Fremont Area Medical Center shares the benefits of quitting smoking

Tobacco use can lead to nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Cessation can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from smoking-related diseases. Tobacco dependence is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatments and helpful resources exist. Smokers can and do quit smoking. In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers.

Chicken dinner offered Wednesday

Wednesday Fried chicken buffet: 4-8 p.m. Wednesdays at American Legion Post 1080, Ingalls Avenue and Infantry Drive, Joliet; all you can eat. Call 815-729-2254. Thursday Potato bar: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 17, The Elwood Community Church located at 101 N. Chicago St. in the Village of Elwood. The menu will be baked potato with your choicve of toppings. Dessert and beverage will be included. The ...

NAJIB TO JOIN SIBU CENTRAL MARKET CROWD ON FRIDAY

SIBU, April 25 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak isexpected to spend about an hour at the Sibu Central Market on Friday, joiningthe crowd in the hustle and bustle of what is believed to be the biggest publicmarket in the country. Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King said traders at themarket were all very excited about the event. "We also welcome local ...

Alabama colleges take more steps to snuff out smoking

From banning tobacco companies from advertising to kicking cigarettes off school grounds altogether, colleges are making it harder or even impossible to smoke on campus.

Waiting for the Smoke to Clear

Category management is defined as a systematic, disciplined approach to managing a product category as a strategic business unit. It is the responsibility of the category manager to lead that unit — in theory, making decisions on what works and what doesn't, and then making the necessary changes.