I Want to Quit Smoking

You hypnotized me that day and I haven’t had a cigarette since.

2008-10-02T12:05:00.000-07:00

Dear John,

Its’ been one year since I came to you on September 25, 2007 to quit smoking through hypnosis. I was a heavy smoker (3 packs a day) all of my adult life. Physically I was in terrible health, grossly overweight at 335 pounds, and I couldn’t walk around large stores because of a low oxygen level. I was using oxygen at home when sitting around and also while sleeping.

You hypnotized me that day and I haven’t had a cigarette since. In a one year period, I have lost 105 pounds and ride my exercise bike two to three hours a day. This has helped my lungs recuperate to the degree that my pulmonary doctor has taken me off of oxygen and I can walk around quite well now.

I sincerely want to thank you for adding years to my life and probably saving my life from a future heart attack. Through your knowledge and ability to apply hypnosis to my condition, I can now live a fairly normal life.
Thank you so much. Yours truly,
Darryl R. Frey

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FDA Approved Drug brings Some to Suicide!

2008-09-27T08:19:00.000-07:00

Chantix was distributed to more than 6.5 million people worldwide, (5.5 million of them in the United States) thousands of whom are now reporting that they have experienced serious neuropsychiatric side effects, such as changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behavior. It wasn’t long after the death of Carter Albrecht, a popular Texas musician that the FDA began to release warnings about the drugs tendencies to cause suicidal actions. Depite public health advisories and updated warnings on the drug’s label, many lawsuits began to emerge, confronting the drug company on their mistakes. The lawsuits range from a mother who used a handgun to commit suicide in front of her two young children, a woman who was found dead by her husband after committing suicide with a shotgun and an elderly woman who killed herself by inhaling large amounts of carbon monoxide. What is the common fact in all of these devastating situations? Chantix. Another was a Mr. Brian Kline was hospitalized in August 2007 for manic, aggressive, and violent behavior and a psychotic disorder a month after he was prescribed Chantix.

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Hypnosis In The Media

2008-09-26T10:44:00.000-07:00

Articles in Discover Magazine

Hypnosis Works

Blinded by Science: The New Hypnosis

Articles in Newsweek Magazine

Altered States

Have it your way: Redesigning Birth

Articles on CNN.com

Hypnosis: An altered state of consciousness

Nonmedicinal treatment of pain gains adherents

Articles in Time Magazine

Mind over Medicine

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Hypnosis: Focusing Subconscious on Change

2008-09-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

Learn how hypnosis can help you cut back on medications, quit bad habits, and ease stress.

Hypnosis has been blessed by many mainstream medical institutions, says Oster, who heads the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. In 1958, the American Medical Association officially recognized hypnosis as a form of treatment. The American Psychological Association has endorsed hypnosis for a number of years. In 1995, the NIH announced its support of hypnosis for cancer pain and other pain conditions.

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Alan Landers is the former "Winston Man", now a spokesperson for the World Health Organization

2008-09-24T08:46:00.000-07:00

During the height of my acting and modeling career, I was courted by R.J. Reynolds to appear as the "Winston Man". I did the majority of the print ads for the R.J. Reynolds tobacco company in the late 1960's and early 1970's.

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Report: VA failed to safeguard veterans

2008-09-20T14:29:00.000-07:00

Handling of drug trials an 'unacceptable' failure

Iraq war veteran James Elliott smokes a cigarette outside of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington D.C., Thursday April 10, 2008. James was taking the prescription drug Chantix to help people stop smoking. The drug has been linked to psychotic and suicidal behavior, and deaths. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

The Veterans Affairs Department is responsible for numerous "unacceptable failures" in ensuring safeguards for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder who were enrolled in a medical experiment to help them stop smoking, an internal review found Friday.

Despite the stinging report, the agency has decided to proceed with the experiment, including allowing participants to take a drug that carries risks of suicide and other psychotic behavior, officials said.

The investigation, prompted by a series of stories earlier this summer in The Washington Times as part of a joint investigation with ABC News, said that the smoking cessation study "did not adequately fulfill VA's singular responsibility to maximize safeguards for veterans who volunteer to participate in research."

The review by the VA's Office of Research Oversight (ORO) also found "unacceptable failures to maximize safeguards for the veterans who had volunteered to participate" in the study, including the lack of a system in place to alert researchers and participants when drug safety warnings are issued.

Researchers responsible for the smoking cessation study first failed to notify internal review boards that oversaw the experiment at 10 locations when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first publicized concerns in November that the drug varenicline, commercially known as Chantix, may induce suicidal thoughts or actual suicides.

