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Awards for Sefton's smoking advisers - Liverpool Echo 2nd November 2009
"SEFTON’S stop smoking advisers have been recognised for their accomplishments during the past 10 years.
Four members of NHS Sefton’s SUPPORT stop smoking team, based at Litherland Town Hall Health Centre, received long service certificates at a special event at the House of Commons marking a decade of stop smoking services."
Smoking while pregnant linked to behavioural problems in children - The Guardian 3rd November 2009
"Developing structure and function of the foetal brain at risk, research suggests"
Pregnant smokers lie about habit - BBC Health News 31st October 2009
"Nearly a fifth of women who smoke while pregnant lie about their habit to health professionals, a study has said.
Researchers at Glasgow University believe official figures underestimate the number of pregnant smokers by 17%. "
Respiragene test for smokers could prove misleading or even risky - The Times 24th October 2009
"Most of us know somebody who has defied a packet-a-day habit to live to a ripe old age. As it is probable that genetic factors help to explain why some smokers avoid lung cancer, it is easy to understand the appeal of the Respiragene test."
Percy Drops In To Crewe Town Centre - Crewe Guardian 12th October 2009
"PERCY the Smokefree Penguin visited Crewe last week to encourage smokers to quit.
On average some 567 people die each year in the Chreshire East area as a direct result of smoking. "
Smokers could get nicotine gum on NHS 'indefinitely' - The Times 9th October 2009
"Smokers who claim they cannot quit could get nicotine gum and inhalers on the NHS indefinitely, as the NHS rationing body discusses how to deal with hardened addicts. "
Halton MPs Derek Twigg and Mike Hall urged to back health bill - Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News 7th October 2009
"SMOKEFREE North West is urging Halton’s MPs to help to stop young people taking up the habit.
MPs will vote this month on the Health Bill 2009, which would stop the displaying of tobacco and restrict young people’s access to cigarette vending machines."
Cumbrian woman rewarded for helping smokers kick the habit - Lancashire Telegraph 7th October 2009
"A WOMAN who helped hundreds of Cumbrians stop smoking has won not one, but two awards for her efforts.
Barbara Bellis increased the number of people accessing free NHS support to quit the habit by 20 per cent during her 18 months as manager of Cumbria Stop Smoking Service. "
Dentists to help Merseyside smokers to quit - Liverpool Daily Post 2nd October 2009
"DENTISTS and opticians in Merseyside are being trained to help people give up smoking.
Addicted patients in Knowsley will be given advice and information during the course of their appointment."
Smokefree group urges Wirral MPs to vote to ban cigarette advertising in shops - Wirral Globe 2nd October 2009
"Smokefree North West is urging Wirral MPs to support essential new measures to prevent children and young people taking up smoking.
MPs will vote on October 12 on proposals to remove the display of tobacco at the point of sale and restrict young people’s access to cigarette vending machines, as part of the Health Bill. "
Smoking bans may reduce heart attacks by more than a third - The Guardian 21st September 2009
The number of heart attacks has fallen steeply in countries where bans on smoking in public places have been introduced, according to two independent reviews
Rankin directs NHS anti-smoking viral ad - The Guardian 21st September 2009
Viral ad by photographer Rankin showing a smoker being attacked by an invisible assailant launches online
Video: Watch Rankin-directed anti-smoking viral - The Guardian 21st September 2009
NHS Birmingham North & East 'Fight Back' anti-smoking advert directed by photographer Rankin, in which a smoker is shown being beaten up by an invisible assailant as he smokes a cigarette
Warning: contains scenes of graphic violence
Smoking ban heart gains 'massive' - BBC Health News 21st September 2009
Bans on smoking in public places have had a bigger impact on preventing heart attacks than ever expected, data shows.
Smoking bans cut the number of heart attacks in Europe and North America by up to a third, two studies report.
Don't give-up giving up! - Lancashire Telegraph 16th September 2009
A campaign to encourage people to quit smoking during Ramadan is hoping that people will continue to go smoke-free as the holy month comes to an end.
The NHS East Lancashire has been targeting Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) media with tailored case studies and marketing material to encourage Muslim smokers to ditch their cigarettes during this Ramadan.
Campaign aims to persuade parents to stop smoking - Daily Telegraph 14th September 2009
A hard-hitting campaign aimed at encouraging parents to stop smoking has been launched.
Nine in 10 children do not want parents to smoke - Daily Telegraph 14th September 2009
Nine out of 10 children never want to try a cigarette and want their parents who smoke to quit, Government research has found.
Why smokers really 'itch' to quit - BBC Health News 14th September 2009
Scientists say they have discovered why people who are trying to quit smoking can get an attack of the itches.
It appears that nicotine patches used to help smokers kick the habit activate chemical pathways in the skin, nose and mouth that play a role in inflammation.
Smoking ban cuts heart attacks - The Independent 14th September 2009
The ban on smoking in public places has triggered a greater-than-expected fall in the number of heart attacks.
Early results of a study commissioned by the Department of Health revealed heart attack rates dropped by about 10 per cent in England in the year after the ban was introduced in July 2007, The Sunday Times reported.
Heart attacks plummet after smoking ban - The Sunday Times 13th September 2009
THE ban on public smoking has caused a fall in heart attack rates of about 10%, a study has found.
Researchers commissioned by the Department of Health have found a far sharper fall than they had expected in the number of heart attacks in England in the year after the ban was imposed in July 2007.
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