“It’s tough to write state law that is in direct contradiction to federal law, and yet it’s allowable so we’ll see,” said State Rep. Matt Pitsch . Sen. Jake Files opposed medical marijuana in the November 2016 election, but he recently voted against a senate committee bill attempting to ban smoking medical marijuana anywhere in Arkansas.
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Smokers warned over E-cigarette cancer risk as study discovers deadly paint-stripper toxin
Benzene, commonly found in traffic pollution and paint stripper, can form in the vapours of the electronic devices operated at high power. But now scientists say there is a more worrying benzene risk to E-cig smokers, with a much higher concentration detected than that in the surrounding atmosphere.
An unconventional local businessman is breaking taboos in Cyprus and Europe, making organic soaps with cannabis oil which are becoming more of a no-brainer household item. Writer and handmade soap maker Andreas Ioannou spoke to Offsite.com.cy news about his business in making and selling organic health products, using only natural ingredients including cannabis oil and doing away with all the chemicals.
An unconventional local businessman is breaking taboos in Cyprus and Europe, making organic soaps with cannabis oil which are becoming more of a no-brainer household item. Writer and handmade soap maker Andreas Ioannou spoke to Offsite.com.cy news about his business in making and selling organic health products, using only natural ingredients including cannabis oil and doing away with all the chemicals.
People who smoke 20 cigarettes a day could have a holiday in Bermuda…
People who smoke 20 cigarettes a day could enjoy a 10-day holiday in Bermuda at an all-inclusive five star hotel – if they could just kick the habit. The cost of smoking has reached startling levels after the Chancellor introduced an excise duty “minimum floor” of 7.35 on a packet of cigarettes in this week’s Budget.
Indian Lake High School students helping influence elementary
Indian Lake High School’s SADD members are focusing on positive behaviors during their annual presentations at Indian Lake Elementary School. The ILHS Students Against Destructive Decisions Club recently made an impression on 4th graders when they had them chew up a Tootsie Roll and spit it into a cup, showing the residue left behind in the lungs by smoking cigarettes.
FDA Files New Appeal Over E-Cigarettes
… yrockets for top performers! Other channels seek to redefine convenience! The economy enters a new stage. The growing health-and-wellness trend. Fuel demand; oil’s slide; multicultural momentum; and data, data, data!
Johnson & Johnson Launches Smoke Free Workforce Campaign
By Suriani Razali PETALING JAYA, March 9 — Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd has launched a ‘Smoke Free Workforce’ campaign which aims to record two per cent out of the estimated 4.9 million smokers in Malaysia to quit smoking annually. This will further facilitate the Health Ministry’s goal of assisting 130,000 smokers to quit smoking each year, over the next three years, according to a J& J Malaysia statement here.
Stop Smoking with Laser Therapy
… Innovative Laser Therapy founder, Frank Pinto, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in mental health and addictions. He is also certified by both the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society to provide proven …
Indiana House GOP open to smaller cigarette tax increase
The leader of the Indiana House says he is willing to back down at least partially on a proposed $1 cigarette tax increase. Tobacco and convenience store trade groups have opposed increase the House endorsed last month, along many Republicans in the state Senate.
Smoking ‘a pediatric issue’
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care released its first recommendation on tackling smoking among kids and teens earlier this month – calling on physicians to take a more active role in prevention and treatment. The recommendations target children and youth ages five to 18 as well as their parents, suggesting that by having a brief conversation about the risks of smoking and providing advice and support, physicians may help prevent and treat smoking in this age group.
Young people do not associate e-cigarettes with increased likelihood of smoking
… nearly 3 million people are currently vaping, smoking rates continue to fall and according to Action on Smoking and Health only 2 percent of vapers are never-smokers. “What our research shows is that young people clearly perceive e-cigarettes for …
Diet rich in carotenoids and vitamin C may protect against lung cancer, study suggests
An epidemiological study published in Frontiers in Oncology suggests that a diet high in carotenoids and vitamin C may protect against lung cancer. The study authors found that vitamin C appears to reduce the risk of lung cancer in heavy smokers while beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, and lycopene play the same role in male heavy smokers.
