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Adult smoking rate edges down slightly: CDC data
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped.According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday, 19.3 percent of adults said they smoked last year, down from about 21 percent in 2005. The rate for smoking 30 or more cigarettes daily dropped to about 8 percent from
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped.According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday, 19.3 percent of adults said they smoked last year, down from about 21 percent in 2005. The rate for smoking 30 or more cigarettes daily dropped to about 8 percent from
Ex-Spice Girl Brown gives birth to daughter
It's a girl for singer Melanie Brown and her husband, Stephen Belafonte.
It's a girl for singer Melanie Brown and her husband, Stephen Belafonte.
Films subsidized by state promote smoking among youth
The governments in the US, UK and Canada are promoting youth smoking and undermining tobacco control efforts by subsidising major motion pictures that depict smoking, a US scientist says.
The governments in the US, UK and Canada are promoting youth smoking and undermining tobacco control efforts by subsidising major motion pictures that depict smoking, a US scientist says.
Lebanon bans smoking in closed public places
Lebanon's National News Agency says parliament has banned smoking in closed public places like restaurants and pubs.
Lebanon's National News Agency says parliament has banned smoking in closed public places like restaurants and pubs.
Plots of gold
They sell in lakhs, churn out hundreds of novels in a lifetime and constantly finetune their storylines according to the latest trends. Aabhas Sharma meets the bestselling writers of Hindi
Like your morning cigarette? You're at greater risk!
Washington: Smokers who are inclined to take a few puffs soon after waking up may face an increased risk of developing lung, head and neck cancers than smokers who do it later. Joshua Muscat, from
Washington: Smokers who are inclined to take a few puffs soon after waking up may face an increased risk of developing lung, head and neck cancers than smokers who do it later. Joshua Muscat, from
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