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Smokers Turn To TalkSPORT To Quit, UK

talkSPORT, the UK's only national commercial speech radio station, has entered in to a unique partnership with the Department of Health and the Central Office of Information with the aim of helping people stop smoking.

02 Apr 2008 by QuitSmokingMobile More...

India: Smoking Major Vector For TB Deaths

Following the World Health Organisations, warning that tuberculosis killed 1.7 million people in India and China in 2006, anti-tobacco campaigners claim that smoking was the main factor causing the spread of TB and death from the disease.

02 Apr 2008 by QuitSmokingMobile More...

Water Pipe Smoking Causes Significant TB Risk

The smoking of the traditional 'shisha' water pipe is increasingly emerging as a significant health risk in Egypt, due to air-borne tuberculosis (TB) transmission from pipe sharing and uncontrolled, manual preparation of the pipe.

02 Apr 2008 by QuitSmokingMobile More...

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine April 1, 2008

1. Perils of Testing: What Happens When Tests for Cervical Cancer are Normal but HPV Testing Is Abnormal? When nearly 10,000 women were screened with Pap tests for cervical cancer and with DNA tests for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV), 23 percent were found to be infected with high-risk HPV regardless of status on the Pap test (Article, p. 493.)

02 Apr 2008 by QuitSmokingMobile More...

Physicians Champion Smoking Bans Across Texas

Cities across Texas are going smoke-free, and physicians stand at the forefront of the movement. More than 20 cities have passed smoking ordinances, many since 2006. Texas Medical Association (TMA) physicians have led successful efforts to pass public smoking bans in Victoria, Abilene, Tyler, and Temple. Amarillo citizens are set to vote on a similar referendum this spring. Doctors involved in these efforts see championing the cause as a way to improve the health of their community.

02 Apr 2008 by QuitSmokingMobile More...

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