Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Not wanting to stigmatize the deceased, UK doctors are not in general citing smoking as a cause of death on death certificates, although they will cite alcohol in cases where alcohol is a clear cause. Researchers who published their findings online in the Journal of Clinical Pathology say has ...
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
Oklahoma cities and towns would have more power to crack down on smoking in public under a plan unveiled Monday by health officials and a group that represents local governments.
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
The Australian Nursing Federation today welcomed the Australian Government's comprehensive anti-smoking initiatives as an improvement in measures to address public health concerns. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said nurses are on the frontline in treating and caring for people with smoking related health issues from cardiac disease through to ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Public health guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published today (Wednesday 24 February) focuses specifically on school-based methods to prevent children and young people from starting to smoke. One in two long-term smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking, and half of ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
NHS Confederation chair Bryan Stoten has said that smoking is the most crucial health challenge facing the NHS in response to the government's new tobacco control strategy. He also called for a cross party concensus on smoking policy. The chair of the NHS Confederation today called for cross-party consensus ...
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