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Great American Smoke-Out is Thursday, November 19

By |2017-02-10T09:49:06-07:00November 19th, 2015|Prevention|

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YEjjSkYyOI&feature=youtu.be The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smoke Out on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting—even for one day—people who smoke will be taking an [...]

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The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind

By |2017-02-10T09:50:59-07:00September 19th, 2012|Preparedness, Prevention|

Another AZ monsoon season has come and gone.  The seasonal winds blow more than dust in the air, they stir up questions and concerns about Valley Fever. Those who have been in Arizona for a while may know that Valley Fever is a lung infection caused by a fungus that’s common in our desert soil (below [...]

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New Tobacco Warning Labels on the Way

By |2010-12-15T08:18:31-07:00December 15th, 2010|Prevention|

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (also known as H.R. 1256) went into effect last summer.  The law basically  gives the FDA  the power to regulate some aspects of the tobacco industry.  A signature element of the law imposes new warnings and labels on tobacco packaging and their advertisements, with the goal of discouraging [...]

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