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CNNMoney: America's most polluted cities

The nation's air has gotten marginally better over the past 10 years, according to an annual report released Wednesday, but many cities still suffer from severe pollution problems.

Teens have fewer aids for kicking the habit

It was just after 7 a.m. and Cassie Graham was lighting up her second cigarette of the morning.

Time.com: Is the Damage from Smoking Permanent?

Quitting cigarettes can only do a body good, but do former smokers ever fully recover from years of addiction?

Time.com: A Genetic Clue to Quitting Smoking

A blood test may one day be able to predict how a smoker will respond to two popular methods of kicking the habit

Time.com: Lung Cancer Genes Identified

Why do some smokers get cancer and others don't? Scientists have discovered two genetic variants that may be the reason

Cold season question: To shake or not to shake?

It's the season for giving and receiving -- yes, of course, gifts and food and holiday cheer, but also something you probably don't want: germs.

Smokers drag down a workplace, study says

We've all worked with them - self-proclaimed "smokers" who mysteriously disappear for longer (and more often) than their designated 15-minute breaks.

CNNMoney: America's smoggiest cities

Los Angeles ranks as the smoggiest city in the United States, according to an annual report card released Tuesday by the American Lung Association. It leads the nation in all three major air pollution categories, short-term particle pollution, year-round particle pollution and ozone pollution.

Your own clean-air act

It's time to breathe a sigh of relief -- sort of. Thanks to changes in air-quality and emissions laws over the past 30 years, the air you breathe when you head outdoors this summer is cleaner than ever.

CNNMoney: Giving year round

Americans have been giving generously to help victims of the tsunami disaster that destroyed seaside communities from Thailand to East Africa and killed 155,000 people.

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