Study: Concerns that Smoking Bans Lead to Layoffs Go Up in Smoke
Study: Concerns that Smoking Bans Lead to Layoffs Go Up in Smoke Boise, ID – It's an economic worry that has simply gone up in smoke. Proposals to expand Idaho's Clean Indoor Air Act to cover bars and...
View ArticleID Delegation Gives Seal of Approval to New Tobacco Law
ID Delegation Gives Seal of Approval to New Tobacco Law Boise, ID – Tobacco products may soon include a complete list of ingredients, and tobacco manufacturers would no longer be allowed to sell candy-...
View ArticleID Encouraged to Ditch the "E-Cigs"
ID Encouraged to Ditch the "E-Cigs" BOISE, Idaho - Oregon is the first state to ban the sale of so-called electronic cigarettes, and some health advocates are calling for Idaho to follow suit. The...
View ArticleIdaho Health Check: Good News and Bad News
Idaho Health Check: Good News and Bad News BOISE, Idaho - There's good news and bad news on the health front in Idaho and across the country. The number of smokers is down 20 percent over the past 15...
View ArticleEnvironmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer
Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from...
View ArticleNational Men's Health Week: Encourage Dad to Get to the Doctor
National Men's Health Week: Encourage Dad to Get to the Doctor BOISE, Idaho - It's National Men's Health Week, which, along with Father's Day, is being promoted as an opportunity to make sure men get...
View ArticleState of the State Reax: Consider all Funding Options
State of the State Reax: Consider all Funding Options BOISE, Idaho - Governor Butch Otter presented his list of proposed budget cuts during his combined State of the State and Budget Address Monday,...
View ArticleAHA Survey: People Overestimate Heart Health
AHA Survey: People Overestimate Heart Health BOISE, Idaho - Sometimes there's a big gap between perception and reality when judging one's own health. According to a recent American Heart Association...
View ArticleIdaho Legislature Looks at Tobacco Tax Increase Today
Idaho Legislature Looks at Tobacco Tax Increase Today BOISE, Idaho - A long-rumored bill to boost the state tobacco tax gets a print hearing today at the Idaho Legislature. The bill's stated goal isn't...
View ArticleID Hunters: Take Aim at Heart Safety
ID Hunters: Take Aim at Heart Safety BOISE, Idaho - Thousands of hunters are in the woods and fields of Idaho this month, and the American Heart Association is encouraging them to be "heart smart" as...
View ArticleFAST Action Can Save Thousands of Brain Cells
FAST Action Can Save Thousands of Brain Cells BOISE, Idaho - May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in Idaho. One of the key points in the event of a...
View ArticleA Good Day to Quit - Great American Smokeout
A Good Day to Quit - Great American Smokeout BOISE, Idaho – Today is a great day to be a quitter – it's the 38th annual Great American Smokeout. One in six Idahoans smokes, and many say they started as...
View ArticleTeen Risk Survey Shows Personal Safety Changes
Teen Risk Survey Shows Personal Safety Changes BOISE, Idaho - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time spent at computers and other tech devices. That's the snapshot...
View ArticleCigarette Tax Initiative Launched to Lower College Tuition
Cigarette Tax Initiative Launched to Lower College Tuition BOISE, Idaho - A group calling itself Stop Tuition Hikes.com launches a petition drive today to put a measure on the ballot that would raise...
View ArticleID Has Work to Do to Fight Cancer, Report Finds
ID Has Work to Do to Fight Cancer, Report Finds BOISE, Idaho – Idaho has a lot of room to prevent and reduce cancer, especially for the state's working poor. A new report from American Cancer Society's...
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