Common Cold
WDSU - Kids who don’t breastfeed average five times more ear infections. Avoid second-hand smoke: Keep as far away from it as possible! It is responsible for many health problems, including millions of colds. Get enough sleep: Late bedtimes and poor sleep leave
NorCal city votes to ban smoking in condos, apartment houses
San Diego Union-Tribune - While some California cities have passed strict laws regulating second-hand smoke, Belmont would be the first to prohibit people from lighting up inside private homes, according to anti-smoking advocates. Places where smoking would still be allowed
Indicators for risk of heart disease are higher in passive smokers
PhysOrg - Exposure to second-hand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Nottingham researchers have found. (AP) — A couple were arrested after authorities
B.C. Using 2010 Olympics to Promote Healthy Living
The Epoch Times - The BCHLA tobacco reduction programs will target young adults aged 19-29 those who have the highest risk of smoking as well as exposure to second hand smoke. Through WorkSafe BC, the BCHLA will target a maximum of 100 companies with highest
Belmont Gives Initial OK To Second-Hand Smoke Ban
KPIX - (CBS 5 / BCN) BELMONT A landmark ordinance regulating secondhand smoke in the city of Belmont received initial approval at a public hearing Tuesday night before the Belmont City Council. The proposed ordinance, thought to be the first of its kind in
Tobacco cessation class part of Luther s smokeless initiative
Chippewa Herald - The tobacco free decision is intended to improve the health of all patients, visitors and employees by eliminating personal tobacco use as well as the dangerous effects of second-hand smoke. The health and economic burden of cigarette smoking
Onawa hospital going tobacco-free
Sioux City Journal - Earlier this summer the Surgeon General delivered a 670-page study calling second-hand smoke a serious health hazard that leads to disease and premature death in children and non-smoking adults. “Second hand smoke kills people,” said Surgeon General
May foot-tappers adopt?
Arkansas News Bureau - He likes to cite the new law banning foster parenting by a smoker. One difference is that second-hand smoke poses a verifiable health risk not posed by a child’s sleeping in one bedroom while two people of the same or opposite gender make love in