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Nova Scotia drivers face new laws on smoking, cell phones  -  25 Mar 2008
Boston Globe,A bill to outlaw smoking in a car in which children under 16 are present was pending Tuesday in the state Legislature. As of July 1, California will join

Smoking major cause of TB deaths  -  25 Mar 2008
Times of India,In India smoking was causing TB and killing more people than lung cancer." When the Indian researchers looked at effect of smoking, the findings revealed

No going back over smoking  -  25 Mar 2008
Bradford Telegraph Argus,By Telegraph & Argus It would be futile to argue that the effects of recent anti-smoking legislation and ever-increasing tax on cigarettes have not been

Vehicle smoking bill makes final cut; time runs out for witches  -  25 Mar 2008
Newsday,The Judiciary Committee, on a 29-14 vote, passed a bill that would forbid smoking in a motor vehicle when traveling with a child 6 years or younger,

Smoking in the Packers' room  -  25 Mar 2008
Kansas City Star,Most NFL stadiums ban smoking from the concourses. As of today, smoking is banned from the Truman Sports Complex, but that could change on April 8.

Smoking ban vote  -  25 Mar 2008
Kansas City Star,If the smoking ordinance passes in Kansas City, bars and restaurants will lose revenue. Independence provides an empirical example.

Senate committee gives go ahead to smoking bill  -  25 Mar 2008
Newton Kansan,TOPEKA (AP) â€” Just when about everybody thought an effort to ban smoking in most public places was dead, itâ€™s back. The Senate Ways and Means Committee

Norfolk council to revisit restaurant smoking ban  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Press,AP 6:58 AM EDT, March 25, 2008 NORFOLK - The Norfolk City Council will take another look Tuesday at a ban on smoking in city restaurants that was supposed

Impact of smoking ban: Casino Queen says it's been devastating  -  25 Mar 2008
Belleville News Democrat,Wilson says he smokes "off and on" and Lee quit four years ago, but both oppose the smoking ban. BY WILL BUSS The Casino Queen's business is down,

The Debate: Should smoking in movies be 18-rated?  -  25 Mar 2008
Liverpool Daily Post,CAMPAIGNERS in Liverpool last week called for an 18 rating to be given to all films featuring smoking. SmokeFree Liverpool say the move is needed to protect

Hundreds want advice on stopping smoking  -  25 Mar 2008
Newham Recorder,MORE than 530 people received expert advice and information from various locations around Newham on national No Smoking Day. Those who signed up to the NHS

Researchers use study to promote smoking ban â€” student  -  25 Mar 2008
Sault Star,One of the first of its kind, the studyâ€™s findings could support upcoming provincial legislation to ban smoking in cars with children.

Minister marks 2nd anniversary of Scottish smoking ban  -  25 Mar 2008
OnMedica,Some 40000 people last year attempted to quit smoking in Scotland, according to figures released today to coincide with the second anniversary of the

Committee revives statewide smoking ban bill  -  25 Mar 2008
Lawrence Journal World,By Scott Rothschild Topeka â€” A statewide ban on smoking in indoor public places, which appeared dead in recent days, was revived Monday, with many of the

No buts: New stop smoking group offers help to those who are ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Hutchinson Leader,I canâ€™t keep smoking,â€™â€? she said. The catalyst for Smith was physical problems that led to a stress test. After completing the test, Smith returned home and

Moose lodge appealing smoking complaint  -  25 Mar 2008
Oxford Press,By Josh Sweigart HAMILTON â€” The Middletown Moose Lodge, which leads the state in the number of smoking complaints on file, is appealing the Butler County

State lawmaker makes anti-smoking statement in announcing son's birth  -  25 Mar 2008
Radio Iowa,By O.Kay Henderson A state lawmaker who's been pushing for a ban on smoking in public places is joking about his newborn son's initial statement to the

Smoking at doors breaks rule, hurts image, SMG says  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Free Press (subscription),The School of Management administration recently sent out a stern email to remind students that smoking outside the school is not allowed and an entranceway

Shopkeepers fuming over new smoking ban plan  -  25 Mar 2008
Shields Gazette,The proposal is part of the Department of Health's consultation, to be launched later this spring, which looks at ways to stop children smoking.

Conference Committee Meeting on Smoking Ban Proposal Delayed  -  25 Mar 2008
WHO-TV,March 25, 2008-- The statewide smoking ban proposal, has been put on hold at the Statehouse for another day. The House and Senate have passed differing

House Votes To Ban Smoking In Cars With Child Passengers  -  25 Mar 2008
WMTW,AUGUSTA, Maine -- A bill to outlaw smoking in a car in which children under 16 are present won an initial vote of approval on Tuesday in the Maine House of

Lothian bucks national trend as more smokers quit habit  -  25 Mar 2008
Scotsman,By HAZEL MOLLISON MORE people are successfully quitting smoking in the Lothians, despite a fall nationally, new figures revealed today.

