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Philip Morris Ordered To Pay $300 Million To Former Smoker

Posted 11.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Big Tobacco, Philip Morris, Smoking, Tobacco Litigation, Emphysema, Florida, Altria Group, Business News

MIAMI - CHRISTINE ARMARIO (AP)-- A South Florida jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the ...

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Tobacco-Related Health Costs: $800; Booze-Related Health Costs: $165; Pot-Related Health Costs: $20 -- Any Questions?

Paul Armentano | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cannabis, Law Enforcement, Medical Cannabis, Smoking, Marijuana, Dea, Alcohol, Thc, Obama, Tobacco, Legalization, Prohibition, Politics News
Paul Armentano

A new study has directly compared the societal costs of marijuana and alcohol, as well as tobacco, and the final tally isn't pretty.

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Stamp Out Smoking: Take Action Today

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Smoking, Cigarettes, Great American Smokeout, Center for Disease Control, Tobacco Prevention, Tobacco, Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, Tobacco Health, Tobacco Regulation, Politics News
Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

There's a killer at large in our communities linked to 1 out of 5 deaths. The killer is tobacco, the leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

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America's Health Rankings 2009

americashealthrankings.org | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Therapy, Health Rankings, Smoking, America's Health Rankings, Health, Well-Being, Treatment, E-Rankings, Cancer, Heart Disease, Obesity, Wellness, Living News

America's Health Rankings: select a core or supplemental measure to view the result for all states for the 2009 Edition....

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What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Aging, Smoking, Vitamin D, Supplements, Menopause, Post-Menopausal, Wellness, Vitamins, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Health, Bone Health, Alcohol, Calcium, Calcium Supplement, Living News
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

This is the first of three articles on what helps keep bones healthy and strong -- and what does not. We will be covering both prevention of and treatment for osteoporosis for women as well as men.

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Tobacco Company Reynolds In Talks To Buy Company For Quitters

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Stop Smoking, Chewing Tobacco, Grizzly, Nicotine, Grizzly Chewing Tobacco, Smokers, Smoking, Camels, Public Health, Cigarettes, Smoking Rates, Niconovum AB, Camel Cigarettes, Quit Smoking, US Tobacco, Reynolds, Tobacco, Smoking Bans, Sweden, Business News

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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Mr. President: I Challenge You To Quit!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Michelle Obama, Smoking, Focus, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Breath, Calm, Obama, Breathing, Detox, Quit Smoking, Sadie Nardini, Barack, Fitness, Anxiety, Relaxation, Meet the Press, Living News
Sadie Nardini

Mr. President, I'm sure your stress levels are unbelievable. Yet, if you want to help create change we can believe in, then you must stop bumming cigarettes. I know you've done it, and may do it again.

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Best Places For Smokers Traveling Abroad: A Top-10 List

LA Times | Mark Milian | Posted 11.01.2009 | World

Read More: Smokers, Smoking, Serbia, Smoking Rules, Laos, Travel, Balkans, No Smoking, Boznia Herzegovina, Lung Cancer, Belarus, Cigarettes, Health, Russia, Smoking Permitted, Samoa, Cancer, Smoking Allowed, Tobacco, Austria, Greece, Nauru, World News

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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Cigarette-Crushing Computer Game Helps Smokers Quit, Study Shows

technologyreview.com | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Games, Stop Smoking, Virtual Reality, Smokers, Smoking, Computer Game Smoking, Addiction, Cigarette, Quit Smoking, Virtual Reality Smoking, Video Games, Quit Cigarettes, Technology News

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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Chile Anti-Smoking Laws Fail To Kick The Habit

Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Chile, Anti-Smoking, Chile Smoking, Tobacco, Smoking, Chile Anti-Smoking, World News

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Take a Cigarette Breath

Erica Heinz | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Yoga, Smoking, Anxiety, Breathing, Relaxation, Breathing Exercise, Living News
Erica Heinz

Let's not neglect the little health routine that you've learned from smoking. The pattern is a long, slow inhale through pursed lips, and a long, deep exhale with a relaxed open mouth.

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Recession May Improve Health

reuters.com | Amy Norton | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Smoking, Economic Recovery, Health Care, Recession, Drinking, Great Depression, Business News

Researchers from the University of Michigan found U.S. life expectancy increased by 6 years between 1929 and 1932, from 57 to 63, with the increase oc...

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Smoking: Messages On Cigarette Packs May Be Counterproductive

Mother Jones | Tom Jacobs | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Lung Cancer, Smoking, Cigarettes, Health, Addiction, Cigarette, Obama, Philip Morris, Warning, Cigarette Tax, Wellness, Mark Zuckerberg, Living News

In June, President Obama signed a law requiring tobacco companies to post large, graphic warnings on cigarette packs. However, new research suggests t...

