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Bill could help smokers kick the habit
Smokers in Glendale, which has one of the highest smoking rates in Los Angeles County, could gain free access to tools to help them quit smoking under a bill passed by state legislators Tuesday. County officials and health care representatives gathered...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations, Behavioral Conditions, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Mailbag: Wrong impression of Chief Adams
With the numerous encounters over the years with police chiefs of the Los Angeles area, I truly thought Randy Adams was a great chief of police for our city. He was interested in the city and cut no slack for his own officers. I remember hearing about...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart and Circulatory System, High Blood Pressure, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Health and Medical Professionals
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Joel Kinnaman gets outside himself for 'The Killing' on AMC
Detective Stephen Holder is a twitchy mess. As played by Joel Kinnaman on the AMC crime drama"The Killing," he's pale, skinny as a waif, all dark circles and nervous energy — you could catch something just from looking at him. On the show, now in...
Tags: The Killing (tv program), Romance (genre), Movies, The Killing (movie), Entertainment
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CDC: Smoking prevention efforts get short shrift from states
Los Angeles TimesEvery day, about 3,800 American kids try a cigarette for the first time. A thousand of them will grow up to to have a daily smoking habit, and nearly 300 will wind up dead due to a smoking-related disease. Those statistics would be depressing under...Tags: Disease Prevention, Health, Polio, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tobacco Products
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After you quit smoking: Food for thought
According to the Centers For Disease Control, almost 20 percent of the adults in the United States are regular cigarette smokers. That's approximately 45 million people. In fact, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the country....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Lungs and Airways, Mouth, Heart Disease, Politics
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Letters from students
(The following letters to the editor were written by students at Eagle View Elementary School in Somerset.) Cleaner oceans To the editor, I think we should take a few hours out each day to clean up oceans near you. People spend too much time...Tags: Earth Day, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Smokers try to break the habit with hypnosis
ReporterWe all know it's not healthy to smoke, but quitting can be very hard. Now there's a new program called Clean-Break that uses hypnosis to help people put down cigarettes for good. The first class was held Tuesday night at the Serenity Counseling...Tags: Health, Health Treatments
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Cops: PNC Park guard has finger partly ripped off
Police say a security supervisor for the Pittsburgh Pirates had a finger partially ripped off during a scuffle with an unruly fan and her father after the woman refused to stop smoking in the stadium. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say a security...Tags: PNC Park, Health, Health Treatments
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Mailbag: Bicyclists, motorists make for a dangerous mix
The Newport Beach Citizens Bicycle Safety Committee should include at least one member who does not ride a bicycle on the streets of Newport Beach for recreation or commuting. After all, we non-bicyclists contribute monies, through our taxes, which pay...Tags: Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Apples, P.J. O'Rourke, Religious Texts
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Roll-your-own smokes may face tax hikes
Oak Lawn residents Nicki and Michael Presley are big smokers who save hundreds of dollars a month by making their cigarettes at a tobacco store instead of buying them off the shelf. It's less expensive to buy loose tobacco and paper and stick it in a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois General Assembly, Medicaid, Terry Link, Tobacco Products
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It's time to serve up some big incentives to curb obesity
Americans eat too damn much. And we all pay a rising cost for this gluttony in the form of higher insurance premiums and lost productivity. A study last year by the Society of Actuaries calculated the total economic cost of an overweight and obese...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, HBO (tv network), Documentary (genre), Heart Disease, Drugs and Medicines
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Celebrate a Smoke-Free Mother's Day
TribLocal - EvanstonThis Mother's Day take a moment to congratulate the moms around you who have quit smoking. They have overcome their addiction to cigarettes and have …...
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