General Health » Smoking
No Butts About It!
April 23, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Second hand smoke is hazardous to your health. A recent study published in the April 2008 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, found that women and children who live with smokers are at increased ... (read more)
Quitting Cold Turkey
January 7, 2008 by Heidi Green | 2 questions or comments
As any former smoker knows, tobacco can be hard to quit. Kudos to Wegman’s Food Markets Inc. for quitting cold turkey! The grocery chain, with 71 stores in five states, announced recently that it would no longer purchase cigarettes and ... (read more)
Pregnant? Don’t Smoke.
November 19, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Did you know that smoking makes it harder for a woman to get pregnant? ...that women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have a miscarriage? ...that smoking during pregnancy causes major health problems for mom and baby? ...that smoking can damage ... (read more)
Health Warning Fatigue
November 4, 2007 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Michael Law writer for the New Zealand Sunday Star Times echoed the feeling of countless individuals worldwide in a recent column titled: I'm in Health Warning Fatigue. According to Law... "Bacon is the gender ... (read more)
Sleepless in Philadelphia
September 4, 2007 by Amy Spangler | 1 question or comment
A study titled, “Breastfeeding and Smoking: Short-term Effects on Infant Feeding and Sleep,†appeared in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics. The study was conducted at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. Fifteen mother-infant pairs were tested on ... (read more)
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