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Maui Health Medical Minute: Help Your Body Heal Faster
Maui Health Medical Minute is sponsored content. This article was written by Dr. James R. Williams, Infectious Disease, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic The body has the natural ability to grow new tissue, fight off infection, and repair even severe wounds. Lifestyle choices like good nutrition, rest, and wound care can help wounds heal […]
Thinking about quitting? Take the first step with the Great American Smokeout
Each year, the third Thursday of November is recognized as the “Great American Smokeout,” a day that encourages those who smoke to commit to healthier, smoke-free lives by quitting for at least 24 hours.
Hawaiʻi DOH Launches 2 new campaigns to combat tobacco addiction
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health introduces two impactful campaigns, “Escape The Vape – Weaker Inside” and “Hawaiʻi Tobacco Quitline – Your Quit Smoking Sponsor,” to combat tobacco addiction among adults and youth.
WATCH: What are the signs of heart disease in women? Doctor Travis Glenn with Maui Health explains
Having a family history of heart disease can increase your risk of having underlying heart disease. Other risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, depression, stress, being sedentary, and having extra weight.
Schatz Legislation Seeks to Raise National Smoking, Vaping Age to 21
In 2015, Hawai‘i became the first state in the nation to raise the smoking age to 21. Sen. Schatz’s provision seeks to expand the minimum legal sale age nationwide.
Schatz Calls for Raising Federal Age for Smoking, Vaping to 21
US Senator Brian Schatz joins three colleagues in advocating for a raise in the federal minimum age to buy tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21.
Tobacco Costs Average Hawai’i Smoker More than $2 Million Over a Lifetime, Study Finds
According to the personal finance website Wallethub, An estimated 37.8 million Americans smoke tobacco. The organization released a new report on the potential monetary amount that these Americans lose to smoking. The report, called The Financial Cost of Smoking by State, highlighted that smoking tobacco costs the average Hawaiʻi smoker more than $2 million over […]
Report: Hawai‘i Ranks 13th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
Tobacco use claims 1,400 Hawaiʻi lives and costs the state $526 million in health care bills annually.
Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Requirement in Effect
Attorney General Russell Suzuki announced today the establishment of the Electronic Smoking Device Retailer Registration Unit within the Department of the Attorney General.
Report: Hawaiʻi Using Just 4% of Funds from Tobacco Settlement for Prevention
The report notes that tobacco companies spend $4 to promote tobacco use for every $1 Hawaiʻi spends to prevent it. That’s just 4% of the $170.9 million that will be collected by the state this year from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes.
Kick the Habit: Smoking Cessation in Hawaii
Tobacco use remains the top preventable cause of death in Hawaii, as well as the rest of the country. Each year, smoking results in the death of more than 1,000 Hawaiian residents and costs the state as much as $656 million in health care costs and lost productivity. It also accounts for up to $117 […]
SWINE FLU DEATH RISES TO 6 IN HAWAII: PATIENTS DID NOT CONTACT THEIR PHYSICIAN
Hawaii’s swine flu death toll rose to six as the state health department confirmed two additional cases associated with the H1N1influenza. Both cases were on Oahu and involved patients with underlying health conditions. One case involved an adult male in his early 20’s who died on July 21 at home on O’ahu. A separate case […]
