How to quit smokingTimes of India, IndiaA noted international programme to help people quit smoking — Allen Carr's Easyway — also organized a seminar by Allen Carr therapist Suresh Shottam. He used a combination of cognitive therapy and relaxation exercise to remove smokers' belief that …
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Time to quit?Adrian Daily Telegram, MIResidents feel they must quit smoking — statistically a difficult habit to kick — or else risk tumbling further into economic uncertainty. “(Tobacco) is people's freedom, and they don't always have a lot of freedom,” said Kal Awad, owner of the One …
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Graphic Pictures Persuade People to Quit SmokingVoice of AmericaBy Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says graphic pictures on cigarette packages are effective in getting people to quit smoking. As part of the commemoration Sunday of this year's World No Tobacco Day, the WHO is launching a campaign to …Quit smoking for an […]
Want to quit smoking? Enroll for free SMS tipsHindu, IndiaChandigarh (IANS): What better way to celebrate World No Tobacco Day than launching a free SMS service to help people quit smoking? Live Life More Foundation on Sunday launched the unique programme of sending free SMS tips to help people who want to …20 in Chandigarh reach […]
Fear of death makes Ewan McGregor leave smoking and alcoholEntertainment and Showbiz!, IndiaHollywood actor Ewan McGregor has revealed that he quit smoking and drinking alcohol fearing that the habit would lead to early death. The 'Emma' actor quit the habit in 2007, and hasn't touched either of them ever since. “I wasn't someone who could …
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Aso urged to quit smokingStraits Times, SingaporeTokyo's Metropolitan Association on Smoking or Health released its annual survey on celebrities the public wants to see quit smoking to coincide with the World Health Organisation's World No Tobacco Day on Sunday. Mr Aso was ranked fourth in the survey …
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Albany Democrat Herald
New hope for smokersAlbany Democrat Herald, ORBy Steve Lathrop Dunning has tried to quit smoking lots of times over the past 50 years. Now he thinks he may finally be on the right path. He has turned to acupuncture and acupressure along with low-key group therapy to shake his habit. …
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MSN Indonesia
Will Young struggles to quit smokingMSN Indonesia, IndonesiaWill Young is desperately trying to quit smoking in a bid to save his voice. The 'Changes' singer recently had his tonsils removed and while he says his vocal chords are fine, he is aware of the damage his 20-a-day cigarette habit is causing. …
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Poll: Smokers too weak to quitBangkok Post, ThailandMost Thai smokers would like to quit smoking but they have not been very successful, according to a survey by the Suan Dusit Poll. On the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day on Sunday, the survey was conducted between Thursday and Sunday, …
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Smoking ban bums barkeeps, patronsOmaha World-Herald, NELana Miller, who quit smoking last year, and smoker Marcia Anderson sipped their coffee and nodded in agreement as Dill spoke. Nearby, leroy Dimmitt, 80, smoked a cigarette and studied his keno card. Dimmitt said he comes to the Keno Kove for a couple …
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