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Wedding dream couple quit smoking

The Press Association: Wedding dream couple quit smoking.

A couple are looking forward to their dream wedding after saving £1,600 for their big day by quitting their 70-a-day smoking habit. Maggie Loftus, 49, and Malcolm Page, 55, are getting married next month after kicking the habit which saw them get through 25,000 cigarettes - or £5,000 - a year. As the rest of the country prepares for national No Smoking Day, the newly-quit couple put their success down to their love for each other.

How to Get Someone to Quit Smoking Without Hating You

How to Get Someone to Quit Smoking Without Hating You - MSN Health & Fitness - Quit Smoking.

Do you bite your tongue every time a beloved family member or friend lights up or steps outside for a smoke? Or maybe you've tried the opposite tack: nagging. Neither approach works, experts say. What has helped thousands of smokers to quit, they point out, are the following simple strategies.

Tobacco orphans urge ban by 2020

Tobacco orphans urge ban by 2020 - Health - NZ Herald News.

The Deans describe themselves as a family "orphaned by the tobacco industry" after losing their mother at a young age. Charlotte Dean was 35 when she died from a heart attack in 1987 while being treated for cancer. She left five children, aged from 5 to 13. All now adults, they still have their father, Grant Dean - who gave up smoking last year - but the loss of their mother took a heavy toll.

Medical News: Smoking Linked to Eye Inflammation

Medical News: Smoking Linked to Eye Inflammation - in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology from MedPage Today.

Yet another reason to quit cigarettes: a history of smoking appears to be a risk factor for uveitis, a retrospective, case-control study showed. Patients at a single uveitis clinic were more likely to report past or current smoking than patients without ocular inflammation (35.5% versus 23.6%, P<0.001), according to Nisha Acharya, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, and colleagues.

Unassisted smoking cessation works -- why don't we publicize that?

MinnPost - Unassisted smoking cessation works -- why don't we publicize that?.

With so much attention given to assisted means of quitting smoking, it comes as a surprise to learn that the vast majority of those who do quit do so with no help at all. According to a recent article in PLoS Medicine, "The Global Research Neglect of Unassisted Smoking Cessation: Causes and Consequences," "two thirds to three quarters of ex smokers stop unaided." There is a glass half full/empty scenario at work here. According to the American Cancer Society, only 7 percent of smokers can quit without help. Yet the vast majority of those who do quit, according to the PLoS study, did so on their own. If we only look at all those who haven't quit, we might assume smokers should be directed to the pharmacy for help.

Quit smoking on Facebook

The Press Association: Quit smoking on Facebook.

Cyber-savvy smokers looking to quit on next week's No Smoking Day can kick the habit on Facebook. The new social networking app lets smokers challenge themselves and their friends online, with rewards for success and forfeits for failure. For example, a Wall of Shame lets users post photos of sneaky smokers caught breaking their resolution and a Head-to-Head challenge pits two quitters against one another in a battle of will power.

Obama advised, tame stress, quit smoking - UPI.com

Obama advised, tame stress, quit smoking - UPI.com.

A U.S. health educator advises President Barack Obama and others trying to quit smoking to keep trying. Susan Rausch, health educator at the Pat Walker Health Center and co-chair of the University of Arkansas' campaign to promote the tobacco-free campus policy, suggests first dealing with stress.

Advice for the smoker-in-chief

Advice for the smoker-in-chief - thestar.com.

Tommy Christopher, Asylum.com: "If the president truly wants to quit smoking, he should make it a point only to bum cigarettes from reporters. This would act as aversion therapy, since you can't just bum a smoke and walk away. If Obama knows that every time he falls off the wagon, he has to give out smoke-fuelled exclusives, it might deter him altogether."

Secondhand smoke visibly damaging to kids

Secondhand smoke visibly damaging to kids | MNN - Mother Nature Network.

Finnish researchers have found that the damage caused by secondhand tobacco smoke starts in childhood and causes measurable damage by the teen years. Children as young as 13 who have evidence of secondhand smoke in their blood also have visibly thicker arteries.   For the study, researchers studied 494 children aged 8 to 13 taking part in ongoing research on heart disease. They measured levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine that is found in the blood after someone breathes in tobacco smoke.

Cigarette-smoking dog is addicted to nicotine, smokes two butts a day

Cigarette-smoking dog is addicted to nicotine, smokes two butts a day (Photos).

A black and white cocker spaniel in China, named Treasure, is addicted to smoking. "She needs at least two cigarettes a day," said the dog's owner, identified by the Daily Mail as Mrs. Li. "I have to light one in the ashtray and let her stay beside to suck the smoke." Treasure began smoking when she was just five months old. "When people smoked she would chase them for the smell and would sometimes even stand up to suck in the smoke," Mrs. Li is quoted as saying.