Stub out smoking habit and reduce risk of a fire at home
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has sent out the message as part of No Smoking Day today , pointing out that it’s not just a health issue but also one of safety. In 2016, firefighters attended 30 home fires caused by what is classed as ‘smoking materials’ in West Sussex, with the majority of these starting in the living room or bedroom.
Corrective Concerns
… the proposed statements go beyond factual and scientific information.”We have no concerns about communicating the health effects of tobacco products. We agree with the overwhelming medical and scientific consensus that cigarette [image-nocss] …
Number of smokers falls to lowest level since records began in 1974
… stubborn, particularly amongst young women.” Rosanna O’Connor, director of alcohol, drugs and tobacco at Public Health England, said: “It’s great to see fewer adults smoking and those who do smoke, smoking less. Deborah Arnott, chief executive of …
Kokomo, Howard County officials approve bar smoking ban
The Howard County commissioners and Kokomo City Council voted separately Monday to approve the ban that includes e-cigarettes and is set to take effect countywide on April 1. The new ordinance will also prohibit smoking at outdoor events in city parks beginning July 1. The Kokomo Tribune reports City Councilman Tom Miklik said Howard County is in the lower half of Indiana’s health rankings and needs to embrace healthier actions. Councilman Mike Wyant opposed the ban, saying he believes it will force bars out of business.
Philip Morris International (PMI) Listed among 100 Top Patent Filers by the European Patent Office
The Company has a portfolio of over 1,800 granted patents and almost 4,000 pending applications published for intellectual property generated during the development of its smoke-free products. PMI’s ambition is to develop, assess and commercialize products that have the potential to present less risk of harm compared with continued smoking and that ultimately benefit smokers, public health and society at large.
5 Ways to Reverse Signs of Smoking in Your Home
Editor’s Note: This was originally published on RISMedia’s blog, Housecall. See what else is cookin’ now at blog.rismedia.com : A smoker’s home can be a massive deterrent to potential buyers.
Joy Behar: Worst Things Obama Did Were Smoking, Putting Feet On Desk [VIDEO]
Reflecting on the controversies of Donald Trump’s presidency, “The View’s” Joy Behar argued Monday that the Obama administration was “scandal-free,” perhaps forgetting the IRS targeting controversy , Benghazi and Operation Fast and Furious . “President Obama’s eight years [were] completely scandal-free,” claimed Behar to thunderous applause.
Experts slam TGA e-cigarette ban as ‘unethical’ and ‘unscientific’
… devices, but you need to import the liquid nicotine to put inside them. The situation has prompted a group of leading health experts to slam the Therapeutic Goods Administration, which they say has exaggerated e-cigarettes’ dangers, while ignoring …
Raising smoking age does cut teen smoking
… to 21 or even 25 years would reduce smoking initiation substantially, reduce the prevalence of smoking, improve health across the lifespan, improve the outcome of many teenage pregnancies and save lives.” He said if a man has never smoked by age 18, …
Ask A Doc: Men’s Health Matters
Dear Doc: I often read about woman cancer issues in the media, but what about us men? I am a 52-year-old male and I’m wondering what cancer screenings should I undergo? Dear Reader: Cancer is a significant health concern for both men and woman. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US .
Dave Chappelle’s Netflix comedy specials previewed in new teaser
The black and white clip , released Thursday, features the comic sitting at a table outside smoking a cigarette as remarks from the specials can be heard in the background. “I know I’ve been gone for a very long time,” Chappelle can be heard saying, a reference to how he has largely remained away from the public eye after he left Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show in 2005.
Smoking Tobacco US Consumption, Demand, Sales, Competitor and Forecast 2017 – ” 2022
PUNE, INDIA, March 3, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Summary “Smoking Tobacco in the US, 2017” is an analytical report by that provides extensive and highly detailed current and future market trends in the American tobacco market. It covers market size and structure along with per capita and overall consumption.
