Seeking Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit
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Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking.
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Rockford, Illinois- A local fraternity is pitching in to try to get people to stop smoking. Members of Phi Theta Kappa were offering free lollipops in exchange for a cigarette on Thursday as part of the Great American Smokeout.
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WASHINGTON -- Medicare said Thursday it would pay for counseling to help some of the nation&#39;s 4 million older smokers kick the habit.
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WASHINGTON - Medicare said Thursday that it intends to pay for counseling to help some of the nation&#39;s 4 million older smokers kick the habit.
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Tomorrow, November 18th, tobacco smokers and chewers across the nation will stay tobacco free for twenty-four hours or quit for good during the Great American Smokeout 2004.
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CINCINNATI - First they tried nudging. Now companies are penalizing workers who have high health risks such as obesity and high blood pressure or cholesterol as insurance costs climb.
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The Bush administration said Medicare would soon pay for counseling to help beneficiaries stop smoking.
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Several hot drugs are generating smoking returns.
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People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking.
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NEW YORK  - Smokers with coronary heart  disease who suffer a heart attack or severe angina, rapidly  benefit from kicking the smoking habit, German investigators  report.
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TODAY, smokers across America will be attempting to kick the habit. The Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, tells why they should quit and instructs them on how to do so if only
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Central Kentucky Cancer Program and Ephraim McDowell Health Care Foundation encourage individuals who smoke to kick their habit Thursday during this year&#39;s Great American Smokeout.
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Rockford, Illinois- If you&#39;re a smoker and you&#39;d like to quit, your chance to kick the habit and get some major support is coming up.
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TORONTO (CP) - Retailers, cigarette manufacturers and advocates for the rights of Canada&#39;s smokers were mobilizing Wednesday for a long, arduous battle over the Ontario government&#39;s stringent new crackdown on smoking.
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Pinning down exact numbers is difficult, but behavioral and supportive therapies increase success rates for people who want to quit smoking, the American Cancer Society says.
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Many companies are playing a bigger role in managing and monitoring their workersâ health in an effort to cut health care costs.
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It&#39;s as good a day as any to kick your smoking habit and today you can get a little help doing it. Thursday is the 28th annual Great American Smokeout and the American Cancer Society is calling on millions of smokers to quit.