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2 hrs ago | Beaches/Riverdale Mirror

Residents fired up over smokers

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

6 hrs ago | KIFI Idaho Falls

Hayden passes smoking curbs, curfew rule

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Coeur d'Alene, ID

10 hrs ago | CBS News

In Tobacco-loving Va., Bars To Quit Cold-turkey

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Virginia, Agriculture, Science, Restaurant Management

Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Women Who Smoke Risk Having Seizures: Study

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

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

The Sligo Champion

12:52 Young 'can still buy cigarettes'

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

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lung Cancer

The Macon Telegraph

UGA study: bar smoking ban moves bad air outside

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Georgia

MyFoxAtlanta

Bar Smoking Ban Moves Bad Air Outside

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Georgia

MediLexicon

Study Provides First Direct Evidence Of Cigarette Smoke's Role In The Death Of Transplanted Hearts

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 ...

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

High Country Press

Boone Council To Consider More Smoking Restrictions

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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ContactMusic.com

Maria Bello - Hypnotist Ends Bello's Nicotine Addiction

Caption: Maria Bello Academy Of Motion Pictures And Sciences' 2009 Governors Awards Gala - Arrivals held at Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center Hollywood, California - 14-11.... HYPNOTIST ENDS BELLO'S NICOTINE ADDICTION Actress MARIA BELLO called in a hypnotherapist to help her stop smoking and still can't believe she has kicked her ...

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Related Topix: Coyote Ugly, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Maria Bello, Medicine, Medication, Health

The Tennessean

CDC survey warns us to step up fight for health

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Lung Cancer

Home - San Bernardino County Sun

California: An unhealthy state

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

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Related Topix: California Government, California, Medicine

Athens Banner-Herald

UGA tests outside smoking risks

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Athens Metro

RedOrbit

Children Unaffected By Smoking Ban Consequences

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

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Science Blog

Tobacco smoke exposure before heart transplantation may increase the risk of transplant failure

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.

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The Times

Ten workers charged with sm...

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.

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WOODTV.com

Smoking may harm your Apple computer

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.

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Related Topix: Computers, Medicine, Health, Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, Entertainment

HendersonvilleNews.com

Artery Disease in Some Very Old Patients

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.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Medicine, Cardiology, Health, Life, Food, Dieting, Kansas City, MO

Omaha World-Herald

Vaccine breaks out of the pack

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

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Biotech, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, GlaxoSmithKline, Marketing, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

Mon Nov 23, 2009

WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Purdue limits smoking on campus

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

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Purdue University

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