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City council to hold open meeting on proposed smoking ban

The San Jose city council will hold a community meeting on December 8 in Council Chambers to provide residents and and business owners information...
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Action needed to help mental health consumers quit smoking in San Jose facilities

It has been shown through numerous studies such as this study by The Journal of the American Medical Association, which indicates people with...
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The Habit that Kicks Back

Electronic cigarettes have become very popular in the past couple years. People everywhere who are trying to protect their children from second...
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Throttle that overactive thyroid in Graves’ disease!

Our thyroid gland secretes hormones that regulate many important physiological processes such as growth and development, metabolism, body...
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100% sustainable living in the real world is not practical

  • sustainability and smoking
  • June 7, 2011
A good friend who considers himself to be a promoter of sustainability just quit smoking cigarettes on his 30th birthday. Actually, he says he ...
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Researchers link marijuana use with schizophrenia

Recent studies suggest that those who smoke cannabis are twice as likely to develop schizophrenia as nonsmokers. One widely publicized 2007 review...
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San Francisco proposes even more smoking restrictions

It looks like San Francisco's Nicotine Nazis are at it again.The proposed legislation would prohibit people from lighting up in front of shops,...
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Epigenics and Changing Your Genes

by Mary Vincent Here's a fascinating Time article about Epigenics, DNA, and how you can change your genes. It mentions a study where B vitamins...
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FDA ban takes flavored cigarettes off the market

Effective immediately, federal health officials have banned the sale of flavored cigarettes and may soon take action against the sale of cigars and...
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Are you ready for new gruesome graphic cigarette packaging?

If higher taxes on cigarettes and public smoking bans is not enough to lure cigarette smokers away from smoking, maybe a few gruesome graphics...
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