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October 09, 2006 Volume 15 No. 19

Quitting the Habit
Duke Medicine And Other Triangle Hospitals Commit To Be Tobacco-Free Campuses By July 4, 2007

On Oct. 3, Triangle hospitals took a big step to keep the health of patients, employees and visitors from going up in smoke: In a joint statement, Duke Medicine, UNC Health Care, Rex and WakeMed all declared their intentions to make their campuses 100 percent tobacco free by July 4, 2007.

At Duke, this will mean that there will be no smoking or tobacco use in or around buildings owned or sole-leased by the School of Medicine, the School of...

	Serious About Science The 75th Anniversary Science Symposium was a public celebration of science at Duke and elsewhere....
	How to Make a Big Bang in Science At the recent 75th Anniversary Science Symposium, 13 notable scientists spoke about...
	Just One Week Left to Decide About Benefits There’s only one week left to make up your mind about next year’s health, dental and vision...
	Kicking the Smoking Habit Employee Cites Resolve and a Duke Wellness Program for Success Johnnetta Moore says that if she invested every dollar she spent on cigarettes, she would own a...