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Letters: Policy to employ only non-smokers is unfair USA TODAY Imagine for a moment that no one smoked tobacco. Then picture a tobacco company introducing cigarettes as a new product. When asked by the Food and Drug Administration to provide the ingredients, the list would include chemicals and carcinogens.

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City Defends Health Ads That Frighten the Viewer New York Times The city's health department uses no sugar-coating in its latest ads, which feature images of overweight people whose mobility is impaired to warn of the dangers of ever-growing portions of unhealthy food and soft drinks. and more »

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Restaurants, pubs to have no-smoking zones The Hindu Even though smoking in public places has been banned, it continues unabated in many places. To check this, the Bruhat Bangalore Hotel Owners' Association (BBHOA) along with the Association of Bars and Restaurants will soon have in place 'no-smoking' ... and more »

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Fat, Smoking, and Stupid Is No Way to Go Through Life Big Think I had to add "smoking" and delete "drunk" from the original quote, because they weren't particularly judgmental about smoking in 1962. That is, alcohol abuse and not smoking was associated with being a loser back in those less enlightened days.

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Hospitals mine patient records in search of customers USA TODAY Provena didn't send the mailing to everyone who lived near the hospital, just those who had a stronger likelihood of having smoked based on their age, income, insurance status and other demographic criteria. The non-profit facility is one of a growing ... and more »

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Eye on Boise: E-cigarette bill opponent saw smoke, mirrors The Spokesman Review “I can't speak for the New England Journal of Medicine,” Nonini responded, “but yes, they would encourage nobody to smoke cigarettes. … Panhandle Health, yes, I think they would support no smoking at all.” Nonini himself is a smoker. and more »

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Obese? Smoker? No Retirement Savings? Perhaps It's Because of the Language You ... Big Think There's no doubt some nations save more money than others, and plan better for retirement, and watch their collective weight, but the proposed explanations for different levels of future-mindedness have been historical, sociological, cultural and ...

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LA's quirky Smoking Deaths billboard Los Angeles Times He said he wanted people to see the real cost of smoking. He didn't anticipate the other, more upbeat public service the billboard would perform. I bet no one did. My friend Eric J. Lawrence first told me about New Year's Eveat the Smoking Deaths sign. and more »

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Brown County considers insurance surcharge for smokers Green Bay Press Gazette A health care coverage surcharge also could be implemented for dependents of employees who smoke if they're covered by the county's insurance. "There is no reason that taxpayers should subsidize this kind of behavior, and I emphasize the word 'behavior ... and more »

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Theater: Smoking Gun at the Arts Center CaryCitizen The Cary Players latest production, Agatha Cristie's “And Then There Were None,” now playing at Cary Arts Center, keeps the audience guessing throughout with blood curdling screams, gun shots and a stellar production. The performances, production and ...

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