I started a new job a month ago. I was so pleased because I finally got decent pay and health insurance. Unfortunately, this was too good to be true. one of my coworkers smokes in the office. I have asthma and am allergic to cigarette smoke. Everytime she lights one up, I start smothering....
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Contra Costa Health Services will offer free lung testing and smoking cessation tools this Thursday to mark the 35th annual Fantastic American Smokeout. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, November 18 at 2500 Alhambra Avenue in Martinez. The tests provide quick results and can detect the early onset...
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to fight the gases in secondhand smoking, a Pittsburg State group is participating in a different type of GAS, the Fantastic American Smokeout. Gorillas in Your Midst, a peer health education group at PSU, is hosting several events and programs this week to help people quit smoking on campus. “the point is to call...
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Asking pregnant women about whether they smoke and about their exposure to secondhand smoke should be a routine part of prenatal care beginning with the very first prenatal visit, says The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College). An office-based protocol that systematically identifies pregnant women who smoke and that offers them treatment...
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my mum smokes and it starting to get annoying. she done it for ages now but she used to never do it round me but now she does all the time. when evr we run out of money she says shes going to stop but as soon as she gets money again she buys...
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Bans against smoking in public places have benefited people who work in bars, restaurants, or other places where exposure is high. some have worried that the laws could shift smoking from the workplace into the home, harming children, so researchers from Scotland looked at hospital admissions for children with asthma to see whether they...
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As of 3 days ago, I chose to quit smoking. I went from close to a pack a day down to about 4 cigarettes a day. by the night of my first day, a slight cough started to occur, which centered around my tracheal area, where the clavicles meet. Today is the 3rd day,...
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Twisp Electronic Cigarette If you are looking for the best herbs to quit smoking, then you will want to know about Lobelia Inflata, also sometimes known as Indian Tobacco. This herb has been used for generations as a remedy for a variety of medical concerns by Native Americans and also by modern medicine. It...
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Components in cigarette smoke that linger long after the cigarette has been extinguished can pose their own health risks, especially for asthma sufferers, according to a new study. "Thirdhand smoke" – the residue that can persist for months after a cigarette is place out – can react with pollutant ozone to form tiny, potentially...
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