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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Hollenback, 608-262-3902 ch3[at]ctri.wisc.edu Labor (Day) of Love: Smokers Quit for Loved Ones, Themselves On Labor Day, smokers called the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line to quit smoking not just for their own health, but for the health of those around them. Quitting isn’t easy, they said. But it’s a labor of …
Among Menthol Smokers, African American Women Struggle Most to Quit MADISON—Menthol flavoring may make it harder to quit smoking cigarettes, especially for African-American women, according to a new study published online by the journal Addiction. In a series of analyses of a large quit-smoking clinical trial, investigators from the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco …
UW School of Medicine and Public Health Gets New $12 Million Grant New “BREATHE” Study Will Help Smokers Quit The University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) has received a new $12 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to help patients in the Milwaukee and …
According to an article published online by the American Journal of Public Health, four out of five low-income patients at community health centers (CHCs) want to quit smoking. These CHCs primarily serve low-income individuals. Thirty-one percent of patients at CHCs were current smokers, compared with 21% of US adults in general. Among currently smoking patients …
University of Wisconsin (UW) Provost Paul Deluca has named Michael Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA as recipient of a UW Hilldale Professorship. The award, among the highest of UW honors, is given to faculty members who have records of outstanding research or creative work and show promise of continued productivity. The appointment runs for five years …
The CDC’s comprehensive national advertising campaign to encourage smokers to quit, a first of its kind, has already made a positive impact. The campaign, Tips From Former Smokers™, began March 19 and will run for at least 12 weeks on television, radio, and billboards, online, and in theaters, magazines, and newspapers nationwide. The ads have already …
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Marsha Poburka-Endres had no idea when she signed up for the Wisconsin Smokers’ Health Study 2 (WSHS 2) that her health was in imminent danger. Sure, she had smoked for 39 years, but otherwise ate well and exercised regularly. She had no symptoms of disease. But her WSHS 2 health tests in July 2013 revealed …
JAMA Article Highlights 50th Anniversary of First Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking Recommends Key Changes Going Forward JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, today published an article marking the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report on smoking, and recommends key policy changes necessary to end the disease and death caused …