A sedentary life can be as bad for you as smoking, research says

June 24, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Cambridge-based personal trainer gives advice on easy ways to sneak exercise into your day

Smoking named cause of fatal Ipswich fire

Feb. 27, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Fire occurred Friday morning, leaving one dead

Heart attacks drop by half among MassHealth members who use quit smoking program

Dec. 7, 2010   2 Comments  

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Dramatic decline published in PLoS Medicine

Decline in American smoking stalls

Sept. 24, 2010   2 Comments  

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Surprise: People still light up

Salem State University bans tobacco on campus

Sept. 22, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Smoking banned inside and out

The dangers of home oxygen and smoking

Feb. 2, 2010   2 Comments  

QUINCY — Home oxygen equipment is a lifesaver. A medical device, it allows patients with breathing problems to stay in their homes and lead a normal life. But like any medical device, it can be deadly. In Massachusetts several fatal fires have moved investigators to look more deeply into the dangers of home oxygen, especially [...]

Smoking rates plumet among low-income Massachusetts residents

Nov. 19, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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No one smokes anymore…

10 things that taste like our childhood

Nov. 16, 2009   1 Comment  

The originals are still available. (Media credit/Travis Hornung/Flickr)

Generation Y: Prepare for a trip down memory lane

EarthTalk: Cigarette butt litter

Oct. 26, 2009   1 Comment  

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How is cigarette litter affecting the environment?

FDA’s ban on flavored cigarettes starts today

Sept. 23, 2009   2 Comments  

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The FDA hopes to curb young smoking

E3 2008: Ubisoft is actually making a quit-smoking game

July 26, 2008   Leave a Comment  

LOS ANGELES — No, it wasn’t just a funny Penny Arcade cartoon, we saw it with our own eyes. Ubisoft is actually making a game for the Nintendo DS that encourages you to quit smoking through literature and minigames. That should mix well with the new core audience of the DS, young teenage girls.