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What area of your life could use some motivation?

2008-09-17T09:41:00.000-07:00

What area of your life could use some motivation? For many of us, its several areas we wish we had more motivation. What if you had unlimited motivation? Imagine what you could accomplish!

Perhaps you want to be more motivated in your career. Or maybe you want to change your career and you want to become more motivated in searching for a new job. Motivation in your career can lead to pay raises and promotions. And that can lead to a greater sense of accomplishment.

Another area that perhaps you want to have more motivation is dating. It takes motivation to get out there and to strike up a conversation with someone. It also takes motivation to ask for someone's number or ask someone out. Motivation in dating allows you to take control and feel in control.

We all want unlimited motivation and the reality is that you can have unlimited motivation. It takes a little practice at first. Whenever you feel the urge to put something off to a later date, you must ask yourself how you can do something about it RIGHT NOW! With unlimited motivation, procrastination is never an option.

Another area that many people need motivation is completing a project. I would like for you to ask yourself a question. How many projects do you currently have that are only partially complete? These projects can be work related or house projects. Or how many projects do you need to get done and you haven't even started?

I am trying to make you realize that you are not alone! Everyone has partially completed projects laying around the house. And everyone has projects they wish they could accomplish, but they haven't started working on them yet.

If you are the type of person who has many projects going at once, but none of them ever seem to be close to complete, then I suggest that you pick one and focus on that one projects. You will realize that when the goal is smaller, the goal is easier to accomplish.

If you are the type of person who does not even start on a project because you cannot see an end in sight, then I encourage you to sit down and map out how you can accomplish the project. Oftentimes, it's easier and more motivating to break down the project into short term goals, accomplishing something every week or month.

If you feel the need to get motivated, then I encourage you to think about what area of your life needs motivating the most, and start working on it today!

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Pfizer to Bring Back Chantix Ads

2008-09-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

Pfizer to Bring Back Chantix Ads

Posted by Jacob Goldstein

A tortoise hawking Pfizer’s smoking-cessation drug Chantix will show up on TV screens Sunday, Forbes reports.

Recently, Pfizer’s been running ads about quitting smoking that don’t mention Chantix. But they do direct viewers to an unbranded Web site that has lots of pathways to the Chantix site.

Pfizer hasn’t run any ads that mention the drug by name since January, when concerns rose over the drug’s psychiatric side effects. By keeping the Chantix name out of the ads, Pfizer has also avoided having to discuss the downsides of the medicine.

The ads set to start airing this weekend are 90 seconds long, with about 40 seconds devoted to side effects associated with the drug. Common side effects include nausea, sleep disturbance and constipation.

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Comments

plese explain why this Ad is brought out again, and what good will it do to the company ? Sounds like wasting money to me.

Comment by RXman - September 13, 2008 at 2:11 pm

The leading experts should be charged with the deaths and injuries that occur to patients while taking this drug.
Pfizer is losing all credibility as long as they pay experts to lie and hide side effects while achieving sales for a killer drug.

Comment by John Q - September 13, 2008 at 3:55 pm

As a team leader has said,“Some people think the drug has been withdrawn from the market,” the team leader of U.S. marketing for Chantix told Forbes. “More importantly, a lot of people haven’t heard of Chantix yet.”
This is the way it SHOULD be. Chantix is responsible for more than one death: one death too many. It has ruined inumerable lives already. Take it off the market and spend your money to find a cure for those who are still suffering from this deadly drug!

Comment by Peggy W - September 13, 2008 at 4:57 pm

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Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier

2008-09-12T08:49:00.000-07:00

Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier
12 years sooner for the most obese, new research finds.
By Ed Edelson
HealthDay Reporter
Sept. 10

TUESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The fatter you are, the more likely you are to have a heart attack earlier in life, a new study shows.

"Basically, it is showing that as people got progressively more obese, the rate at which they had heart attacks early went up dramatically," said Dr. Eric D. Peterson, a professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center's Division of Cardiology and a member of the group reporting the findings.

Cardiologists at several institutions studied data on more than 111,000 people who had heart attacks, looking specifically at body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity. Someone with a BMI of 30 or above is regarded as obese; a person 5 feet, 7 inches tall who weighs 192 pounds has a BMI of 30.

The average age of a first heart attack for people with a BMI of 18.5 or under was 74.6 years. For people with a BMI of 40 or over, it was 58.7 years. The age at which a first heart attack occurred went up steadily with increasing BMI -- 3.5 years earlier for a BMI of 25 to 30; 6.8 years earlier for a BMI 30 to 35; 9.4 years for a BMI of 35 to 40; and 12 years earlier for a BMI 40 or higher.

