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  <title><![CDATA[Elderly Smokers Would Benefit from Quitline with the Patch]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A study of whether the Medicare program should assist seniors in quitting smoking has found that a combination of the nicotine patch and support through a telephone hotline yielded the greatest benefit for seniors trying to quit.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:53:36 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[S.C. State Workers Will Pay Higher Premium for Smoking]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[South Carolina in 2010 will become the eighth state whose government workers pay more for their state health insurance if they or their spouse uses tobacco.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:41:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Each Cigarette Ups Stroke Risk in Women]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have determined that the already well-documented link between smoking and stroke risk appears even more potent with higher levels of smoking.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:18:19 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Tobacco Cessation Podcasts for Physicians]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The American Academy of Family Physicians released four new podcasts as part of their Ask and Act tobacco cessation program, designed to help family physicians screen their patients for tobacco use and help them quit.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:31:31 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[W.Va. Officials Concerned About Kids' Secondhand Smoke Exposure]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[West Virginia officials have reported that because of hard-core tobacco use in some of the state's poorest households, children on the state's Women, Infants and Children program rolls are exposed to secondhand smoke at twice the national average.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:22:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[CASA: National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIII: Teens and Parents]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[This annual survey from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University reveals that 'problem parents' increase the risk that their youth will smoke, drink, and use illegal and prescription drugs.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:00:01 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Graphic Warnings on Tobacco in Australia Fail to Move Some Youths]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The placement of graphic images of the dangers of smoking directly on cigarette packaging in Australia is having some unintended effects on youths, some of whom are actively trying to collect the pictures.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:36:59 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Smokers Flout Ban at Olympic Games]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Tourists and even a number of athletes can be found smoking discreetly at this year's Olympic Games despite a smoking ban at Olympic arenas imposed by Chinese officials.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:05:30 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol, Tobacco Products Remain Popular in Tough Times]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Consumers worldwide are leaving room for purchases of alcohol and tobacco products even as they tighten their belts on other spending during difficult economic times.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:11:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Navajo Leader Vetoes Ban on Public Smoking]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Amid concerns about the breadth of the measure and its possible impact on gaming revenue, the president of the Navajo Nation has vetoed a legislatively approved ban on tobacco use in public buildings and shared public air spaces.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:44:11 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Genetics May Influence Initial Response to Smoking]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A University of Michigan study suggest that a variant in a nicotine receptor gene may help explain why certain individuals who try a first cigarette quickly move on to becoming regular smokers.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:35:14 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Substance Use in Minnesota: A Minnesota State Epidemiological Profile]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A one-stop shop of data on alcohol, tobacco and drug consumption and consequences in Minnesota is now available.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:12:57 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Loophole in FDA Tobacco Bill Causes Concern]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Supporters of a bill in Congress to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products are disagreeing over the merits of a clause giving tobacco companies 21 months to market products outside the scope of federal regulation.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 13:58:18 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Some Brains Wired for Nicotine Addiction]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered how the brain processes nicotine's rewarding effects, helping to explain why some get addicted quickly while others experience nicotine adversely.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:46:36 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Analyst: Philip Morris in Firing Line of Canadian Opposition]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A tobacco analyst says Philip Morris International's decision to acquire Rothman's -- a company that owns 60 percent of a Canadian tobacco giant -- will place it squarely in an environment even more litigious than what it experiences in the United States.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:07:07 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Bill to Regulate Tobacco as Drug Faces Tight Time Frame]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[U.S. House approved legislation that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products faces a limited calendar for consideration of bills in the Senate after the August recess.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:54:32 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Smoking Ban Nets Big Health Benefit for Nonsmokers]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Nonsmokers accounted for two-thirds of the reduction in heart-disease hospitalizations that occurred after Scotland banned public smoking, a new study shows.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:59:54 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Canadian Big Tobacco Slapped with Fines for Smuggling]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Two of Canada's largest tobacco companies will pay a combined total of $300 million in criminal fines for assisting in the distribution of contraband cigarettes.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:40:09 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Research Shows Smoking Exacerbates Effects of Influenza]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Experiments using mice have found that cigarette smoke acts in combination with compounds that mimic viral components to worsen the effects of the influenza virus. This research is helping scientists understand why smokers are more likely to die from the flu than non-smokers are.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:50:17 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. House Backs Federal Regulation of Tobacco]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco, but the legislation faces an uncertain path in the Senate and opposition from the Bush administration.