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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if only just for one day -- on the third Thursday of each November, with the hope that day could be the beginning of a journey towards a healthy, smoke-free life.
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Com. For all those smokers who have been saying they want to quit, maybe the time is finally here. The American Cancer Society will conduct its annual Great American Smokeout Thursday.
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Today is a great day to quit smoking because you can get the help you need to kick the habit for good. Thursday marks the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
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Two major cigarette makers on Wednesday said they plan to appeal a Louisiana court ruling ordering them to fund a program to help people quit smoking, although the decision reduced the amount of damages they faced.
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Over eight million smokers are being asked to quit &quot;cold turkey.&quot; It is part of the American Cancer Society&#39;s 28th Annual Great American Smoke-Out.
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An intensive stop-smoking program with at least three months of counseling and free drugs can help smokers kick the habit, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Margaret Tatum has smoked cigarettes for nearly a half-century, but at 71, she said, &quot;I desperately want to stop.&quot;. &quot;It&#39;s hard because it&#39;s been so long,&quot; said Tatum, a licensed practical nurse from Cleveland.
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People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs.
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Although most companies look at mental-health coverage as a drain on the budget, firms that provide this kind of help to their employees tend to save both time and money.
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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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A movement to restrict smoking in apartments and condominiums is having some success.
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WASHINGTON - Medicare said yesterday 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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If you can quit for one day you can quit altogether. That&#39;s the logic behind the American Cancer Society&#39;s &#39;Great American Smokeout&#39; which will be held this Thursday.
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Each year, thousands of Americans die due to tobacco use and the American Cancer Society is sponsoring the 28th annual Great American Smokeout on Thursday to give all smokers and smokeless tobacco users the opportunity to quit.
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MARQUETTE - Cigarette smokers and chew tobacco users are encouraged to take 24 hours off from their habits for today&#39;s Great American Smokeout.
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Several hot drugs are generating smoking returns.