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Drugs Affect More Drinking Water

2008-09-12T08:47:00.000-07:00

AP Enterprise: Drugs Affect More Drinking Water
AP Enterprise: Recent tests detect pharmaceuticals in drinking water of 46 million Americans
By MARTHA MENDOZA AP National Writer
September 12, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press

Map locates cites in the U.S. where pharmaceuticals have been detected in drinking water supplies;
(AP)Testing prompted by an Associated Press story that revealed trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies has shown that more Americans are affected by the problem than previously thought — at least 46 million.

That's up from 41 million people reported by the AP in March as part of an investigation into the presence of pharmaceuticals in the nation's waterways.

The AP stories prompted federal and local legislative hearings, brought about calls for mandatory testing and disclosure, and led officials in at least 27 additional metropolitan areas to analyze their drinking water. Positive tests were reported in 17 cases, including Reno, Nev., Savannah, Ga., Colorado Springs, Colo., and Huntsville, Ala. Results are pending in three others.

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'Take a Child Outside' Week Gains Some Ground

2008-09-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of organizations in the US and Canada to participate 'Take a Child Outside' week
By BETSY TAYLOR Associated Press Writer
ST. LOUIS September 12, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press

A large group of well-meaning officials from several states have a message for you and your family: Go take a hike.

They're urging moms and dads to take their kids away from the television and go outside for some fresh air as part of "Take a Child Outside" week from Sept. 24-30.

The special week began last year in North Carolina, and has now spread throughout much of the U.S. About 250 organizations in the U.S. and Canada are taking part this year.

Do children really need a themed week to encourage them to play outside?

Supporters say it certainly could help. With child obesity on the rise and children spending more time playing electronic games or surfing the Internet, supporters of the effort are extolling the virtues of getting out of the house.

"There's just a disconnect with the natural world around you," said Sue Holst, a spokeswoman for Missouri's Department of Natural Resources, which oversees the state parks. "Today's children do not seem to have the same connection to the outdoors."

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Philip Morris Parent Acquires Top Smokeless Tobacco Firm

2008-09-09T10:59:00.000-07:00

Underlining its determination to move into the smokeless-tobacco business, Philip Morris parent company Altria will acquire UST Inc., maker of leading smokeless-tobacco products like Skoal and Copenhagen.

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Ben Affleck tells Oprah how he quit smoking

2008-09-06T19:37:00.001-07:00

Movie star Ben Affleck has revealed how pal Matt Damon, his baby daughter and a hypnotist helped him quit smoking.

The Pearl Harbour star admitted he was hooked on cigarettes for almost 20 years before Matt advised him to try hypnosis.

He decided to give it a go for the sake of his daughter Violet, now aged two, when wife Jennifer Garner fell pregnant.

And the treatment worked as Ben gave up puffing his way through at least a pack a day.

He told US talkshow queen Oprah Winfrey he has not had a cigarette for more than two years.

Ben said: "I thought I would give up at 25 and then 30, but that came and went.

"I finally decided to quit smoking when I was going to have a child.

"I actually went to hypnosis. Matt Damon turned me on to this guy.

"Matt quit the year before me. This guy just sat there and told me nicotine is poison."

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Move Over Robert Jarvik - Pfizer Ditches The Celebrity Pitch

2008-09-03T15:34:00.000-07:00

Expect to see drug companies find clever ways around the advertising rule that mandates a list of potential side effects, specifically more public service announcement-type adverting that does not mention the drug but instead talks about a given condition.

It’s already happening for Chantix, a smoking cessation drug.

The Pfizer campaign “My Time To Quit” sends patients to a website. “Find out more about a prescription treatment option” the ads say on television with a little Pfizer bug in the right-hand corner. The side effects are there but not as prominent as they must be on television ads hawking a specific drug.

The shift in Chantix advertising happened right as the drug was receiving increased scrutiny about its link to suicide, “Chantix dreams”, and the FAA ordered pilots to quit using the drug as did the trucking industry concerning drivers.

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List of drugs with suicide concerns

2008-08-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

List of drugs with suicide concerns

By The Associated Press

A list of some prescription medications for which concerns have been raised involving suicidal thoughts and actions:

_All antidepressants. Drugs such as Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin and Zoloft carry required warnings that the medications can increase suicidal thinking and behavior in some children, adolescents and young adults.

_Anticonvulsives. Drugs such as Depakote, Lyrica and Neurontin are used to treat seizures and other conditions. A recent FDA analysis found a small increased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior. An advisory panel recommended against applying the agency's strongest warning to the drugs.

