Princess Health and CDC boss Tom Frieden, at SOAR, gives examples of how communities can improve health, such as smoking bans. Princessiccia

Princess Health and CDC boss Tom Frieden, at SOAR, gives examples of how communities can improve health, such as smoking bans. Princessiccia

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By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsPIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Speaking to a region with some...

Princess Health and Study finds most smokers are not satisfied with e-cigarettes and don't make the switch; study author wishes they would. Princessiccia

Princess Health and Study finds most smokers are not satisfied with e-cigarettes and don't make the switch; study author wishes they would. Princessiccia

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image www.mirror.co.ukAlthough e-cigarettes did help a small group of smokers quit...

Princess Health and Study says if Ky. cut its smoking rate to the national average, it could save $1.7 billion in health-care costs the very next year . Princessiccia

Princess Health and Study says if Ky. cut its smoking rate to the national average, it could save $1.7 billion in health-care costs the very next year . Princessiccia

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Illustration from University of California-San FranciscoBy Melissa PatrickKentucky...

Princess Health and 1/2 of cancer deaths and maybe 1/2 of new cases could be prevented by exercise, watching food and drink, and not smoking. Princessiccia

Princess Health and 1/2 of cancer deaths and maybe 1/2 of new cases could be prevented by exercise, watching food and drink, and not smoking. Princessiccia

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Half of all cancer deaths could be prevented "by applying insights that we've had...

Princess Health and FDA to regulate e-cigs: ban sales to minors, require warning signs, require federal approval; did not address advertising issues. Princessiccia

Princess Health and FDA to regulate e-cigs: ban sales to minors, require warning signs, require federal approval; did not address advertising issues. Princessiccia

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In a long-anticipated move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced May...

Princess Health and State and national smoke-free leaders tell Ky. advocates to focus on local smoking bans because of political climate in Frankfort. Princessiccia

Princess Health and State and national smoke-free leaders tell Ky. advocates to focus on local smoking bans because of political climate in Frankfort. Princessiccia

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By Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsMore Kentucky localities are likely to see...

Princess Health and FDA launches its first advertising campaign aimed at rural youth about the dangers of smokeless tobacco. Princessiccia

Princess Health and FDA launches its first advertising campaign aimed at rural youth about the dangers of smokeless tobacco. Princessiccia

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched a campaign on the dangers of...

Princess Health and If legislature won't help protect Kentuckians from the health threat of tobacco, local governments should, Herald-Leader says. Princessiccia

Princess Health and If legislature won't help protect Kentuckians from the health threat of tobacco, local governments should, Herald-Leader says. Princessiccia

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Since the Kentucky General Assembly "adjourned without tackling the addiction that...

Princess Health and CDC says state spends less than 8% of what it should on preventing use of tobacco; companies spend 13 times as much.Princessiccia

Princess Health and CDC says state spends less than 8% of what it should on preventing use of tobacco; companies spend 13 times as much.Princessiccia

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Kentucky spends only 7.6 percent of what it should spend on preventing the use...

Princess Health and Study outlines historical barriers to tobacco prevention in Kentucky and other tobacco-growing states.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Study outlines historical barriers to tobacco prevention in Kentucky and other tobacco-growing states.Princessiccia

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A University of Kentucky College of Nursing study published in The Milbank Quarterly...

Princess Health and Lake Cumberland District Health Department using polls in an effort to get school boards to make campuses tobacco-free.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Lake Cumberland District Health Department using polls in an effort to get school boards to make campuses tobacco-free.Princessiccia

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Countywide smoking bans are unlikely to pass anytime soon in most of rural Kentucky,...

Princess Health andElementary-school students prompt Middlesboro smoking ban.Princessiccia

Princess Health andElementary-school students prompt Middlesboro smoking ban.Princessiccia

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UPDATE, May 20: The council passed the ban with one member opposing it. Gary Mills...

Princess Health andAnthem gives $140,000 for 3-county program to cut smoking by pregnant women, still at 21.9% in Ky., among highest in U.S..Princessiccia

Princess Health andAnthem gives $140,000 for 3-county program to cut smoking by pregnant women, still at 21.9% in Ky., among highest in U.S..Princessiccia

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Health departments in Christian, Hopkins and Madison counties will start a program...

Princess Health andSmokers using electronic cigarettes are less likely to quit smoking than those who don't use the devices, California study finds.Princessiccia

Princess Health andSmokers using electronic cigarettes are less likely to quit smoking than those who don't use the devices, California study finds.Princessiccia

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The sudden increase in use of electronic cigarettes has prompted questions about...

Princess Health andBurgin, in heart of Kentucky, is state's 40th school district to go tobacco-free; ban, won by students, applies to vapor products.Princessiccia

Princess Health andBurgin, in heart of Kentucky, is state's 40th school district to go tobacco-free; ban, won by students, applies to vapor products.Princessiccia

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Burgin Independent Schools, in the heart of Kentucky, will be the latest 100 percent...

Princess Health and Princess Health andAltria, parent of Philip Morris, reports spending most on lobbying the 2014 legislature but says it didn't fight smoking ban.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andAltria, parent of Philip Morris, reports spending most on lobbying the 2014 legislature but says it didn't fight smoking ban.Princessiccia

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The parent firm of the nation's largest cigarette company again reported spending...

Princess Health and Princess Health andSmoking increases risk of getting lung cancer by up to 20%, but add other carcinogens and it can go up as much as 300%.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andSmoking increases risk of getting lung cancer by up to 20%, but add other carcinogens and it can go up as much as 300%.Princessiccia

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If you smoke, your risk of getting lung cancer is as much as 20 times greater than...

Princess Health and Princess Health andStudy in Ky., 3 other states indicates exposure to secondhand smoke in vehicles can cause asthma attacks in non-smokers.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andStudy in Ky., 3 other states indicates exposure to secondhand smoke in vehicles can cause asthma attacks in non-smokers.Princessiccia

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Kentucky adults who have never smoked are more likely to have an asthma attack when...

Princess Health and Princess Health andBeshear says statewide smoking ban 'just a matter of time' .Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andBeshear says statewide smoking ban 'just a matter of time' .Princessiccia

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Gov. Steve Beshear said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Kentucky will have...

Princess Health and Princess Health andKy. leads U.S. in emphysema (COPD), but study shows fewer COPD hospitalizations in Ky. places with smoke-free laws.Princessiccia

Princess Health and Princess Health andKy. leads U.S. in emphysema (COPD), but study shows fewer COPD hospitalizations in Ky. places with smoke-free laws.Princessiccia

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Click on image for larger versionPeople who live in smoke-free communities are less...