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Sonam Kapoor Says Quit Smoking or Opt for Electronic Cigarettes

May 17, 2012 – 10:20 pm

Recently, Indian actress Sonam Kapoor went on record registering her support for electronic cigarettes. She posted on a micro-blogging website, “Smoking is seriously not good! There are electric cigs available now. A lot of my friends are using it.” Read the entire article at Health.India.com

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Acupuncture, Hypnosis May Help People Quit Smoking: Study

May 10, 2012 – 7:58 pm

Acupuncture and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies. Read entire article at Huffington Post

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Careless Disposal of Smoking Materials Blamed For a Fire That Caused $1 Million in Damage

May 1, 2012 – 1:35 pm

Careless disposal of smoking materials has been blamed for a Canadian fire that caused $1 million in damage. Officials say a cigarette was stuck in a potted plant that had peat moss in it. The dry peat caught fire and the flames quickly spread. Read the entire post at CBCNews

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Daily Exercise Helps Smokers Leave the Habit

April 25, 2012 – 8:35 pm

Exercising for just 15 to 20 minutes a day made smokers 55 per cent more likely to leave than people who weren’t active at all. Read the entire article at TheNewsTribe.com

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Shah Rukh Khan in Legal Trouble for Smoking

April 12, 2012 – 5:50 pm

India’s King Khan upset the faction of anti-smokers in Jaipur by smoking a cigarette publicly during the IPL match held on Sunday night, at Sawai Man Singh stadium, Jaipur. Read the entire post at TimesOfIndia.com

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Why Women Find it Harder to Quit Smoking

April 4, 2012 – 4:51 pm

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. Read the entire article at MyHealthNewsDaily  

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Madonna’s Underage Daughter Lourdes Caught Smoking!

March 29, 2012 – 3:07 pm

It doesn’t take a genius to do the math on this one: Lourdes is a whopping three years shy of the legal limit. Uh, oops. Read the entire post at Eonline.com

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How an Hour Spent Smoking Trendy Shisha Pipes is as Harmful as a HUNDRED Cigarettes

March 19, 2012 – 10:14 pm

Hubbly-bubbly, hookah or shisha – whatever name it goes by, puffing on a Turkish waterpipe is the latest trend to hit British bars and cafes. The flavoured tobacco, which is smoked via a long pipe connected to a vessel filled with water, is particularly fashionable among young people, with the number of specialist bars rising [...]

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Youth Smoking is Focus of New Surgeon General Report

March 14, 2012 – 1:31 am

Tobacco companies’ advertising and promotional campaigns may influence young adults and adolescents to start smoking, says a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General. The report stops short of saying that tobacco companies have definitely changed their packaging in ways that increase their appeal among adolescents. “The evidence is suggestive,” but not conclusive, says the [...]

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Smoking Leaves the Body Vulnerable to Disease

February 21, 2012 – 8:00 pm

Recently published scientific research has shown that people who smoke regularly risk killing off ‘good’ bacteria and, in doing so, leave the body vulnerable to various diseases. Read the entire post at Digital Journal.

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