smoke there's ire, at least when it comes to critics of the tobacco industry …
Article about a possible link between aspergers and smoking in …
The following article is about a possible link between smoking during pregnancy and autism. I'm sure all you who are good with statistics will correct me if I'm … www.babynames.co.uk/community/showthread.php?…
US Fare Badly in Early Births in Global Study
… like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure or smoking habits. And the many women who lack health insurance often do not see doctors early in their pregnancies, when problems like high blood pressure or genital infections can be headed off. See Original Article »
If so, don't feel ashamed; quitting smoking is perhaps one of the hardest goals a person can set for themselves, especially if they've been smoking for an extended period of time. Thankfully, there's an electronic cigarette/nicotine substitute known on … See Original Article »
The results reassured many doctors and other health care providers who had worried about the drug's safety and wondered whether it should be removed from the market, despite the fact that drugs that help people stop smoking are in short supply, … See Original Article »
No-smoking proposal pits employers' health care costs against personal freedoms
Next thing you know they're going to say you can't eat at a fast-food restaurant." The City Council will hear a presentation on the no-smoking hiring proposal May 8 but will not vote on it. Mayor Betsy Price has stressed that the concept originated as … See Original Article »
Anti-smoking activist to speak to Santa Rosa middle schoolers
“We talk about the dangers of smoking all the time, but the message is hard to ignore when it's coming from someone who's had to deal with the consequences of addiction to cigarettes.” For additional information on dates and times of presentations by … See Original Article »
Wednesday reader's view: Health department is involved
The Midland County Health Department provides you messages on healthy food choices. • You have a yearning for that cigarette you are trying to give up. We work with the Michigan Tobacco Quit line and Midland Cancer Services to help you quit smoking. See Original Article »
St. Clair County ranks low for infant, maternal well-being
The factors analyzed include the age of the mother, prenatal care, birth weight and whether the mother smoked while pregnant. By comparison, Sanilac County ranked 35th, Lapeer County came in at 31st and Macomb County led the region at 12th. See Original Article »
Whether it's eating better, getting more exercise, quitting smoking, or any other behavior, change can be difficult. The Transtheoretical Model of Change presents a systematic approach to behavior change and outlines six phases which, if completed, … See Original Article »
Brooks offers Quit & Win program
Brooks Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of Lake Erie Regional Health System of New York, recently launched a "Quit & Win" program to encourage tobacco users who work at the hospital to make a quit attempt. "Quitting tobacco is very hard," Theresa … See Original Article »
Draper was not smiling when the smoking ordinance he brought to the Council was revised to take out two paragraphs that explained the danger of secondhand smoke. By DANNY HENLEY The clock is ticking for smokers who enjoy lighting up in public places. See Original Article »