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Cloves Banned: FDA Bans Fruit, Candy-Flavored Cigarettes

AP | MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cigarettes, Smoking, Smoking Bans, FDA Ban, Health, Fruit-Flavored Cigarettes, Regulation, Candy-Flavored Cigarettes, Tobacco, Health Care, Smoking Laws, Cloves, Politics News

RICHMOND, Va. — The new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect on Tuesday, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug A...

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

USA Today | Liz Szabo | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Cigarettes, Cardiology, Smoking, Smokers, Smoking Bans, Health, Non-Smokers, Smoking Ban Effects, Smoking Laws, Secondhand Smoke, Heart Disease, Heart Attacks, Living News

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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Seven Ways To Be Happy in a Smoking Country

Michael Melcher | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Vacation, Travel, Spain, Smoking, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Living News
Michael Melcher

I didn't fly to Spain to mainline other people's nicotine, but on the other hand I didn't fly to Spain to be crabby and obsessive. What to do?

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Let's Ban Smoking Outside Too!

Carolita Johnson | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Smoking, Comics, Smoking Ban, Comedy News
Carolita Johnson

I'm all for any kind of smoking ban, anywhere, anytime. Even my smoking friends complain about walking in the wake of someone's smoke outside. That's telling, isn't it?

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NYC Parks To Ban Smoking?

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Smoking, Anti-Tobacco, Nyc Smoking Ban, Mayor Bloomberg Anti-Tobacco, Thomas Farley, Nyc Parks Department, Smoking Ban, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City's famous parks may be going smoke-free. The city's health commissioner says the next goal in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...

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Obama's Retirement Plan Needs More Nerve

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Retirement Plans, Barack Obama, Behavioral Economics, Income Tax, Ira, Cigarettes, Smoking, Economics, Behavior, Campaign Finance, Savings Bonds, Retirement Account, Contribution, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

The president announced a handful of new initiatives designed to make it easier for American workers to save more for retirement, that makes use of behavioral economics.

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How to Quit Smoking (Meddling Hispanic Style)

Daniel Cubias | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Quit Smoking, Latinos, Lung Cancer, Smoking, Smoking Ban, Immigration, Hispanics, Health Care, Healthcare, Home News
Daniel Cubias

My family told my grandmother smokers were taking a grave risk, analogous to stealing a car in broad daylight.

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Free and The Search for Economic Innovation

Don McNay | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Lawyers, Small Business, Sales, Professional Services, Smoking, Service Providers, Washington, Political Consulting, Political Polling, Brownsville Station, Main Street, Entrepreneurs, Psychology, Chris Anderson, The Long Tail, China, Economic Wellness, Wellness, Tavern, Financial Services, Doctors in China, Financial Crisis, Reversible Business Models, Quitting Smoking, Rock and Roll Bands, Technology, Richmond, Lottery Winners, Personal Finance, CD Baby, Trial Lawyers, McNay Settlement Group, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Bars, Lotteries, Chfc, Economic Crisis, Free, Kentucky, Gym, Don McNay, Ky, Clu, Structured Settlements, Wired Magazine, Gym in Denmark, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Amercian College, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Denmark, Wired, Derek Strivers, Business News
Don McNay

As we look at life after the financial crisis, we need to turn traditional thinking on its head. Picking up a copy of Chris Anderson's Free is a good place to start.

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Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bans Public Smoking

Global Post | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

Read More: Sao Paulo Smoking Ban, Smoke, Brazil Smoking Ban, Smoking, Cigarettes, Smoking Ban, Brazil, Smoking Cigarettes, Sao Paulo, Cigarette Ban, World News

By Seth Kugel SAO PAULO, Brazil -- As part of a campaign to promote the state of Sao Paulo's wide-reaching new "anti-smoking" regulations, an ad ru...

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How Bad Are Your Health Vices, Really?

prevention.com | Daryl Chen | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Lung Cancer, Smoking, Fighting Disease, Disease, Health, Women's Health, Men's Health, Heart Disease, Drinking, Living News

Can you ever reverse the damage of a past smoking habit or the savage tans you sported into your 30s? Here, what's forgivable, what's regrettable, and...

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Small Good News: Bringing Big Tobacco To Its Battery-Powered Knees

Karen Stabiner | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Food and Drug Administration, Drug Delivery Devices, Smoking, Tobacco, Electronic-Cigarettes, Nicotine, Cigarettes, Living News
Karen Stabiner

In the name of transparency, yes, my late father lit one cigarette off the end of another from the time he was twelve until nine months before he...

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Big Tobacco Sets Its Sights On Africa

TIME | JEFFREY KLUGER | Posted 08.25.2009 | World

Read More: Big Tobacco, Philip Morris, Cigarettes, Smoking, Africa, Tobacco, World News

It's easy enough to buy a smoke at Isa Yakubu's grocery store on a busy street in Lagos, Nigeria. Never mind if you don't have much money. Most local ...

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