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Photo Credit: How To Stop Smoking Cigarettes Effortlessly ... 6 Sep 2011 18:07 Africa/Lagos Smokers Are Smoking Less PR Newswire ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2011 Fewer heavy smokers while light smokers on the rise, but even occasional smoking can cause harm ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, daily smokers are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, it says. The report, which covers data from 2005 to 2010, shows an estimated 19.3 percent—or 45.3 million—of American adults, aged 18 and older, continue to smoke, a decline from 20.9 percent in 2005. Of those adults who smoke, 78.2 percent (35.4 million) smoke every day. The percent of U.S. adult daily smokers who smoke nine or fewer cigarettes per day rose to 21.8 percent in 2010, up from 16.4 percent in 2005. The percent who smoke 30 or more cigarettes per day fell from 12.7 percent to 8.3 percent...

29 Apr 2011 16:34 Africa/Lagos Most Americans Not Willing to Pay to Read News Content Online Even fewer than said they would pay 15 months ago PR Newswire NEW YORK, April 29, 2011 NEW YORK, April 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As businesses explore best practices for success in the changing landscape created by the Internet, some companies have discussed charging for access to online content that was previously free. Some media outlets have discussed doing this, and The New York Times recently began charging online readers who view over 20 articles per month. But there may be trouble ahead as a recent Adweek/Harris Poll found that a large majority said they would be willing to pay "nothing" per month to read a daily newspaper's content online (80%). Of the one in five who would pay, 14% said they would pay between $1 and $10 per month while very few said that they would be willing to pay between $11 and $20 (4%) or more than $20 per month (2%). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswi...