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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...

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ID 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-...

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ID 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...

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Idaho 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...

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Environmental 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...

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National 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...

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State 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,...

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AHA 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...

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Idaho 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...

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ID 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...

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FAST 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...

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A 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...

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Teen 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...

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Cigarette 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...

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ID 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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