Tag: smoking
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Holiday stress can make former smokers relapse; here are ways to keep that from happening
People often smoke when they are stressed, and despite the famous holiday song that claims “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” the season often brings stress that makes...
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Supporters of statewide smoking ban push for floor votes; opposition in Senate may not be as strong as before
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News While the advocates of a statewide smoking ban might have been “preaching to the choir,” as one put it during a legislative committee meeting...
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Kentucky drops two spots in America’s Health Rankings, based on data since 2012 or earlier
Kentucky dropped two spots in the 25th annual America’s Health Rankings report this year and finds itself once again as one of the bottom five healthiest (or unhealthiest) states. Since...
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Study: Secondhand smoke and road pollution contribute to obesity in children more in combination than separately
Diet and physical activity aren’t the only causes for the obesity epidemic that is sweeping our nation; a recent study finds that secondhand smoke and roadway pollution are also contributors,...
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Kentucky Hospital Association backs state smoking ban
The Kentucky Hospital Association on Thursday reiterated its support of smoke-free workplaces and public places throughout the state in hopes that 2015 will be the year that legislators pass a...
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As Ky., other states debate smoking bans, Ariz. county considers ban on hiring smokers, penalizing employees who smoke
Smoking bans for public places are still the subject of debate in Kentucky and many other places, but the Arizona county that contains Tucson may take the war on tobacco...
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Study finds electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking
A study has found that electronic cigarettes help people cut back on their use of tobacco, Christopher Ingraham reports for The Washington Post. The finding was part of a study published in the International...
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Casey joins Adair and Russell as longtime tobacco counties where schools are going tobacco-free; Clinton defers action
The schools in another longtime tobacco county in Southern Kentucky are going tobacco-free. With only one member in opposition, the Casey County Board of Education recently enacted a tobacco-free school policy...
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Smoking ban upsets some state workers; entrepreneur starts a van to take some off Human Resources campus to smoke
Cigarettes and all other tobacco products, as well as e-cigarettes, are no longer allowed on most state property, both indoors and outside, and some state workers aren’t happy about it,...
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Ky. Rural Health Association backs statewide smoking ban
The Kentucky Rural Health Association is asking Kentuckians to contact their legislators and advocate passage of a statewide smoking ban in the 2015 session of the General Assembly. KRHA Executive...