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Bloomberg's new plan: hide cigarettes
NEW YORK (AP) — Anti-smoking advocates and health experts hailed proposals from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that would keep cigarettes out of sight in New York City stores, while tobacco companies and smokers called it an overreach. The ban, which...
Tags: Human Rights, Public Officials, Manhattan (New York City), Restaurants, Government
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Irvin Eugene 'Gene' Trout, Winchester
Irvin Eugene “Gene” Trout of Winchester, Ky., formerly of South Williamson, Ky., went to be with his wife and daughter at the side of our Heavenly Father on Friday, March 15, 2013, after a long and hard fought battle of several illnesses...Tags: American Heart Association
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Smoking may hurt your job chances
No butts about it -- using nicotine products is not only detrimental to your health, but possibly your job search as well. Especially if you're looking for a job in the health care industry. On Feb. 1, Flint-based McLaren Health Care, which oversees...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, Career and Workplace, Heart Disease
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Loren A. Weishaar
Converse, Texas: Loren A. Weishaar, 76, died Feb. 12, 2013, with his loving family at his side. He was a resident of Converse, Texas. He was born March 4, 1936, in Leola to Arthur and Ramona Ruede Weishaar. Loren was president of the senior class at...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, American Cancer Society, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Air Force
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Hiram R. Zimmerman, 86, Stoystown
Hiram R. Zimmerman, 86, Stoystown, died Feb. 11, 2013, at his daughter Kim’s home. Born Dec. 22, 1926, in Quemahoning Township. Son of Frederick B. and Lucy A. (Geisel) Zimmerman. Preceded in death by parents, wife Dolores J. (Stufft) on March 20,...Tags: American Legion, Washington, DC, Friedens, Crosswords, World War II (1939-1945)
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Climbing Stairs To Raise Money For The American Lung Association
The Hartford CourantYou know that out-of-breath feeling you get after you've run up a few flights of stairs? On Feb. 9, more than 100 people will run up 32 flights — 413 stairs — at 360 State Street in New Haven to raise money for the American Lung Association in...Tags: Lung Cancer, Simsbury, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Burger King Valentine Fun Pacs support children, adults with lung diseases
The Morning CallThe American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic and Burger King restaurants in Allentown, Bethlehem, Breinigsville, Coopersburg, Easton, Lehighton, Orefield, Stoudsburg, Tamaqua and Whitehall are offering Valentine Fun Pacs through Feb. 14. The...Tags: Groceries, Hamburgers, Coopersburg, Services and Shopping, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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U.S. states need to do more to reduce smoking: study
Reuters(Reuters) - Many U.S. state governments use little of the money they receive each year from tobacco taxes or legal settlements with cigarette makers to fund programs that could help people kick the habit or prevent them from becoming smokers, according to...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disease Prevention, Tobacco Products
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ALA Says Alaska Needs More Secondhand Smoke Protection
Channel 2 NewsAccording to a report by the American Lung Association, Alaska needs to protect more of the public from secondhand tobacco smoke. The report is the ALA's "State of Tobacco Control" and it tracks the progress of key tobacco control policies at the...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Insurance Cost
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Rufus Crowe Jr., 81, Lexington
Rufus Crowe Jr., 81, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at the VA Hospital on Cooper Drive in Lexington. Born in Fayette County, he was the son of the late Rufus Crowe Sr. and Iva Irene Branham Crowe. Mr. Crowe was a graduate of Lafayette High School and a...Tags: Science and Technology, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Human Interest
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Ervin E. Grimmett, 72
Ervin Epp Grimmett, 72, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Va. Born Nov. 22, 1940, in Man, W.Va., he was the son of the late Wayne Anderson Sr. and Ella Mae Hatfield Grimmett. He was...Tags: Stevensville, Glen Burnie
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William "Donnie" Andrews Sr., 57
William D. "Donnie" Andrews Sr., 57, of 30 E. Church St. in Williamsport, Md., passed peacefully Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, with his family by his side at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, Md. Born Aug. 2, 1955, in Olney, Md., he was the son of the...Tags: Washington, DC, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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