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[Africa, Nigeria] TIMOTHY: Effects of smoking on teenagers
Smoking is common among teenage youths in our society today. Teenagers, most times tend to be adventurous and try to have a taste of everything, even those that could be harmful to their health. Smoking has been restricted or banned in almost all the pub
May 24, 2013
The Weekly Trust and Daily Trust (ng)
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May 24, 2013 12:06
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Mom's Smoking Holds Diabetes Risk for Pregnant Daughters
Action Points * Women whose mothers smoked at least moderately while pregnant were more likely to develop gestational diabetes and obesity in adulthood. * Point out that the adjusted odds ratios for obesity were attenuated when the women who were born i
May 24, 2013
MedPage Today
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May 24, 2013 11:55
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[Massachusetts] Mass. Advocates Want To Snuff Out Higher Premiums For Smokers
The debate about whether smokers should pay more for health insurance has created unusual alliances. Tobacco companies are working alongside cancer societies and consumer groups to persuade states they should reject higher charges for smokers. “First of
May 24, 2013
WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
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May 24, 2013 11:55
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[Georgia] More non-smoking, young women developing lung cancer
Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer and all the assumptions that people make about her disease. "The first thing they ask is, 'Did you smoke?' It's annoying at this point," Mixon told 11Alive's Jennifer Leslie
May 7, 2013
WXIA TV NBC 11 (Atlanta, GA)
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May 24, 2013 11:51
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[Missouri] PION: St. Charles city and county need smoke-free air
Recently scheduled public hearings regarding a possible St. Charles city Smoke-Free Air Act appear motivated not to further public health but to counter efforts by St. Charles County Councilman Joe Cronin, who has twice tried to get a countywide smoke-fre
May 24, 2013
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
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May 24, 2013 05:05
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[South America/Caribbean] Cuba Promotes Reducing Children''s Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
Educating the public about the importance of reducing the exposure of children and adolescents to secondhand smoke is a priority in Cuba during a day of activities for World No Tobacco Day. Dr. Elba Lorenzo, national coordinator of the program for preven
May 24, 2013
Prensa Latina (cu)
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May 24, 2013 04:58
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[Germany] Electronic Cigarettes – An Overview (PDF)
The German Cancer Research Center welcomes the suggestion made by the European Commission to regulate electronic cigarettes as medicinal products. For one thing, regulation as medicinal products guarantees good product quality and for another, the produc
May 23, 2013
German Cancer Research Center
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May 23, 2013 22:25
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[Michigan] Low-Dose Lung CT Screening
Although the diagnostic test is not covered by most insurance plans, Mercy Health offers the screening for a $99 out-of-pocket expense.
May 23, 2013
The Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care
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May 23, 2013 21:59
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Results of Initial Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer
The NLST initial screening results are consistent with the existing literature on screening by means of low-dose CT and chest radiography, suggesting that a reduction in mortality from lung cancer is achievable at U.S. screening centers that have staff e
May 23, 2013
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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May 23, 2013 21:55
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[Michigan] CT scans for smokers offered for $99 in hopes of catching lung cancer early
Saint Mary’s Health Care this week introduced the program offering the low-dose lung CT in hopes of finding lung cancers at a stage early enough to cure. “The most reliable way to cure lung cancer is to remove the tumor,” said Dr. Thomas Gribbin, the m
May 23, 2013
Grand Rapids (MI) Press
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May 23, 2013 21:53