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45 min ago | Star Tribune

That smoking room may not be smoke-free

Staying in a nonsmoking room in a hotel that allows smoking elsewhere does not prevent exposure to tobacco smoke, a study reports.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

4 hrs ago | Fiji Village

Smoking to be banned in schools and tertiary institutes

Schools or tertiary institutes and amusement centers are amongst the public places where smoking will be prohibited from the first of July.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

9 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

Smoking used to 'reward' patients

Patients in closed mental health wards at Waitemata District Health Board are allowed out for cigarettes as a reward for good behaviour, a patient alleges.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nursing

13 hrs ago | Roseville Review

Letter: Wise up and snuff out smoking

If our governor read the warnings from his commissioner of public health about the dangers from smoking and second-hand smoke to us citizens, the tax on cigarettes not only would be raised significantly more but smoking be would banned as a threat to public health.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

17 hrs ago | Star999.com

Mass. Advocates Want To Snuff Out Higher Premiums For Smokers

You've heard all the campaigns and statistics: Smoking Kills. It's the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. And it's expensive.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Health Insurance, Deval Patrick, US Governors

21 hrs ago | CiteULike

Active smoking and secondhand smoke increase breast cancer risk: the...

Active smoking and secondhand smoke increase breast cancer risk: the report of the Canadian Expert Panel on Tobacco Smoke and Breast Cancer Risk Four authoritative reviews of active smoking and breast cancer have been published since 2000, but only one considered data after 2002 and conclusions varied.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri May 24, 2013

Mental Help Net

Parents Underestimate Influence Over Teens' Substance Abuse: Survey

About one in five parents think they have little control over whether their teens take up smoking, drinking or illicit drug use, a new U.S. government survey finds.

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Related Topix: Drug Addiction (Substance Abuse), Health, Drugs, Medicine

BruDirect

Rise In E-Cigarette Smoking Cause For Concern

Brunei Darussalam is experiencing a growing trend in the number of smokers who are "vaping" with their illegal electronic cigarettes, commonly known as 'e-vap' or 'e-cig', that utilise liquid bases such as propylene glycol or vegetable glycerine mixed with small amounts of nicotine, as well as food-grade flavouring.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic)

KTVN Reno

Bill would treat e-cigarettes like other tobacco

Democratic Sen. Ellen Corbett of Hayward says some of the vapors emitted by the e-cigarettes may pose health risks.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, California

Eastern Wake News

Pro-smoking bill doesna t make deadline

Knightdale mayor Russell Killen speaks against House Bill 150 at a Wake County Mayors Association press conference in March.

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Related Topix: Knightdale, NC, Medicine, Health, Wake County, NC

C-Health

Prevent diabetes by smoking pot?

Montrealers participated in a march for the legalization of marijuana, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Montreal.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

The Winnipeg Free Press

NDP expands ban on sale of tobacco products

THE sale of tobacco products will be banned in health-care facilities and pharmacies, including drugstores and large retail outlets such as Safeway and Superstore, as of May 31 on World No Tobacco Day.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lung Cancer

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Young, non-smoking women being afflicted with lung cancer

Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer and all the assumptions that people make about her disease.

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Related Topix: Health, Lung Cancer, Medicine

Oxford Times

Larger than life landlord calls time

HE fought the smoking ban and reputedly fell out with Michael Winner, but now legendary landlord Gerry Stonhill has retired.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Oxfordshire County, England, United Kingdom, Medicine, Health

Philly.com

Burlco ban on smoking in recreation areas takes effect May 31

Smokers are welcome in fewer outdoor places as bans against lighting up in parks and recreational areas are adopted with increasing frequency in the region.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Burlington County, NJ, Seaside Park, NJ, Family, Kids, Gloucester County, NJ, Rancocas, NJ

Philly.com

Teen tanning on the table, industry rep feels burned

City Council approved a bill yesterday that would require minors to be accompanied by adults at the salons and ban those younger than 14 from indoor tanning unless they have a doctor's note.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Medicine, Health

Thu May 23, 2013

Cape Breton Post

Survey finds drinking alcohol higher than drug use among youth

Nova Scotia students in four selected grades who attend junior and senior high schools were more likely to try alcohol over drugs last year, a new survey says.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Health

Anchorage Daily News

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. to ban smoking in many of its units

The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. announced this week that 660 of the 1,628 units they own and manage statewide will no longer allow smoking inside as of Aug.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh, Anchorage, AK

CBS Local

Former Smoker Who Appeared In Anti-Smoking Commericial Is Honored By CDC

Her name is Terrie Hall, a former smoker who's known for appearing in anti-smoking TV ads.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

NorthJersey.com

Little Ferry may ban smoking in its public parks

LITTLE FERRY - Little Ferry may soon join a growing number of towns that have banned smoking in its public parks.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Little Ferry, NJ, Kids, Family