Must Stop Smoking - Antismoking Poster Law In New York City Is Struck Down

A plan requiring that graphic images of diseased lungs and other body parts be displayed in New York convenience stores was struck down.

Must Stop Smoking - Teens Get More Ear Infections When Someone Smokes At Home

Family members who smoke are more apt to feel it is OK to smoke indoors as their children get older. But in households with secondhand smoke, children between 12 and 17 are 1.67 times more prone to have recurrent ear infections compared to adolescents who live in a smoke-free environment, a large new study reveals...

Stop Smoking Now - Ct Scans Can Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

A major trial has shown that early detection of lung cancer, using annual CT scans rather than X-rays, can sharply reduce deaths.

Stop Smoking - Cigarette Smoking Increases Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk In African Americans

A new study determined that African Americans who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA risk is more pronounced among individuals positive for the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope, a genetic risk factor for RA...

Stop Smoking - A New Arena In The Fight Over Smoking: The Home

A movement to restrict smoking in apartments and condominiums is having some success.

Stop Smoking Now - Medicare To Cover Evidence-based Tobacco Cessation Counseling

People who want to give up smoking may be entitled to Medicare cover for evidence-based cessation counseling, the HSS (Department of Health and Human Services, USA) announced. Before this announcement, only individuals with a tobacco-related disease were entitled to Medicare cover for counseling to give up smoking...