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Rick Case Automotive Group celebrates successful change in tobacco-free policy – CBS Miami
SUNRISE (CBSMiami) - The Rick Case Automotive Group is making history by becoming the first automotive group in Florida and Georgia to implement tobacco-free policy change for all customers and staff.Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick…
Stroke survivors more likely than cancer survivors to continue to smoke
Stroke survivors were more likely to continue to smoke than cancer survivors, increasing their risk of having more health problems or dying from stroke or heart disease, according to a new study released today 'hui in Stroke,…
Arkansas Ranks Among Worst In Nation For New Lung Cancer Cases, Study Finds
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The American Lung Association released its annual state of lung cancer report, which found Arkansas ranks among the worst states in the country for new cases of the disease.
According to data from the 2021…
Celebrating 100 Years with a WWII Veteran | Community
The past 100 years provide many reasons - from the service of his…
Health Fusion: smoking can make high blood pressure harder to control
The American College of Cardiology highlighted the study carried out by experts in Brazil. They note that the relationship between smoking and blood pressure is not fully understood, especially in…
Plans announced to make Wales ‘smoke-free’ by 2030
Play video New plans to make Wales smoke-free by 2030 have been unveiled in a strategy to tackle health inequalities.Deputy Minister of…
Bear licks Quesnel, BC woman on hand
Melanie Porter was sitting on her porch in Quesnel, British Columbia, smoking a cigarette Thursday night when she saw a black shadow at the corner of her eye. “It just kept getting closer and the moment I looked up there was a bear,”…
Woman encourages others to quit smoking after losing father and several family members to lung…
There is nothing like the bond between a father and his daughter.“He was my world,” said Debbie Gilmore. "He was a police officer, and basically he did everything for me and with me."
"So he left a lot and he worked a lot of hard…
MD Anderson Research Highlights for November 3, 2021
Newswise - HOUSTON - Research Highlights from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas provide an overview of recently published studies on basic, translational and clinical cancer research by experts at MD Anderson.…
Vaping products ‘bypass’ import ban, fall into children’s hands, WADA warns
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has raised concerns that young people continue to access vaping products despite the entry into force of an import ban.Key points:Vaping products now subject to stricter import controlsBut WADA says…