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Microsampling Air Pollution
he ran over to an idling Honda Pilot and held a small, black sensor to its tailpipe. On his phone, carbon monoxide levels, predictably, jumped off the chart. ... “Just sampling air,” ... and dashed on to a woman with a lighted cigarette.
Jun 3, 2013
New York Times Blogs
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Jun 4, 2013 02:05
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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee
Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Jun 3, 2013
Tobacco Control
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Jun 4, 2013 00:06
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Study: Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes
By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Jun 3, 2013
Ohio State University
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Jun 4, 2013 00:05
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Companies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes
By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Jun 3, 2013
ScienceDaily
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Jun 4, 2013 00:03
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[Asia, Pakistan] New government should discourage growing tobacco usage: PEW
In his Sunday statement, President PEW Dr Murtaza Mughal, has expressed concerns that despite all half-hearted efforts including the Anti-Smoking Ordinance, tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke continues to grow and remains as the leading preven
Jun 3, 2013
ONLINE International News Network (pk)
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Jun 3, 2013 23:59
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Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds
Smokers cost their employers nearly $6,000 a year more than staff who don’t smoke, researchers said on Monday in what they say is the first comprehensive look at the issue. And in what some might see as a dark twist, they’ve taken into account any saving
Jun 3, 2013
NBC News
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Jun 3, 2013 23:52
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[UK] Michael Douglas, cancer and the growing popularity of oral sex
While head and neck cancers have been declining since the 1970s along with smoking rates, scientists have noticed an increase in a particular type of oral cancer. Known as “oral squamous cell carcinoma”, it is linked to the same strains of HPV known to ca
Jun 3, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 12:19
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[Asia, Malaysia] CHIN: Stop smoking!
However, quitting this addictive practice is easier said than done. The chemical nicotine in tobacco is the reason why people continue to feel the need to smoke.
Jun 2, 2013
The Star (my)
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Jun 4, 2013 09:56
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[Texas] Coffee And Cigarettes Part Ways In Starbucks Smoking Ban
Hallett said many areas presently lack legal prohibitions against smoking near building entrances. "It's huge," she said. "What Starbucks is doing differently, by banning smoking outside and on the patio, is showing leadership."
Jun 2, 2013
Medical Daily
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Jun 4, 2013 09:43
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Michael Douglas: oral sex caused my cancer
Asked whether he now regretted his years of smoking and drinking, usually thought to be the cause of the disease, Douglas replied: "No. Because without wanting to get too specific, this particular cancer is caused by HPV [human papillomavirus], which actu
Jun 2, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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Jun 3, 2013 12:17