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City May Stop Hiring Smokers

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 04.18.2012

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If a new policy is adopted, smokers in Fort Worth, Texas, may no longer be eligible to work for the city, WFAA is reporting. In reevaluating its he...

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This Industry Will Charge You For Being A Woman

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.19.2012

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Women pay $1 billion more each year in individual health insurance costs even though they tend take better care of their health than men, according to...

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Obama's Cool Grill Gift To The Camerons

Meathead | Posted 05.15.2012

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Meathead

Last time the Obamas didn't do so well. They gave Cameron's predecessor, Gordon Brown, a set of movie DVDs that didn't play on the devices sold in the UK.

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What Smokers Can Teach Us

Conor Grennan | Posted 04.22.2012

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Conor Grennan

If you're constantly preparing to enjoy your life later, you're not enjoying your life. A few years ago, my friend Matt left a very well paid job as a lawyer because he wanted to open a dive shop on a beach in Thailand.

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Political Football Analogies: Santorum as Pittsburgh Stealer

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 04.09.2012

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Joe The Nerd Ferraro

This is a contrary view, but Rick Santorum wins the GOP nomination. You can make an analogy that Rick Santorum, the Pittsburgh Penguin, scored a hat ...

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Lila Shapiro

Walmart's Cuts To Health Care For Part-Time Workers Mirror Larger Trend

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 12.21.2011

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As news emerged Friday of Walmart's decision to eliminate health benefits for new part-time workers and substantially increase premiums on existing pl...

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Iceland Trying To Make Cigarettes Prescription-Only

Newser | Posted 09.04.2011

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In Iceland, you may soon need to head to the pharmacy to get your cigarettes. The country is considering a counter-intuitive measure that would make c...

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How To Buy A Smoker

Meathead | Posted 06.29.2011

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Meathead

There is nothing more seductive smelling, no perfume, no mushroom, no wine, than the scent of hardwood smoke after it has tickled spice rubbed pork

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The Case For The Post-Meal Cigarette

Gourmet Live | Posted 05.25.2011

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It goes back to the dawn of modern agriculture, yet it's never been terribly well documented. It's a widespread and common practice, accessible to eve...

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Barbecue & Grilling Holiday Gift Guide

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meathead

Here are some of the coolest tools I've tested over the past year. If there's an outdoor cook in your family, put any of these under the tree and you will eat better as a result.

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1 In 5 U.S. Adults Still Smoke

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTA — U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tu...

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Mouth Health: Tobacco Use, Alcohol, and Oral Cancer

Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.

More than 35,000 Americans will be diagnosed with Oral Cancer this year. Most of them will be tobacco users of some kind -- smokers, former smokers, and smokeless tobacco users.

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Arteries Improve After Smokers Quit, Study Finds

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTA — Quitting smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can s...

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States Need Help, Smokers Have Hope

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Barbara Ficarra

Most people who are addicted to smoking need help to quit. There are programs to help, but unfortunately many are not getting the help they need because health insurance plans don't cover treatments.

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Virtual Reality Helps Smokers Quit

technologyreview.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Smokers who regularly play a computer game that involves crushing virtual cigarettes could have a better chance of kicking the habit. At least, that's...

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Tobacco Company Reynolds In Talks To Buy Company For Quitters

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc., maker of Camel cigarettes and Grizzly smokeless tobacco, is in talks to buy a Swedish company that helps...

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10 Best Places For Smokers Traveling Abroad

LA Times | Mark Milian | Posted 05.25.2011

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With so many places around the world instituting smoking regulations, increasing taxes and, quite literally, kicking smokers to the curb, it's getting...

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Heart Attack Rates Fall 17% After Smoking Bans Enacted: Analyses

USA Today | Liz Szabo | Posted 11.17.2011

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Two separate analyses released Monday each found that heart attack rates fall 17% within a year after smoking bans take effect. One analysis, which in...

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Is It Okay to Fire People Who Smoke or Are Obese?

Tony Newman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tony Newman

By firing workers for smoking or being overweight -- and penalizing them when it comes to their health care -- we will be demonizing and marginalizing those to whom we should be reaching out.

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Tea And Sympathy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

If the modern-day Tea Parties are smart, they would try to educate the public and hang their whole protest on the "anti-bailout" hook.

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The Boss Who Fired Workers For Not Smoking

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The owner of a small German computer company has fired three non-smoking workers because they were threatening to disturb the peace after they request...

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