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smoking
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Variety of measures seek to address vaping safety concerns
Concerns about e-cigarette safety, elevated by an outbreak of illnesses and deaths, continue to roil Washington, D.C. Leading calls for…
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ACA expanded smoking cessation programs but are people getting services?
The Affordable Care Act requires all state Medicaid programs – whether they opted into expansion or not – to help…
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Smokeless tobacco use among teens on the rise, even among athletes
The use of snuff and other smokeless tobacco products by American high school students is up significantly, even among high…
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How social position affects health behavior
People whose socioeconomic status is low are more likely to act in ways that harm their health compared with those…
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Clearing the air on a WHO study
Last week, I encountered yet another example of why it’s so important to always read the whole study — not…
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Government officials, researcher make case for policy influencing healthy behavior #ahcj13
Well-structured, comprehensive health policy can change behaviors according to panelists Susan Kansagra, Manish Sethi and Giridhar Mallya. They have been…
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Workplace-based health initiatives target smoking, mental health, nutrition #ahcj13
Is your workplace making you sick? Experts at Health Journalism 2013 in Boston said it can — and does. Bad…
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FDA rethinks ‘black box’ warning
Quitting smoking, always nerve-racking, may prove even tougher in the wake of a Food and Drug Administration decision to require…