New Hard-Hitting "Tips From Former Smokers" Ads to Air This Summer
June 25, 2014 11:02 ET | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, June 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching hard-hitting ads for its 2014 "Tips From Former Smokers" campaign. Beginning July 7, these ads...
National Guild of Hypnotists Offers Solutions to Daily Stress
January 21, 2014 09:00 ET | National Guild of Hypnotists
MERRIMACK, NH--(Marketwired - Jan 21, 2014) - Change is stressful, even when change comes in the form of beneficial technology and social transformation. Too often, the stress of change manifests...
LA County Urges LGBT Community to 'Break Up With Tobacco' in New Anti-Smoking Campaign
November 21, 2013 13:30 ET | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 21, 2013) -  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today launched an unprecedented new anti-smoking campaign aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual...
Smoke and Spice Takes Summer Grilling to New Heights
July 25, 2013 05:00 ET | McCormick
MISSION, KS--(Marketwired - Jul 25, 2013) - (Family Features) This summer, think inside the box -- the smoke box, that is -- and turn your grill into a backyard smoker by adding wood chips to...
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Video from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Education Campaign Returns with Powerful Stories to Help Americans Quit Smoking
March 28, 2013 12:31 ET | Synaptic Digital a Definition 6 Company
Atlanta, March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing with the success of last year's national education ad campaign, "Tips from Former Smokers," a second series of ads was launched today by the...
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Even Moderate Smoking Associated With Sudden Death Risk in Women
December 11, 2012 16:00 ET | American Heart Association
Study Highlights: Even light-to-moderate cigarette smoking is associated with a significant increase in the risk of sudden cardiac death in women. The risk of sudden cardiac death rose 8...
LA County Smokers Fall Below One Million for the First Time
November 14, 2012 21:40 ET | Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 14, 2012) - In honor of the 37th Annual Great American Smokeout, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released a new report showing the number of...
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Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Raise Risk of More Strokes, Heart Attack, Death
October 25, 2012 16:00 ET | American Heart Association
Study Highlights Stroke survivors who smoke face greater risk of additional strokes, heart attack or death than those who never smoked. Those who quit smoking before their stroke had less...
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CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ad Campaign
March 23, 2012 09:00 ET | Synaptic Digital a Definition 6 Company
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week CDC launched a hard hitting ad campaign that shows the graphic realities of smoking.   In these ads, former smokers give...
LA County Residents Trying to Quit Smoking Can Get Free Nicotine Patches LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 16, 2012) - In an effort to further assist smokers attempting to quit smoking, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is providing a free four-week...