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Results 1 - 20 of 43,904 in Smoking

  1. Shocking 1960's' Cigarette Commercial | The Flintstones Caught Smoking?Read the original story

    29 min ago | Web TV Hub

    Shocking 1960's' Cigarette Commercial The Flintstones Caught Smoking? Many of us recall watching The Flintstones growing up as a child.

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  2. Officials: Study Shows Tax Reduced Cigarette SalesRead the original story

    38 min ago | KTUL-TV Tulsa

    ... professor Josh Wiener says the results of the research show that increasing the tobacco tax saves lives by reducing smoking. The tax hike that took effect January 1st, 2005 increased the cigarette tax from 23 cents to $1.03 per pack. The study found ...

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  3. Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivor well-beingRead the original story

    52 min ago | Reuters

    NEW YORK - Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows.But the more recommendations a cancer survivor did ...

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  4. Hezbollah Emerges Ahead in LebanonRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Washington Post

    ... "It's become more and more difficult to piece Lebanon back the way it was." "I'm very worried," he said. He paused, smoking a cigar, then repeated the words. Yahya Thibyan, a member of Lebanon's small Druze community, populating the Chouf Mountains ...

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  5. Bowling alley owners in Harrisburg strike against smokingRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | The York Daily Record

    ... his score of 202 by lighting up a cigarette in the Red Crown Bowling Center. But that was before Red Crown banned smoking at the lanes. Five Harrisburg-area bowling centers, including Red Crown, recently decided to ban smoking except in some ...

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  6. Ramadoss says liquor, tobacco lobby targeting himRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Daily India

    ... they are brand ambassadors for the Health Ministry's programmes. I want to know whether films will not run without smoking and drinking scenes," he added. Defending his campaign, Ramadoss, however, reeled out figures, stating that 14.1 per cent of ...

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  7. I'm targetted by liquor, tobacco lobby: AnbumaniRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Hindustan Times

    I'm targetted by liquor, tobacco lobby: Anbumani Under fire from the film industry for his persistent advice to Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan not to act in films depicting smoking and drinking on the ...

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  8. I am targeted by liquor, tobacco lobby: RamadossRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Expressindia

    ... the film industry for his persistent advice to Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan not to act in films depicting smoking and drinking on the silver screen, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday alleged that he was being targeted by ...

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  9. More on the public smoking banRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | MichiganLiberal

    ... ething like catering to cancer-causing addictions in hopes of better competing for their dollars? More on the public smoking ban 1 comments More on the public smoking ban 1 comments

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  10. Barriers and Challenges for Tobacco Control in a Smoke-Free HospitalRead the original story

    Yesterday | Nursing Center

    Barriers and Challenges for Tobacco Control in a Smoke-Free Hospital The study aimed to identify the extent of smoking, compliance with tobacco restrictions, and attitudes toward smoking and tobacco control ...

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  11. Art: Taisho ChicRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Sydney Morning Herald

    ... silk screens showed Japanese women embracing all manner of Western outrages - from knocking back martinis and smoking cigarettes to nonchalantly posing at the seaside in provocative swimsuits alongside their kimono-clad sisters. Such works were too ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Kyoto, Japan, World News, Kinki, Japan, Japan

  12. Online ads 'a challenge to regulate'Read the original story

    Friday May 2 | FreelanceUK.com

    ... of complaints leapt seven per cent to 24,192. The most complained about campaign was the Department of Health's anti-smoking campaign, which featured people with fish hooks in their mouths. Cadburys' TV ad for Trident chewing gum was the second most ...

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  13. Tax reduces smoking, OSU study findsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | NewsOK.com

    ... back or quit. The study was funded by the state Health Department. "The results of this study are important because smoking kills, and the research finds that increasing the tobacco tax saves lives by reducing smoking," said Josh Wiener, professor ...

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  14. I am being targeted by liquor and tobacco lobby: Anbumani

    5 hrs ago | The Hindu

    Chennai : Under fire from the film industry for his persistent advice to Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan not to act in films depicting smoking and drinking on the silver screen, Union Health Minister ...

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  15. Substance abuse by Wood County youth in decline View: Drug Use StudyRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Toledo Blade

    Alcohol remains the drug of choice for youth in Wood County, but the author of the county's biannual survey on substance abuse said he's encouraged by the declining numbers of students who are smoking, ...

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  16. Unjust means defeats good endsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Marshfield News-Herald

    ... The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regularly bans hazards in the workplace but does not ban smoking because secondhand smoke is not a likely cause of death or serious physical harm. (OSHA Policy 2003) Lacking "clear facts," her ...

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  17. Looking backRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Sun-Journal

    A big improvement has been made in the appearance of the corner of Ridge and Webster streets by the cutting down of some ancient cedars that hid the view of the Tibbetts' residence.

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  18. Measure protecting workers' activities OK'd in the HouseRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | South Bend Tribune

    ... in the issue three years ago when four workers lost their jobs at a Lansing-area company because they didn't quit smoking. Okemos-based Weyco Inc., a health benefits administrator, had instituted a policy that made it a firing offense to smoke -- ...

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  19. Why smokers are happier when cigarettes cost more.Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Slate

    Do higher cigarette prices curb smoking? Would smokers prefer that cigarettes be expensive? Certainly, higher cigarette prices would make smokers healthier.

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  20. Grandview schools harden activity codeRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Columbus Dispatch

    Grandview Heights students who participate in extracurricular activities now can be punished if they're caught with others who are smoking, drinking or taking drugs.

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