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Kids suffer long-term from parents' smoking: Study

Smoking - 2 hours 56 min ago

Children exposed to their parents' cigarette smoke are at greater risk of suffering serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, a study showed on Wednesday.

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Marin County outlaws smoking in multi-family housing complexes

Smoking - 7 hours 5 min ago

County of Marin adopts strict anti-tobacco law, similar to Larkspur's, outlawing smoking in multi-unit housing.

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Smoking causes saggy breasts

Smoking - Tue, 05/22/2012 - 21:38

It's been known for a long time that smoking is bad for you. There was a saying a while back that went along the lines of "Every cigarette you smoke, reduces your lifespan by 11 minutes." which is of course ironic considering 11 minutes is about how long it takes to smoke a cigarette.

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78% of Spaniards now against smoking in bars

Smoking - Tue, 05/22/2012 - 17:33

The law has now been in force in Spain for 18 months. Only 37% of the Spanish think that the generic packets, without colours or logos, could make smoking less attractive for adolescents.

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Smoke Signals: Shocker: Smoking Makes Apartment Hunting Tough in NYC

Smoking - Tue, 05/22/2012 - 13:19

With Mayor Bloomberg's proposed anti-smoking laws for residential buildings on the table, the The Appraisal column in the Times looks into just how hard it is to find an apartment building where residents can light up in their own homes.

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Smokers support increased regulation of tobacco industry

Smoking - Tue, 05/22/2012 - 09:09

The lead author of the study, Professor Richard Edwards of the ASPIRE 2025 research collaboration, says the results clearly indicate the Government could and should act with much greater boldness in pursuing its 'Smokefree New Zealand 2025' goal.

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Council to Ban Smoking in Doylestown Parks

Smoking - Tue, 05/22/2012 - 04:59

A No one will be allowed to smoke in Doylestown Borough's public parks if borough council approves an ordinance banning it, as expected.

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Smoking - Tue, 05/22/2012 - 00:40

By Neil Offen noffen@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6646 DURHAM - Mandrell Hargraves walked out of the Educational Resources Center at Durham Tech and into the green plaza late Monday morning and lit up.

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Adolescents Are Still Smoking, But Percentages Have Dropped

Smoking - Mon, 05/21/2012 - 20:30

A new report that is based on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveals that cigarette use amongst minors has dropped from 11.9% in 2004 to 8.3% in 2010 , and that of young adults decreased from 39.5% in 2004 to 34.2% in 2010, although a considerable percentage of both minors and ... (more)

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Smoldering Cigarette Cause of Delhi Twp. Fire

Smoking - Mon, 05/21/2012 - 16:15

A carelessly discarded cigarette is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a home in Delhi Township last Thursday.

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Asheville teens help smokers kick habit

Smoking - Mon, 05/21/2012 - 12:06

Asheville High School junior Hanna Maxey shares a 'quit kit' outside the Veterans Restoration Quarters in Asheville.

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Cigarette filter led to OAP death

Smoking - Mon, 05/21/2012 - 07:51

An 83-year-old great-grandmother died after an illegally sold cigarette filter got lodged in her throat, a court heard.

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CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk

Smoking - Mon, 05/21/2012 - 03:37

Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says.

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Exposure to parental smoking increases risk of respiratory symptoms in children

Smoking - Mon, 05/21/2012 - 02:32

For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke , especially among children whose parents smoke.

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New Study Reveals Teens Are Smoking Less

Smoking - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 22:22

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, fewer American teens and young adults are smoking cigarettes than they were nearly a decade ago.

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Smoking cigarette butts spark false alarm for SLC fire

Smoking - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 18:18

The Salt Lake Tribune) Multiple emergency vehicles respond to a fire at the Artspace building near 500 West and 200 South on Sunday morning.

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Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers

Smoking - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 14:08

New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.

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New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

Smoking - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 14:08

New lung cancer screening guidelines recommend annual CT scans but only for current or former heavy smokers aged 55 to 74.

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Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home

Smoking - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 12:08

The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender ones carefully for the center of the world's most celebrated tobacco product: the Cuban cigar.

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BBC move their smoking shelter after plea by DIY star Nick Knowles

Smoking - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 07:48

THE BBC are to move a new smoking shelter to their Scottish HQ from Manchester because Lotto host Nick Knowles has to walk too far for a fag.

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