Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Tobacco Addiction published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 285
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-24
•
Next >
-
Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies
C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at Koop's Dartmouth institute,...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, U.S. Senate, Dartmouth College, Abortion, University of Pennsylvania
-
First Lady: President Obama has quit smoking
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama says the president has quit smoking. The first lady says her husband hasn't smoked in almost a year. She said it's a personal challenge for him and she's very proud. Michelle Obama made the comments in...Tags: Politics, Celebrities and Health Issues, Behavioral Conditions, Elections, Health Treatments
-
Do school programs keep kids from smoking?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain school-based programs that aim to keep kids from smoking cigarettes seem to work, according to a fresh look at some past research. After examining over a hundred "gold standard" studies, researchers found that school-...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Arts and Culture, Research, Health and Safety at School
-
Tobacco Free Florida: Voters wanted smoking addiction program -- and it's working
Florida voters have given lifelong smokers like Jack Ferrara new reason to breathe easy. After nicotine patches, acupuncture and hypnosis failed him, the Hollywood retiree finally snuffed out his 58-year cigarette habit — thanks to a state-run...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Insurance Cost, Colleges and Universities, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Palm Beach County
-
State program helps Floridians quit smoking
Florida voters have given lifelong smokers such as Jack Ferrara new reason to breathe easy. After a number of tries with nicotine patches, acupuncture and hypnosis failed him, the Hollywood retiree finally snuffed out his 58-year cigarette habit —...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Insurance Cost, Colleges and Universities, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Nova Southeastern University
-
Police Files
AREA 1 North Coast Highway: A caller reported patrons at the Crescent Bay Inn refused to leave in the 1400 block at 11:46 a.m. Friday. Wave Street: A woman reported her medication and purse were stolen from a vehicle in the 200 block at 6:03 p.m....Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Theft
-
House passes ban on pipes, bongs
TALLAHASSEEThe House passed a measure Wednesday to send hookahs and bongs up in smoke. The bill (HB 49) passed 112-3 and bans all pipes made of metal, acrylic, plastic, ceramic, glass or stone along with smoking devices such as hookahs and bongs. The bill...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Politics, Elections, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida)
-
Cigarette labels may educate about bladder cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Graphic warning labels on packs of cigarettes may convince some people that smoking ups the risk of bladder cancer, says a new study from Canada. A survey of 291 people at doctors' offices in Toronto found less than half...Tags: Health Organizations, Food and Drug Administration, Lung Cancer, Toronto (Canada), Tobacco Products
-
How much do you know about agriculture?
Take the quiz to see how much you know about agriculture. For each item, circle the answer you think comes closest to defining these agricultural terms. The correct answers are at the end of the quiz. 1. PRRS a. A manual for repairing sensor-...Tags: Mental Health, Farms, U.S. Congress
-
U.S. to revise cigarette warning labels
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. Instead, the Food and...
Tags: Human Rights, Health Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
-
Harford fifth-graders pledge never to try smoking
Thousands of fifth-graders around Harford County have pledged never to try tobacco by signing their names on banners that will be exhibited on National Kick Butts Day March 20. Harford County Health Department's Cigarette Restitution Fund Tobacco Program...Tags: Demographics, Education, Health and Safety at School, Woodbridge, Students
-
C. Everett Koop dies at 96; former U.S. surgeon general
In the mid-1980s, the emerging AIDS epidemic was a high-profile target of vocal conservatives. Politicians and the religious right called for sweeping measures against those diagnosed with AIDS, including quarantine of patients, mandatory screening of...
Tags: Dartmouth College, Abortion, Pregnancy and Childbirth, University of Pennsylvania, Coney Island
Feb 25, 2013
|Story| AP Indiana
Feb 8, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Coastline Pilot
Apr 24, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 28, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 20, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Mar 12, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Tobacco Addiction topic gallery.