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:13:35 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Rate of Adult Smoking in Massachusetts Hits All-Time Low]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The adult smoking rate in Massachusetts has never been lower than it was in 2007, according to state health officials. About one in six Massachusetts residents regularly used cigarettes last year.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:09:39 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[San Francisco Approves Ban on Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New legislation passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will bar pharmacies such as Walgreens and Rite Aid from selling all tobacco products, while big-box retailers and grocery stores will continue to be able to carry tobacco.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:33:28 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Bars in Oregon Get Jump on Smoking Ban]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[About two-thirds of bars and restaurants have already gone smoke-free as the Oregon businesses prepare for a Jan. 1, 2009 implementation of a statewide anti-smoking law.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:26:43 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Historic House Vote Will Protect Kids from Tobacco, Save Lives]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives cast a truly historic vote to protect children from tobacco addiction and save lives by overwhelmingly approving legislation granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:15:40 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Member States Slam U.N. on Smoking Policies]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations is coming under criticism for smoking policies on a variety of fronts, including the fact that its New York City headquarters remains one of the few sites in the state where smoking is not banned outright.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:57:56 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[N.D. Advocates Submit Signatures for Anti-Smoking Ballot Initiative]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Anti-smoking advocates in North Dakota are awaiting formal certification of a November ballot initiative that would authorize an $18.6 million statewide campaign to discourage use of all forms of tobacco.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:57:02 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Living with a Smoking Partner Heightens Stroke Risk]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Harvard University study has found that non-smokers who are married to a smoking partner find themselves at substantially increased risk of suffering a stroke.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:58:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Philip Morris Pulls Sponsorship of Alicia Keys Concert]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Concerns from a youth tobacco prevention organization have spurred singer Alicia Keys to act to remove tobacco-related advertising from promotions of her July 31 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. ]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:15:34 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Navajo Council Votes to Ban Public Smoking]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Navajo Nation Council has voted to ban use of commercial tobacco in public buildings and shared air spaces at outdoor events, leaving it to Navajo Nation's president to decide whether to sign the measure into law.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:14:35 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Substance Use Initiation Before Age 13]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The percentage of students who first tried alcohol or cigarettes before the age of 13 has declined considerably over the last decade, according to data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:48:47 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[All N.C. Schools Tobacco-Free by Aug. 1]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[By Aug. 1, all public schools in the state of North Carolina will be completely tobacco-free, making the generally tobacco-friendly state one of the nation's only fully smoke-free school environments.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:05:00 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Gates, Bloomberg Will Fight Smoking Worldwide]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The co-founder of Microsoft and the mayor of New York City have announced they will team up to curb use of tobacco in developing countries, eventually spending a combined $500 million to encourage tobacco control programs overseas.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:15:09 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Bush Administration Opposes Federal Regulation of Tobacco]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt has informed a House leader that the Bush administration opposes a bill under consideration to allow federal health authorities to regulate tobacco products.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:26:33 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[All New York Addiction Treatment Centers Go Smoke-Free]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New anti-smoking regulations that take effect this month for all addiction treatment centers in New York state have some center officials worried that the ban will dissuade some people with alcohol and drug problems from pursuing services.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:24:51 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Vaccine Derived from Tobacco Plants Could Fight Lymphoma]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A group of researchers have found that a personalized vaccine made using tobacco plants could help patients with lymphoma in fighting off their illness.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:19:35 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Navajo Council Considering Smoking Ban in Public Spaces]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Navajo Nation Council this month is considering imposing a ban on use of commercial tobacco in public buildings and shared air spaces at outdoor events.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:07:51 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Family Meals Have Greater Protective Effect on Girls]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[University of Minnesota researchers have found that while middle-school girls who share regular family meals see beneficial effects throughout their teenage years on substance-using behaviors, boys do not experience the same effects from a regular family presence at the dinner table.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:37:07 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Advocates Lament Non-Health Uses of Tobacco Settlement Money]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Despite the notion that the landmark settlement between state governments and tobacco companies a decade ago would be a boon for public health initiatives to curb smoking, few states have made tobacco prevention enough of a priority target for the funding.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:57:27 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[British Authorities Credit Health Messages for Drop in Youth Drug Use Rates]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Department of Health leaders in England are attributing decreases in drug experimentation rates among the nation's young teenagers to a well-financed campaign on drugs' dangers.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:07:41 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[AA Members Remain Highly Reliant on Coffee, Cigarettes]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The coffee pot and the cigarette remain prevalent symbols in the 12-Step recovery moment, although some theorize that use of cigarettes may pose a risk to recovery outcomes for members of Alcoholics Anonymous.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:46:35 EDT</pubDate> 
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