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		<title>Nicotine in Cigarettes Contribute to Cluster Headaches and Migraines</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/09/09/smoking-headaches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanbreck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people are plagued with chronic headaches and migraines and are mystified by what causes them. One probable cause could be second-hand smoke and, if you are a smoker, the act itself. A visit to WebMD.com Migraines and Headaches health center explains how the nicotine contained in tobacco, when inhaled, will stimulate the blood vessels in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anticorrosion Benefits for Steel Derived from Cigarette Butts&#8217; Toxins</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/06/03/cigarette-butts-anticorrosion-steel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/06/03/cigarette-butts-anticorrosion-steel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erin_legg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are estimates that gauge more than 4.5 trillion cigarette butts litter the streets and ground across the world on an annual basis. Aside from the displeasing aesthetics of these butts, there are numerous environmental consequences of this toxic litter, including the leaching of chemicals into our waterways. A team of researchers led by scientist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC  Discontinues Tar and Nicotine Test</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/12/06/ftc-discontinues-tar-and-nicotine-test/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/12/06/ftc-discontinues-tar-and-nicotine-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes. According to the Associated Press, the FTC decided to discontinue the testing for two reasons: the test itself was flawed, and tobacco companies could use the results to promote one brand of cigarette [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scripps Florida Scientists Find Blocking a Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/27/scripps-florida-scientists-find-blocking-a-neuropeptide-receptor-decreases-nicotine-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/27/scripps-florida-scientists-find-blocking-a-neuropeptide-receptor-decreases-nicotine-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nicotine Addiciton Dependence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=938</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Findings could point towards more successful smoking cessation efforts.  The study was published in an online Early Edition issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the week of November 24. Scripps Florida is a division of The Scripps Research Institute. The neuropeptide, hypocretin-1 (Orexin A), may initiate a key signaling cascade, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicotine Addiction Linked to Studies on Autism</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/22/nicotine-addiction-autism-linked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/22/nicotine-addiction-autism-linked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American researchers have recently discovered a connection between two proteins in the brain, linking nicotine addiction and autism. According to a study presented at a Society for Neuroscience meeting, there is a physical and functional association between these two conditions. The study showed that the neurexin-1 beta proteins, which are a part of the brain&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypnotherapy Makes Quitting Smoking Possible</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/04/quitting-smoking-habits-possible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/11/04/quitting-smoking-habits-possible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stop Smoking Aids]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Great American Smokeout is scheduled for the third Thursday in November, which motivates me to share thoughts and observations about smoking cessation. Over the years, I have helped many people to quit smoking using hypnotherapy as a valuable tool. By the same token, there are people who would not quit, no matter what, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Forever Hooked on Nicotine?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/29/obama-forever-hooked-on-nicotine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/29/obama-forever-hooked-on-nicotine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could our new president of the United States become a poster child for smoking cessation and the millions of Americans trying to quit? Now that President Obama is in the White House the eye is one him to see if he will follow through with his promise to the first lady and deal with his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicotine-Based Pesticide May Explain Bee Colony Collapse Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/19/nicotine-based-pesticide-may-explain-bee-colony-collapse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/19/nicotine-based-pesticide-may-explain-bee-colony-collapse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The popular TV show, 60 Minutes has profiled the dying bees. The phenomena, called Colony Collapse Disorder, is still a mystery. Thousands of bees leave the hive never to return leaving behind a box full of honey. No dead bees are ever found. Much of the research has not materialized because of a lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Since 1878 Reports Confirmed Smoking Was a Health Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/09/25/sept-25-1878-yes-smoking-is-a-health-hazard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/09/25/sept-25-1878-yes-smoking-is-a-health-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1878: Eighty-six years before the U.S. surgeon general issues a report confirming the dangers of smoking tobacco, a letter from English physician Charles R. Drysdale condemning its use appears in The Times of London. Drysdale, the senior physician to the Metropolitan Free Hospital in London, had already published a book on this subject titled Tobacco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicotine Rush Hinges on Sugar in Neurons</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/07/24/nicotine-rush-hinges-on-sugar-in-neurons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/07/24/nicotine-rush-hinges-on-sugar-in-neurons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Science Daily &#8211; When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker&#8217;s high? As with other questions involving good sensations, the answer appears to be sugar. A University of Southern California study appearing with a commentary in Nature Neuroscience online proposes a role for sugar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Harmful Effects of Smoking on Different Parts of the Body</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/04/16/the-harmful-effects-of-smoking-on-different-parts-of-the-body/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/04/16/the-harmful-effects-of-smoking-on-different-parts-of-the-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarette smoking is always unsafe. Men who smoke 20 cigarette per day take twice as many days off work each year than nonsmokers. Of men now age 35, the proportion that will die before reaching retiring age is 40% for heavy smokers, but only 18% for non-smokers. Smoking causes more than 400, 000 deaths a [...]]]></description>
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