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State program helps Floridians quit smoking
Florida voters have given lifelong smokers such as Jack Ferrara new reason to breathe easy. After a number of tries with nicotine patches, acupuncture and hypnosis failed him, the Hollywood retiree finally snuffed out his 58-year cigarette habit —...
Tags: Osteopathic Medicine, Health Insurance Cost, Online Media Industry, Acupuncture, American Lung Association
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Burb's Eye View: Hypnotic response to bad habits
The academic rigors of second-grade math were proving too difficult for a young Ronald Bonk. The mocking numbers overwhelmed him. Bonk chewed on his pencils, hoping the method would provide prescience. The stress roiled. Eventually the habit evolved,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Personal Service
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Throat cancer survivor speaks to Martinsburg High students
matthewu@herald-mail.comAfter throat cancer took his voice box, it took David Briles three years to learn how to speak a complete sentence by burping continuously. The 59-year-old Charleston, W.Va., native never regained much of his ability to laugh again, but was determined...Tags: Students, Throat Cancer, Human Interest, Politics, U.S. Marine Corps
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Community Announcements for April 18
Mid-Continent University’s Advantage Mid-Continent University’s Advantage is an accelerated adult degree completion program that brings classes to local community classrooms throughout 27 cities and towns including Somerset, Danville and Mt....
Tags: Libraries, Farms, Preventative Medicine, Music, Health Treatments
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Half of Indiana's smokers tried to quit in 2011
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana has the nation's seventh-highest percentage of smokers, with more than a quarter of the state's population smoking, but more than half of those people tried to quit in 2011, according to a study. "Most people...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Heroin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Smoking may hurt your job chances
No butts about it -- using nicotine products is not only detrimental to your health, but possibly your job search as well. Especially if you're looking for a job in the health care industry. On Feb. 1, Flint-based McLaren Health Care, which oversees...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, American Lung Association, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses
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HIV linked to higher chance of heart attack
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with HIV are almost 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those who aren't infected with the virus - even after taking into account their other health risks, according to a new study. Researchers aren't...Tags: Kidney Disease, Medical Specialization, HIV, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses
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Cigarette labels may educate about bladder cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Graphic warning labels on packs of cigarettes may convince some people that smoking ups the risk of bladder cancer, says a new study from Canada. A survey of 291 people at doctors' offices in Toronto found less than half...Tags: Medical Research, Tobacco Products, Canada, Health Treatments, Science and Technology
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E-cigarettes primarily used to quit tobacco: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes are unknown, a new survey finds people who use the devices think of them as a safer alternative to tobacco and a means to break the smoking habit. Researchers from...Tags: Tobacco Products, Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Health
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April 4 Community Announcements
LC Beekeepers to meet The Lincoln County Beekeepers, Inc., will meet Monday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Extensin Office, 104 Metker Trail, Stanford. LC Republican Party to meet Lincoln County Republican Party will have its...
Tags: Republican Party, Farms, Relay for Life, American Cancer Society, Diabetes
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Local briefs: April 3, 2013
TLC to meet The TLC club will meet 1 p.m. today at the Cairn Coffee House. Boonesboro Lioness Auction and Bake Sale set for April 12 The 24th Annual Boonesboro Lioness Club Auction and Bake Sale to benefit Hospice East will be Friday, April 12, at...
Tags: Pocahontas, Woodrow Wilson, Auction Service
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