_Chantix. The FDA is investigating whether the smoking cessation drug triggers psychiatric symptoms.

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Center Policy Update: Legislative Week in Review (August 18-22)

2008-08-27T10:39:00.001-07:00

The California Legislature has been very busy voting on bills over the past week as there is now only one week remaining in the 2008 legislative session. While the Legislature finishes its work on 2008 bills, a budget has still not been adopted for fiscal year 2008-2009. Because of that, legislators may need to stay in Sacramento past the end of August to continue working on and passing a budget. There are two tobacco-related bills remaining alive in the Legislature. Below is an update on those two bills with status information, vote details and next steps.

AB 2344: Annual Fee for State Tobacco Retailer License (Beall – D, San Jose)
This bill would increase the fee for a state tobacco retailer license from $100 to $185 and require this fee to be paid annually.
Status – AB 2344 has been passed by both the Assembly and the Senate and will now be sent to the Governor. Once he receives the bill, he will have until September 30 to sign it into law, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature.

AB 3010: Prohibiting Tobacco Use at State Mental Hospitals (Blakeslee – R, San Luis Obispo)
This bill would authorize the Director of the Department of Mental Health to prohibit smoking by patients and staff at any of the five state mental hospitals upon the request of the director of one of those hospitals.
Status – The full Senate passed AB 3010 on August 20 by a vote of 29-6.
Voted in Favor – Alquist, Calderon, Cedillo, Cogdill, Corbett, Correa, Cox, Dutton, Florez, Harman, Kehoe, Lowenthal, Machado, Maldonado, Margett, Migden, Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Padilla, Perata, Ridley-Thomas, Romero, Scott, Simitian, Steinberg, Torlakson, Wiggins, Wyland, Yee
Voted Against – Aanestad, Ackerman, Ashburn, Denham, Hollingsworth, McClintock
Absent or Not Voting – Battin, Ducheny, Kuehl, Runner, Vincent
Next Step – Since this bill was amended in the Senate, it will need to be passed again by the full Assembly, which originally passed the bill in May. After the Assembly passes the bill with the Senate amendments, the bill would then be sent to the Governor who can sign it into law, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature.

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Calif. Stop - Smoking Campaign Saved $86 Billion: Report

2008-08-27T10:10:00.000-07:00

CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

The $86 billion reduction in health costs, based on 2004 dollars, represents about a 50-fold return on the $1.8 billion California spent on the program, they said.

"The benefits of the program accrued very quickly and are very large," Stanton Glantz, director of the University of California San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, said in a statement.

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"Do You Want to Quit" Quiz

2008-08-13T22:10:00.000-07:00

US: CA: Councilman pushes for a smoke-free L.A.

2008-08-12T09:58:00.000-07:00

Councilman pushes for a smoke-free L.A.

August 11, 2008

With smoking already banned in almost all public areas of the city, a Los Angeles official called Thursday to broaden its prohibitions to make the city virtually smoke-free.

Councilman Bernard Parks, who also is running for the county Board of Supervisors, is calling for a measure that would prohibit smoking in any areas where nonsmokers might be affected.

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The California Legislature returned to session August 4

2008-08-06T14:01:00.000-07:00

The California Legislature returned to session August 4, after a month-long recess. The main focus of the Legislature will be passing a state budget which is over a month late, but the Legislature will also continue with hearings and votes on all the bills that are still alive (including three tobacco-related bills) because the end of the 2008 legislative session is near.

The three tobacco-related bills (AB 2344: Annual Fee for State Tobacco Retailer License, AB 2662: Clarifying Tobacco Cessation Benefits for Medi-Cal and AB 3010: Prohibiting Tobacco Use at State Mental Hospitals) are all scheduled for a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee today. If these bills are passed by the Appropriations Committee they will move to the floor for a vote by the full Senate.

The Legislature will adjourn for the year on or before August 31. All bills must be passed by both houses and sent to the Governor for his signature before this date. As the legislative activity increases on tobacco-related bills during the final weeks of session, I will send out weekly legislative updates.

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There's a story of twin brothers that you might find interesting.

2008-08-03T13:27:00.000-07:00

There's a story of twin brothers that you might find interesting. These brothers grew up in a very poor family and difficult times. Their youth was a struggle of survival as they helped support their family, working early mornings on the farm and then late into the night after they finished their homework. They shared the hard labor, working side by side through it all. When they grew up and moved away, their lives took different paths. One brother became very successful in business and life, raising a family and enjoying the fruits of his labors. The other brother struggled to keep a job, lived alone, and became an alcoholic.

