The Bloomberg administration is moving closer to shutting one of the largest and busiest nightclubs in the city, as part of an aggressive new strategy to revoke the operating licenses of clubs that health officials believe promote smoking. The nightclub, the M2 UltraLounge on West 28th Street in Manhattan, went on trial last week at a special administrative court that the city uses when it seeks to take away property. If the case against the club succeeds, it would be the first time the city had closed a business solely for flouting a ban on smoking. ... read more >>
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City Tries to Shut Club It Says Flouts Smoking Ban
Monday, March 15th, 2010
FDA panel to target menthol cigarettes
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
A U.S. scientific panel this month will weigh the controversial role of popular menthol flavoring in cigarettes in the first public meeting on tobacco products since a new law granted regulators power over the industry last year. Over two days, the Food and Drug Administration’s panel of outside experts will look at the health impact of the mint-like additive on smoker’s use as well as addiction and health, with another meeting set later this year, the FDA said on Monday. ... read more >>
A U.S. scientific panel this month will weigh the controversial role of popular menthol flavoring in cigarettes in the first public meeting on tobacco products since a new law granted regulators power over the industry last year. Over two days, the Food and Drug Administration’s panel of outside experts will look at the health impact of the mint-like additive on smoker’s use as well as addiction and health, with another meeting set later this year, the FDA said on Monday. ... read more >>
Quitting Smoking
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Overview
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Overview
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Stopping smoking may increase short-term diabetes risk
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
It’s one of the best things you can do to improve your health, and a popular New Year resolution. But can stopping smoking actually increase your risk of getting diabetes? We take a closer look at the evidence. ... read more >>
It’s one of the best things you can do to improve your health, and a popular New Year resolution. But can stopping smoking actually increase your risk of getting diabetes? We take a closer look at the evidence. ... read more >>
10 Reasons You’re Not Having Sex
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
You’re not alone. Not getting any? You’re not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it’s estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year). ... read more >>
You’re not alone. Not getting any? You’re not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it’s estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year). ... read more >>
Is Avatar Bad for Your Health?
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
This week I noted that obesity has passed cigarette use as our biggest national health threat. But there’s a silver lining. Obesity caught up so quickly because cigarette use has actually decreased by 20 percent in the last 15 years. Something about our anti-cigarette policy is working, I wrote. Still, this seems like overkill: ... read more >>
This week I noted that obesity has passed cigarette use as our biggest national health threat. But there’s a silver lining. Obesity caught up so quickly because cigarette use has actually decreased by 20 percent in the last 15 years. Something about our anti-cigarette policy is working, I wrote. Still, this seems like overkill: ... read more >>
Smoking: Women’s Health Perspective
Friday, December 4th, 2009
We all have heard the warnings– cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes. The highest rate of smoking (27 percent) occurs among women between twenty-five and forty-four. ... read more >>
We all have heard the warnings– cigarettes can cause cancer and increase our risk of heart disease. But the sad fact is that approximately 23 million women in the US (23 percent of the female population) still smoke cigarettes. Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in this country, yet more than 140,000 women die each year from smoking related causes. The highest rate of smoking (27 percent) occurs among women between twenty-five and forty-four. ... read more >>
Smoking
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Most smokers know that tar, nicotine and the more than 100 other chemicals in cigarettes present a formidable threat to overall health, but scientists now believe that smoking may impair fertility by as much as 30%. Though some of the fertility-related effects of smoking are irreversible, the good news is that “kicking the habit” now can prevent further reproductive damage. ... read more >>
Most smokers know that tar, nicotine and the more than 100 other chemicals in cigarettes present a formidable threat to overall health, but scientists now believe that smoking may impair fertility by as much as 30%. Though some of the fertility-related effects of smoking are irreversible, the good news is that “kicking the habit” now can prevent further reproductive damage. ... read more >>
Why you should avoid the smoke
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The facts are there — smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body. ... read more >>
The facts are there — smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body. ... read more >>
Using hookah as dangerous as smoking cigs
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Contrary to popular belief, hookah smoking is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking. In fact, hookah smoking poses just as much risk (if not more) to the health of the smoker as well as those in the same vicinity. Many advocates of hookah smoking will tell you that there is no tar in hookah smoke; they will also tell you that there is less nicotine. The truth is, in as little as 45 minutes of hookah smoking, a person can be exposed to as much nicotine and tar as in one pack of cigarettes, according to the Bacchus Network. Hookah boasts 2 to 4 percent nicotine as compared to a cigarette’s 1 to 3 percent, and we all know how addictive cigarettes are. ... read more >>
Contrary to popular belief, hookah smoking is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking. In fact, hookah smoking poses just as much risk (if not more) to the health of the smoker as well as those in the same vicinity. Many advocates of hookah smoking will tell you that there is no tar in hookah smoke; they will also tell you that there is less nicotine. The truth is, in as little as 45 minutes of hookah smoking, a person can be exposed to as much nicotine and tar as in one pack of cigarettes, according to the Bacchus Network. Hookah boasts 2 to 4 percent nicotine as compared to a cigarette’s 1 to 3 percent, and we all know how addictive cigarettes are. ... read more >>
33,000 calls received at state quit smoking line
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
State health officials say more than 33,000 calls have been received at a toll-free line created more than three years ago to help Tennesseans quit smoking. ... read more >>
State health officials say more than 33,000 calls have been received at a toll-free line created more than three years ago to help Tennesseans quit smoking. ... read more >>
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