Tag: tobacco
-
Floyd County woman is Kentucky’s smoke-free advocate of year
For her work spreading the word about second-hand smoke and founding the coalition that ultimately helped Prestonsburg pass a smoke-free ordinance in 2009, Floyd County’s Jean V. Rosenberg was named...
-
Mayor will propose smoking ban in Hopkinsville, largest Kentucky city without one
The largest Kentucky city that has not banned smoking in public places may change that. Hopkinsville Mayor Dan Kemp’s proposal “fundamentally resembles Lexington’s ban,” reports Nick Tabor for the Kentucky...
-
Obesity adds more health-care costs than smoking, study finds
Obesity costs the health care system more than smoking does, a new study has found. The annual health costs for someone who is obese average $1,850 more than for a...
-
Number of teens and young adults who smoke, use smokeless tobacco is on the rise
A “shocking” number of American teenagers smoke cigarettes and/or use smokeless tobacco, the first U.S. surgeon general’s report on youth tobacco since 1994 has found. (Photo by Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images)...
-
Replacing cigarettes with smokeless tobacco reduces disease risk, says U of L prof who’s received tobacco-industry funding
Smokers can greatly reduce their risk of disease if they replace their cigarettes with spit-free smokeless tobacco or electronic cigarettes, University of Louisville professor Brad Rodu, right, said in a...
-
Judge continues to block graphic images on cigarette packs
Getting graphic labels on cigarette packages continues to be an uphill battle for the Obama administration, as a skeptical judge sided with cigarette makers who say “they can’t be forced...
-
Should companies refuse to hire employees who smoke? Opposing views outlined
The growing controversy surrounding companies who refuse to hire employees who smoke is featured in two opposing opinion pieces in USA Today. Paul Terpeluk, medical director of employee health services...
-
In 11-1 vote, Somerset passes comprehensive smoking ban
Lighting up in Somerset, once a big tobacco town, will no longer be allowed in all enclosed public places. The city council voted 11-1 Monday evening to pass a smoking-ban...
-
Spend $1 on smoking cessation, save $3 in health costs, Massachusetts study finds
Every $1 spent on smoking cessation in Massachusetts, saved $3 in health costs, a study of low-income Bay State residents found. That could bode well for the impact of a...
-
Smoking hookahs can cause carbon monoxide poisoning
Though they’re often viewed as just cool and unusual, hookahs, exotic-looking water pipes that can be smoked at several restaurants and bars in Lexington and Louisville, can cause carbon-monoxide poisoning....