CARTI offers free smoking cessation classes
… at no cost to participants, and registration is open to the general public. The program is funded by a grant from CVS Health. To pre-register for the course beginning March 16, or for more information on future smoking cessation classes at CARTI, …
Some Melanoma Survivors Are Still Getting Too Much Sun Exposure
… which is where she plans to focus future research efforts. (More on that in a minute.) The results point a truism of health: changing behavior is really, really hard . There’s an assumption that a cancer diagnosis provides a teachable moment when …
No Smoking Day 2017- be proud to be a quitter
Mid Ulster District Council in partnership with the Public Health Agency are encouraging smokers in the area to quit smoking on this day and ‘Be Proud to be a Quitter’. The annual No Smoking Day is a perfect opportunity for smokers to get motivated to quit smoking, particularly if their new years’ resolutions have been broken or are in need of renewing.
Plain packaging helps smokers quit: study
The introduction of plain cigarette packaging has shown success in reducing smoking rates in Australia. But understanding why the laws have worked, hasn’t been clear.
Ruth Law Team Wins $5.8 Million Verdict Against Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds
St. Petersburg attorney Eric Roslansky of The Ruth Law Team and Tampa attorney Brent Bigger of Knopf Bigger win substantial case against tobacco companies Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds and $5.8 million in damages for the family of a woman who died of lung cancer. This case was all about the conscious decisions of these cigarette companies and their efforts to addict children and teenagers to a lifetime of smoking.
Hiking cigarette tax could inhibit smoking
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: I thought David Collins was joking when I first started reading, “ Dan Malloy’s cruelest tax ,” , which is a proposal to raise cigarette taxes 45 cents a pack. I really thought it was a joke when I read, “Some studies show that some poor, addicted cigarette smokers pay up to 25 percent of their income on smoking,” and that by raising cigarette taxes would tie Connecticut with New York for the highest in the country at $4.35 a pack, targeting the people who can least afford it, addicts no less.
Hate cigarette tax? Then stop smoking
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: I am writing concerning David Collins’ column, “ Dan Malloy’s cruelest tax ,” , belaboring the increase on tobacco tax because it is hurting the poor people who smoke. I was a smoker for more than 20 years, much to my regret, because it has caused many medical problems that I now suffer.
Yale researchers explore how aggressive LUAD cells manage to grow outside the lungs
More people die of lung cancer each year than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. One particularly lethal form of the disease is lung adenocarcinoma or LUAD, which afflicts both smokers and non-smokers.
Doctors have role to play in preventing kids and teens from smoking: task force
Primary-care doctors need to take a more active role in preventing young Canadians from starting smoking and helping those who have already taken up the habit to butt out for good, says a group of experts that develops clinical practice guidelines. That recommendation is at the heart of the first-ever guidance on smoking in children and youth aged five to 18, developed by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
MDs can help youth avoid smoking: task force
A smoker puts out a cigarette in a public ash tray in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Primary-care doctors need to take a more active role in preventing young Canadians from starting smoking and helping those who have already taken up the habit to butt out for good, says a group of experts that develops clinical practice guidelines.
Call for complete smoking ban in all NHS buildings and grounds
Public Health England is campaigning for a “tobacco-free NHS” with more support on quitting offered to patients, visitors and staff. Duncan Selbie, chief executive of PHE, said he wants every hospital’s buildings and grounds to be completely smoke free.
Group considers plans for grant to combat infant mortality
Mental Health America of Lake County is considering how it plans to use the Safety PIN, or Protecting Indiana’s Newborns, grant, the Times reported Saturday. Mental Health America is set to receive $1.1 million over the next four years.
Health Canada proposing smoking ban in apartments, raising legal age to 21
Ottawa is considering new anti-tobacco guidelines that could ban smoking inside apartments and on post-secondary school campuses, as well as raise the legal age for buying tobacco products to 21. According to a discussion paper published by Health Canada on Feb. 22 , approximately four million Canadians smoke, making up about 15 per cent of the population. Their new proposal is to cut the smoking population to less than five per cent by 2035.
Push to ban smoking in downtown Pittsfield
… fruition. She suffers from a lung disease and tells me second-hand smoke often triggers asthma attacks. On top of the health benefits, she says it’d be good for the city’s sanitation too. “Look at the streets! They’re covered with cigarette butts. …
Another attempt at an outdoor smoking ban?
The Sioux Falls health department continues working to snuff out the smoke in town. Last year the department spent months working on an ordinance that would have banned tobacco use on all city owned property, indoors and out.