One day, a college student read an article about the successful brother, who told of his childhood and mentioned he had a twin brother. The student did some research and discovered the sad tale of the other twin. Having read about the uncanny similarities between adult twins, she became curious about how such a gap could happen between the lives of these brothers who were identical and even shared the same upbringing. She decided to interview them and learn more.

As she sat down for the interview with the successful brother, he smiled and shook her hand, appreciating the comfortable chair she had provided and the beautiful decor of the room. She asked him, "How do you explain the way life turned out for you?" He shared how the struggles of his childhood had taught him the importance of staying focused and seeing the positive in every moment. "You know," he said, "even in the rough times, we had each other. Life brings all sorts of ups and downs. You just have to do the best you can and enjoy the ride!"

Next, she interviewed the other twin. He walked into the same room and sat in the same chair. He grumbled about bad traffic and complained about wasting his Saturday on this foolishness. She asked, "How do you explain the way life turned out for you?" He frowned and told of the hardships that poverty brings. He recounted stories of how the cruel world had let him down. He closed saying,
"You don't get any breaks in life," he said. "We were dirt poor and I never got a chance at the good life. Life beats you up then kicks you when you're down."

The interviews over, the student went back home and thought about what she'd learned. As she reflected on the tale of the brothers, she realized that if the same experience can wield such different responses, there must be more to it than just what's happening in the world around us. She decided that life is more about what's inside than what's out there.

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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

2008-08-02T08:06:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, July 30, the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would provide the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the authority to regulate tobacco products. Among other things, H.R. 1108 would require tobacco companies to provide a detailed
disclosure of ingredients in their products, prohibit tobacco companies from making health claims about their products without adequate scientific evidence and ban all flavored cigarettes except menthol. Previous versions of a bill to provide the FDA with the authority to regulate tobacco products have passed the Senate in years past but this is the first time such a bill will be voted on by the House of Representatives.

If you are interested in watching the debate and vote on this bill, you can view House floor proceedings at http://www.cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx. H.R. 1108 is on the suspension calendar, meaning that the bill will be debatable for up to 40 minutes and that it must receive two-thirds vote for passage. This bill is the 14th bill listed on the suspension calendar and the House recently finished debate on the 9th bill on the suspension calendar. More details about the House vote and the bill will be sent out tomorrow following the vote.

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VA Leaders Questioned On Response To Suicide Risk In Agency Study

2008-07-29T18:22:00.000-07:00

By Stephen Spotswood

Posted: 29-July-2008

WASHINGTON—In what is becoming a regular ritual on Capitol Hill, legislators took Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leaders to task last month, this time for a possible breakdown in the agency’s human subject protection system of a study on combining smoking cessation therapy with therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study began in 2004 and was designed to determine whether smoking cessation therapy would be better implemented when combined with PTSD therapy, or whether treatments should be kept separate. Irregularities came to light in June in news reports that highlighted the discovery of suicide as being a possible side effect of Chantix, one of the smoking cessation drugs administered to some patients in the study, and VA’s delayed notification of study participants taking the drug of those side effects.

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And now a few words about creative visualization:

2008-07-26T08:08:00.000-07:00

You know when you are working on something and you just can't seem to come up with new and fresh ideas? This happens to me every now and then. It's like a writer's block. I call it a creativity block.

In order to accomplish your goals and dreams, sometimes a little inspiration is needed. If you work in a creative field such as writing, design, or painting, you are probably trying to constantly come with new and creative things. In addition to needing creative and fresh ideas, sometimes it is hard to focus. Perhaps you have to meet a deadline and you feel pressure to come up with something new.

For me, some of my best ideas seem to randomly pop into my head. Sometimes I'm not even trying to focus on my work and I visualize a new idea. The other day I was running some errands and I got a new idea for a product line to offer on my website. With hypnosis you can achieve creative visualization.

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Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic

2008-07-24T15:17:00.000-07:00

July 23, 2008
Bloomberg and Gates Commit $500 Million and Call on Governments to Implement Proven Interventions to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives

[New York - July 23, 2008] Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announced joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic. A combined investment of $500 million will help governments in developing countries implement proven policies and increase funding for tobacco control. Unless urgent action is taken, as many as one billion people this century - more than two-thirds in the developing world - could die from tobacco-caused illnesses. Paula Johns, executive director of Brazil's Alliance for the Control of Tobacco Use, and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose joined Bloomberg and Gates for the announcement.

Bloomberg's Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, which was established in 2005 and includes a $125 million commitment, will be extended with a new $250 million, four-year commitment. This brings Bloomberg's total commitment to date to more than $375 million.

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