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Factors associated with self-assessed increase in tobacco consumption among over-indebted individuals in Germany: a cross-sectional study
Conclusions: The study identifies over-indebted individuals and particularly over-indebted men as a high-risk group of smokers. Low levels of social embeddedness/support were associated with a further increase in smoking after becoming over-indebted. Gi
Mar 13, 2013
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
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Mar 14, 2013 09:41
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[Illinois] Alderman calls for cigarette tax rollback
A Chicago alderman wants to rollback cigarette taxes as a way to fight crime. Ald. Jason Ervin, 28th Ward, says high taxes have created a black market in poor neighborhoods.
Mar 13, 2013
WGN (Chicago, IL)
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Mar 14, 2013 08:06
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[South Africa] Health-e: Big Tobacco targets developing world
Teenagers who cannot afford a pack of cigarettes sustain the habit by buying cigarettes one at a time. For this reason, former Minister of Health Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in 1998 created a law requiring cigarettes to be sold in packs.
Mar 11, 2013
Health-E (za)
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Mar 12, 2013 15:38
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[Illinois] CDC: Smoking more common among people with mental illness ($$)
"Part of it is biological," McAfee said. "Nicotine is a mood-altering stimulant, so it can help mask negative moods. It's a temporary way to feel less anxious, for example. Then it becomes a vicious cycle because you are less able to quit smoking because
Mar 11, 2013
Chicago Tribune
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Mar 11, 2013 17:57
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America's happiest (and most miserable) states
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which has surveyed 1.7 million Americans since the survey was first conducted in 2008, reflects the physical and emotional health of residents in each of the 50 states.
Mar 2, 2013
NBC
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Mar 11, 2013 07:47
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For Fourth Year, Hawaii No. 1 in Wellbeing, W.Va. Last
Vermont residents had the healthiest behaviors in the nation, ... The Healthy Behaviors Index also measures the percentage of residents who smoke, exercise frequently, and eat healthy daily. Kentucky ranked last on this index, with the lowest percentage o
Feb 28, 2013
Gallup Organization
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Mar 11, 2013 07:41
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Officials perplexed why life span is decreasing among some US women
It is difficult to interpret the findings from these studies because they appear to primarily point to Caucasian women. Poor lifestyle choices such as smoking, poor diet, and lack of exercise, as well as lack of education are associated with a decreased
Mar 5, 2013
Examiner.com (National)
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Mar 11, 2013 07:33
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Officials perplexed why life span is decreasing among some US women
It is difficult to interpret the findings from these studies because they appear to primarily point to Caucasian women. Poor lifestyle choices such as smoking, poor diet, and lack of exercise, as well as lack of education are associated with a decreased
Mar 5, 2013
Examiner.com (National)
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Mar 11, 2013 07:33
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Even As Mortality Fell In Most US Counties, Female Mortality Nonetheless Rose In 42.8 Percent Of Counties From 1992 To 2006
Several factors, including higher education levels, not being in the South or West, and low smoking rates, were associated with lower mortality rates. Medical care variables, such as proportions of primary care providers, were not
Mar 11, 2013
Health Affairs (ca)
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Mar 11, 2013 07:17
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[Florida] STRATTON: Don't snuff out smokers' chances for work
So any hiring policy excluding smokers would hurt the very people most in need of work and income. In an economy still plagued by a lack of good jobs, that strikes me as counterproductive – and kind of cold. Others have made similar arguments, including
Mar 10, 2013
Orlando (FL) Sentinel
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Mar 10, 2013 12:45