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Smoking cessation tool: electronic cigarettes

Many Angelenos who smoke are aware of the harmful effects including emphysema and lung cancer, which is the leading cause of death and premature...
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Federal judge blocks graphic cigarette labels

  • graphic cigarette ads
  • November 8, 2011
On November 7, a federal judge blocked a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that tobacco companies place large graphic warning labels...
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Annual chest X-ray ineffective in lung cancer death prevention

According to the Los Angeles county Department of Public Health, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the county. Many smokers,...
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Smoking on the decline in the U.S., CDC reports (Part 2)

Continuing with the September 6 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on smoking rates in the U.S., another positive finding for...
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Smoking on the decline in the U.S., CDC reports (Part 1)

The bad news: lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Los Angeles County. The good news: according to a report released September 6 by...
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Secretary Sebelius campaigns against teen smoking

According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths as well as premature cancer...
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New study on bladder cancer and smoking

The National Cancer Institute estimates that there will be 69,250 new cases of bladder cancer and 14,990 deaths from the disease in 2011 in the...
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Excessive TV watching is as harmful as smoking, new study reports

Most smokers agree that smoking is detrimental to one’s health. Those that do not agree should be aware that, according to the Los Angeles...
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Court approves $13.8 million punitive damage award against Philip Morris

  • smoking death
  • August 20, 2011
For years, many US corporations have vigorously opposed high punitive damage awards with some degree of success; however an August 17 California...
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New UCLA study: Smoke-free policies could save landlords $18 million per year

When apartment tenants light up a cigarette, it is not just their smoking-averse neighbors who are bothered; landlords are also impacted by...
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