E Cigs Help Some Quit Tobacco Despite Health Concerns
Chris Orozco quit Copenhagen Wintergreen after two years of dipping and aims to stay tobacco free. He uses an Aspire Nautilus Mini Tank Clearomizer and vapes about six puffs daily, including nicotine, to aid cessation while studies show 20 percent of adults under 34 have tried e cigarettes and 5 percent vaped in the last month.
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Higher education bans and state rules on e-cigarettes in Kansas
Kansas colleges such as the University of Kansas Fort Hays State Wichita State Pittsburg Labette Barton and Butler ban vaping on campus. Local governments Olathe Overland Park Park City Topeka McPherson Wyandotte County regulate e cigarettes like tobacco. Several states Connecticut Maine North Dakota New Jersey and Utah include e cigarettes in smoke free laws. States Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Georgia Illinois Kansas Kentucky Maryland Minnesota New Hampshire Oklahoma South Dakota Virginia Vermont Wisconsin ban use in schools prisons and government property. Sources American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation KHI News Service.
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Vaccination urged as best escape plan for flu season
Finney County health officials urge annual flu vaccination through May as the flu season extends. CDC notes serious outcomes include hospitalization or death, with high risk for older adults, children, and those with asthma or heart conditions. Skylar Swords says vaccines should be taken as soon as possible amid 180 million nationwide flu shots planned for 2015-16.
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Ounce of Prevention Highlights Flu Prevention Tips
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges vaccination and hygiene to curb flu spread. Key advice includes covering coughs, washing hands, avoiding face contact, staying healthy, and getting a flu shot. Vaccines take about two weeks to work and the finite season runs December through February. Finney County Health Department has enough doses to vaccinate 500 people and uses standard injections.
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