Cigarette tax hike enrages citizen
Quad-Cities Times - How many, down the road, will have to suffer through emphysema, lung cancer, throat cancer, and heart disease? My husband, who has asthma, finally quit smoking for good but it doesn’t help when his co-workers smoke in restricted areas. In fact he’s
Joseph Young, 87; his murals, sculptures adorn the Southland
Los Angeles Times - He had overcome lung cancer several years ago, she said. Young’s last major commission was the dramatic black granite Los Angeles Holocaust Monument at Pan Pacific Park in the Miracle Mile district, dedicated in 1992. His stained-glass windows and
The secret to my dad s success: Hypnosis
Enid News & Eagle - Some of his friends had died of lung cancer after years of smoking. His best friend s first wife was recently diagnosed with lung cancer after inhaling years of her husband s second hand smoke. It was this classmate and long-time friend who
Swiss shares close higher, day’s losses trimmed by early gains on Wall
Forbes - Pharmaceuticals fared little better as Roche yielded 0.60 sfr to close at 211.20, with investors shrugging off news that it has won EU approval for its cancer drug Avastin in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Novartis (nyse: NVS -
As China rises, pollution soars
International Herald Tribune - An internal, unpublicized report by the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning in 2003 estimated that 300,000 people die each year from ambient air pollution, mostly of heart disease and lung cancer. An additional 110,000 deaths could be
Lung cancer event raises heels, dollars
New York Daily News - More than 600 runners and walkers are expected to take part Sunday in the Lung Cancer Research Foundation’s second annual Strides for Life event in Southampton. The 3-mile, noncompetitive run/walk around scenic Lake Agawam raised more than $430,000