CT: Smoking Prevention
Budget Makes Strides in Fight Against Cancer
HARTFORD, Conn. – The budget passed by the state Legislature takes a significant step toward reducing the incidence of cancer in Connecticut…
Proposed Tobacco-Tax Hike Called a Missed Opportunity
HARTFORD, Conn. - State House Democrats want to raise Connecticut's tobacco tax, but is it enough to advance public health? The latest House …
Report Ranks CT 29th in Nation for Funding Tobacco Prevention
HARTFORD, Conn. - The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has Connecticut ranked 29th in the nation…
A Cigarette By Any Other Name: Safety Concerns in CT
HARTFORD, Conn. - Electronic cigarettes - also known as e-hookahs, hookah pens and vape pipes - are growing in popularity in Connecticut. Celebrities …
Seven Steps to a Healthier Heart
HARTFORD, Conn. - Sometimes there's a big gap between perception and reality when judging one's own health. According to a recent American Heart …
Nutmeggers Pipe Up on State's Health Care Plan
HARTFORD, Conn. - While federal health reform will take a few more years to fully roll out, more than 200 people have been working on the plan to …
Nutmeggers Get Ready for "Great American Smokeout"
HARTFORD, Conn. - Thursday is the American Cancer Society's 35th annual Great American Smokeout, and experts say you can add up to eight years to …
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 …
CT Advocates: LGBT Health Often Suffers
HARTFORD, Conn. - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals suffer poorer health outcomes than the general population, in part because they …
A Deadly Enemy - Not AIDS - in the Gay Community
Hartford, CT - The issues of gays in the military and same-sex marriage have been much in the news, but an advocacy group in Hartford is tackling …
Less Smoking but More Eating Steals Nutmegger Health Gains
HARTFORD, Conn. - There's good news and bad news on the health front in Connecticut and across the country. The number of smokers is down 20 percent …
Resolved to Quit Smoking? If at First You Don’t Succeed…
HARTFORD, Conn. - Nobody likes a quitter - unless you support the American Lung Association. Quitting smoking is at the top of many a New Year's …
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