Residents fired up about smokers. The butt stops here: Even though St. Joseph's Health Centre is encouraging its staff and patients to smoke in appropriate places, some nearby residents are taking issue with the fact that they are smoking in front of their doorways.

The northern Idaho lake hamlet of Hayden is enacting a 20-foot smoking ban in front of any public building, a nod to health-conscious locals who want to curb the negative effects of second-hand smoking.

The bluish haze that has hung over the Third Street Diner's bar and booths for decades finally lifts next month as a new anti-smoking law takes hold in Virginia, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the Jamestown settlement some 400 years ago.

Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests.

About one-third of under 18s can buy cigarettes in a shop or pub, a watchdog has revealed.

Smoking bans have made the air healthier in bars and restaurants, but may have made the air just outside the establishments more hazardous, University of Georgia researchers have found.

University of Georgia researchers say smoking bans have made the air healthier in bars and restaurants, but may have made the air just outside the establishments more hazardous.

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Smoking / Quit Smoking A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that cigarette smoke exposure prior to a heart transplant in either the donor, recipient, or both, accelerates the death of a ...

Following is a list of smoking restrictions that the Boone Town Council will consider as amendments to the town's smoking ordinance.

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Anti-smoking advocates may have had good reason to celebrate in recent years. A string of victories - cigarette tax increases, laws banning indoor smoking and the government decision to have the Food and Drug Administration regulate tobacco - seemed to be persuading smokers to quit for good.

California ranks 23rd among all states for the overall health of its residents, up one spot from 2008, according to a study recently released.

Smoking bans have made the air healthier in bars and restaurants, but may have made the air just outside the establishments more hazardous, University of Georgia researchers have found.

The smoking ban in Wales has not displaced secondhand smoke from public places into the home.

A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that cigarette smoke exposure prior to a heart transplant in either the donor, recipient, or both, accelerates the death of a transplanted heart.

Comment about "Ten workers charged with smoking at hospital" Phone Name Comment 0 Ten workers charged with smoking at hospital Claudia Calleja Ten staff members at Mater Dei Hospital were charged with lighting their cigarettes in undesignated smoking areas at the hospital over the past year.

Last week the American Cancer Society held its 34th annual "Great American Smokeout." Perhaps they should have sent notices to owners of Apple computers letting them know that their second-hand smoke may be ruining their computers.

The Book of Exodus in the King James translation of the Bible describes a pharaoh who "hardened his heart" against the exodus of the Jews from ancient Egypt.

Smokers have tried a long list of ways to quit: cold turkey, counseling, gum, patches.

Three hundred universities nationwide are smoke-free, and now Pudue is moving one step closer.