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My Husband Is Smoking And Lying To Me About It – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:35:07 +0000

Here is Today's Daily Dilemma:

After being a smoker for most of his life (about a pack a day), my Husband quit smoking about a year ago. I was thrilled. He is a bit older than me and to be honest, I worry about him being there when we get older. I told him how

Is Smoking Ban On SUNY Campuses Outside Going Too Far? [POLL]

Kevin Richards — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:45:00 +0000

Smoking is already banned inside SUNY campuses, but now the entire campus could soon be tobacco free. The State University of New York Board of Trustees voted to support such a proposal on Tuesday. According to YNN, the measure would ban tobacco from all campus buildings, both indoors and out, parking areas, and even off-campus [...]

My Co- Worker Wants Me To Stop Smoking At Work – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:39:23 +0000

The "Daily Dilemma" on the Sean and Richie Show is featured every weekday morning at 6:40am. We and the listeners take on someone's problems and try to offer different perspectives. Now, these don't have to be huge problems- it could just be something bothering you or a friend, or it could be some little thing you and another just can't agree on. If you have a dilemma to share we'd love to hear it just e-mail us here at the show.

No More Smoking At Crossgates Mall

Scott Blaine — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:54:07 +0000

If you are a smoker and you are a frequent shopper at Crossgates Mall, you will have to leave your cigarettes at home or in your car from now on. Pyramid Management Group LLC who owns Crossgates have banned tobacco use on the property. Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and even electronic cigarettes will not be allowed [...]

Are Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads Working? [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:43:24 +0000

Some of the ads they have out there are too graphic to show here, so I’m not going down that road. But I am asking the question: Are these disturbing images of people coughing, breathing with oxygen tanks etc working? They asked the same question on CNN recently, because they are really pulling [...]

You Could Be Fined If You Smoke Near A Park In Albany

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:27:57 +0000

If you smoke, you may not be able to near any recreational parks in the City Of Albany, if the Albany Common Council has their way. In reports from the Times Union and YNN, they will be voting on the law on Thursday night. If it passes and you smoke near a park, swimming pool [...]

Problems with Hydrofracking & More in Today's News

GNA — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:14:23 +0000

State – One of the biggest problems with shale gas drilling or hydrofracking is how to handle all the contaminated wastewater. Apparently, there are three options when it comes to disposing the millions of gallons of contaminated water. Water used in drilling and fracking flow from active gas wells. The traces of chemicals break up the [...]

Study: Nicotine Can Help with Memory Loss

Daryl Nelson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:00:57 +0000

Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

Previous studies have shown smokers could improve cognitive function by quitting smoking and other studies have found attention and memory improvement in people with Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, researchers at the American Academy of Neurology looked at nicotine in people with mild cognitive impairment – the stage between normal aging and dementia when people have mild memory or thinking problems but no significant disability.

Lung Cancer Is Officially No Longer Just a 'Smoker's Disease' — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:00:37 +0000

While most cases of lung cancer occur in smokers, nearly 20 percent of cases strike those who’ve never touched a cigarette. When it comes down to the facts, 32,000 nonsmoking Americans die from lung cancer every year — so many that experts say it’s time to stop calling it “the smoker’s disease.”

Smoking & Breast Cancer

GNA — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:00:04 +0000

A new study has found smoking may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer in women. The risk can also be greater in women who smoke at a young age — more specifically, before they have children. One of the study’s co-authors, Walter Willett of Harvard, says the impact of smoking on breast cancer does not [...]