New York mayor unveils $125-M anti-smoking campaign
INQ7.net - Aug 15 7:03 PM
NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday he was putting up 125 million dollars of his own money to stamp out tobacco use around the world — the latest salvo in his self-declared war on smoking.Save to My Web
Jury Deliberating in Federal Vioxx Trial
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 16 2:36 PM
Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the second federal lawsuit accusing drug manufacturer Merck & Co. of harming patients through deliberately hiding the dangers of its once-popular painkiller VioxxSave to My Web
All Tobacco Forms Are Harmful To Health
Medical News Today - Aug 18 9:03 AM
Exposure to all kinds of tobacco, such as smoking it, chewing it and bubble pipes significantly raise a person’s chances of having a heart attack, say researchers from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada. There are about 1.3 billion smokers in the world - more than four fifths of them live in developing countries. You can read about this study in the medical journal The Lancet. [click link for Save to My Web
‘It’s never too late to quit’
Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - Aug 18 3:09 PM
TORONTO (CP) - A global study led by two Canadian researchers has shown evidence that all tobacco exposure - chewing, smoking or second-hand smoke - can lead to an increased risk of heart attack.Save to My Web
Jury to Meet a 2nd Day in Vioxx Trial
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 16 5:35 PM
Jurors couldn’t reach a verdict Wednesday in the second federal lawsuit accusing drug manufacturer Merck & Co. of harming patients by hiding the dangers of its once-popular painkiller, Vioxx.Save to My Web
It makes you think….
The Brampton Guardian - Aug 18 7:24 AM
Today, we are going to discuss conspiracy theories. Who was behind the killing of JFK? For a start, it wasn’t me, because I lived in a tacky semi-detached dump in the north of England at the time, and besides, Orchid would have killed me right back. She thought he was gorgeous.Save to My Web
Anti-smoking group withdraws support for Farmington ordinance
ABC 7 El Paso - Aug 16 7:31 AM
FARMINGTON, N.M. An anti-smoking group is withdrawing its support for a smoking ban in Farmington. San Juan Citizens Concerned About Secondhand Smoke is upset about…Save to My Web