Your turn: Smoking ban  -  25 Mar 2008
Journal and Courier,I don't know why they even held the smoking ban meetings. I did not go because I know they are just holding these meetings to make us feel like we have a

Smoking ban has stubbed out value  -  25 Mar 2008
Portsmouth News,A publican has seen the value of his pub shrink by 66 per cent, destroying his retirement plans because of the smoking ban, the tax on beer and rising

Conference committee to take up smoking ban  -  25 Mar 2008
KGAN,DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The debate over a statewide indoor smoking ban in Iowa could continue at the Legislature today. A House-Senate conference committee

Latest anti-smoking rules continue to avoid the real issue  -  25 Mar 2008
Vancouver Province,One day Victoria is going to get it right when it comes to smoking. We suspect, though, that may be some time in coming. The BC government is gradually

Health Dept. wants movies to stop showing smoking  -  25 Mar 2008
WCAX,The messages cite the number of "tobacco impressions" each studio delivered in the last nine years. They urge the studios to eliminate smoking for G, PG,

New smoking rules are discriminatory  -  25 Mar 2008
Abbotsford Times,I would like to voice my opinion on the smoking ban coming into effect shortly affecting bars, bingo halls and so on [Bingo Slots, Times, March 21],

NEW CANCER CENTRE HONOUR PROMPTED DEMPSEY TO QUIT SMOKING  -  25 Mar 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),GREY'S ANATOMY star PATRICK DEMPSEY has quit smoking on the eve of the launch of a new cancer treatment centre he has funded in his home town.

Hookah lounge owners find options limited with new smoking law  -  25 Mar 2008
Chicago Daily Herald,Even under a new statewide smoking ban - and in a society where public tobacco use is increasingly restricted - hookah lounges are aberrations as legally

Council member on anti-smoking billboard  -  25 Mar 2008
Mohave Valley News,By NEIL YOUNG/The Daily News BULLHEAD CITY - Bullhead City Council member Jan Ward is featured on an anti-smoking billboard recently erected along Highway

Beat the Smoking Ban Legally With Gamucci  -  25 Mar 2008
Emediawire (press release),As the Gamucci Electronic Cigarette does not burn anything or contain tobacco, it is not restricted to the new smoking laws in the UK and many parts of

SMOKERS BANNED FROM LOOKING AT CIGARETTES WHILE SMOKING  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Mash (satire),SMOKERS will have to hold a large piece of card over their face so they cannot look at the cigarette they are smoking, ministers said last night.

Lawmaker wants to raise smoking age to 21  -  25 Mar 2008
United Press InternationalWalker Hines would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 21. Hines said he wants to "reduce smoking in social settings" among teens and young adults.

Iowa Businessman Challenges Proposed Smoking Ban  -  25 Mar 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),..."The proposed statewide smoking ban is a divisive tool for discriminating against those who choose to smoke and it is an assault on the rights of all the

Lawmaker Proposes Raising LA's Legal Smoking Age  -  25 Mar 2008
KPLC-TV,Leslie McGee has been smoking since she was 14. For the last year she's been able to legally purchase smokes, but state lawmakers could soon change that.

England to tighten the noose on smoking  -  25 Mar 2008
The Mercury (subscription),LONDON: Retailers could be forced to take cigarettes off display under British government plans to crack down on smoking. Vendors could be made to sell

Norfolk council expected to nullify smoking ban  -  25 Mar 2008
The Virginian-Pilot,By Harry Minium The City Council seems virtually certain today to rescind a smoking ban in restaurants that was set to go into effect March 31.

Smoking aces  -  25 Mar 2008
Lawrence Journal World,KU center Krysten Boogaard makes her move around an Evansville defender for a bucket in the first half. The Jayhawks pounded the Aces, 82-60,

Smoking ban takes effect at 1735  -  25 Mar 2008
AntiguaSun,This is the first time within memory that a government office has been officially declared â€œsmoking freeâ€?. The sign said the order initially came from

'Cameron welcomes further smoking crackdown'  -  25 Mar 2008
The Publican,By Olivia Boyd Binge-drinking laws were exposed as a sham yesterday after only one landlord was convicted of selling booze to a drunk customer - five years

Smoking purge by Melton Council  -  25 Mar 2008
Melton Leader,According to Quit Victoria, most people start smoking in their teens. About 34 Victorians die every week from lung cancer, with the disease accounting for

KC's New Smoking Rules Take Effect  -  25 Mar 2008
KMBC.com,Stricter anti-smoking rules went into effect Monday in Kansas City, Mo. Smoking is now banned inside most places of employment and other public places.

Survey: Smoking is top visitor faux pas  -  25 Mar 2008
United Press InternationalLONDON, March 24 (UPI) -- A survey suggests Britons consider smoking without permission in someone else's home to be the most serious breach of

Study: Smoking doesn't lead to weight loss in teen girls; smoking ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Canadian Press,The researchers say the findings could have important public health implications, especially since many young girls who take up smoking say they do it to

Smoking Section: Tom Petty, Mason Jennings, Rocklahoma  -  Mar 24, 2008
Rolling Stone...using his wang as a swizzle stick â€” but there will be plenty of glam debauchery at Rocklahoma. And that, of course, is what the Smoking Section lives for.

Pubs protest against new smoking rules  -  Mar 23, 2008
Canada.com,By David Carrigg, The Province A Penticton pub owner is withdrawing from the BC Lottery Corp. to protest against new smoking restrictions.

Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco  -  Mar 23, 2008
New York Times,Over 38 million people in the United States have successfully quit smoking. Yet there are still around 50 million Americans who smoke.

Smoking shelter plan slammed  -  Mar 23, 2008
The Press AssociationPlanning applications lodged with Westminster City Council say that the decision to construct the shelter was prompted by last year's ban on smoking in

More NH housing authorities consider smoking restrictions  -  Mar 23, 2008
Boston Globe,LEBANON, NHâ€”Restrictions on smoking are becoming more common in public housing, though outright bans remain rare. In 2004, the Lebanon Housing Authority

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