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World No Tobacco Day 'flash mob' chants 'Be smart, don't start' in Hagerstown's Public Square
holly.shok@herald-mail.comTheir excitement swelling with each car horn that sounded, about 20 mostly pre-teen girls took to Hagerstown’s Public Square for 15 minutes Friday afternoon to flash signs decorated with anti-tobacco slogans, while cheering in unison chants such...Tags: Quitting Smoking, Lung Cancer, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Free stop smoking program offered in Frederick
The Frederick County Health Department offers the "Stop Smoking for Life" program. Participants in the program will gain an understanding of the unique challenges of nicotine addiction, learn to identify tobacco triggers, develop a quit plan, learn to...Tags: Health Treatments, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Quitting Smoking, Health
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If we keep working, we may ban the 'Emperor' once and for all
While shopping at Borders recently, I came across a book entitled, "The Emperor of all Maladies." As I glanced through its pages, I soon discovered it was a book about cancer and I decided to buy it. As I read the first few chapters, I soon agreed with...Tags: Oncology, Cancer, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Chemotherapy
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Confessed hit man says he killed 30
DNA from a cigarette butt in a soda can helped detectives crack a 2006 cold case in Central Florida and uncovered new leads in other homicides after the accused killer confessed to the double murder and nearly 30 other killings. Self-described hit man...
Tags: Volusia County, Marion County (Florida), Motorvehicle Accidents, Firearms, Chemical Industry
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Hookah use is unsafe, unhealthy
I am a senior at Providence High School. I just wanted to bring to your attention the growing popularity of hookahs, which are water pipes used to smoke tobacco that comes in different flavors. It originated in Persia and India long ago but has spread...Tags: Leukemia
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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: Health Insurance Cost, Health Treatments, Nova Southeastern University, Colleges and Universities, Respiratory Disease
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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, Theft, Politics
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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: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Politics, Elections
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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: Farms, U.S. Congress, Mental Health
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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, Reynolds American Incorporated, Philip Morris USA, U.S. Supreme Court, Health Organizations
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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: Woodbridge, Education, Edgewood, Tobacco Products, Health and Safety at School
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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: Behavioral Conditions, Brooklyn (New York City), Pregnancy and Childbirth, Colleges and Universities, Viral Diseases and Infections
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