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May 29, 2012 / Nurse.com News / —  Cigarette smoking contributes to significantly higher hospital costs for smokers undergoing elective general surgery, according to a study. When researchers analyzed data on more than 14,000 patients, they found that postoperative... Read More

Here are a few facts related to smoking ... we thought may interest you. • There are over 2,000 chemicals in cigarette tobacco smoke, and 68 are known to be cancer causing Read More Facts Read More

In recent years, smoking has become an acute global problem, and it is estimated that there are 1.2 billion smokers worldwide. The habit of smoking cigarette was once considered sexy, cool, good for health, was promoted by the sportsmen, advertised all over the television and was... Read More

MOSCOW, May 21, 2012 / RIA Novosti / — Russia’s Health Ministry has submitted a draft law to parliament banning the open sale of cigarettes and smoking in public places, in a bid to cut deaths in the world’s largest smoking nation. The ministry hopes the new... Read More

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Nataanii Hatathlie, 18, of Kirtland, New Mexico, has been named the Western Region Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for his leadership in the fight against tobacco.  Nataanii is being honored... Read More

KENTUCKY, May 7, 2012 / WFPL News / –  A new poll by a nonpartisan health organization suggests a majority of Kentuckians would support a statewide smoking ban. The Kentucky Health Issues Poll is conducted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. And its 2011 poll, taken... Read More

ANN ARBOR, May 6, 2012 / AnnArbor.com/ – In the two years since the smoking ban went into effect in Michigan, a couple of things have become abundantly clear. The first is that the ban enjoys widespread popular support. The second is that it has done what it’s supposed to... Read More

April 13, 2012 / Bloomberg Businessweek / – With the U.S. surgeon general returning to her home state of Alabama to talk about the dangers of smoking, some legislators are pushing an increase in the state cigarette tax, but they say it doesn’t have much chance of passing... Read More

April 3, 2012 / Fox News / – Women tend to find it harder to quit smoking than men, and a new study suggests why – women’s brains respond differently to nicotine, the researchers say….Elements of smoking not related to nicotine, such as the smell and act of holding a cigarette,... Read More

ROSEMONT, Ill., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Orthopaedic surgeons outline steps to help patients stop smoking, ideally before surgery.  Tobacco and nicotine use are known to impair the body’s ability to heal bones and wounds. Two new studies presented at... Read More