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Posts Tagged ‘smoking’

Cancer, not heart disease, is now leading cause of death in Oakland

By Casey Smith | October 3, 2018 | 1

Despite cancer deaths declining over recent years, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in Oakland and Alameda County.

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Puff, Pass & Paint: Art class for the “lit”

By Cameron Clark | February 28, 2017 | 1

Puff, Pass & Paint, a new Bay Area art class, combines weed, wine and painting. This is just one of a series of new marijuana-infused events designed to encourage creativity, while enjoying the effects of cannabis.

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Proposed $2 cigarette tax sparks fear of sale of “loosies”

By Sonner Kehrt | October 19, 2016 | 1

Corner stores in Oakland worry about the effects of Proposition 56.

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Study of Oakland parents finds smoking increases diabetes risk for daughters

By Faviola Leyva | February 23, 2015

Daughters exposed to second-hand smoke while in the womb are predisposed to developing the disease later as adults.

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