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Expert calls for total smoking ban
Anindo Banerjee, 41, respiratory specialist at Southampton General Hospital, said even though there is a ban on lighting up in public, cigarettes continue to be a major health problem and not just for older generations. He called for a total ban on cigarettes on the eve of No Smoking Day.
Mr Banerjee said he is even [...]
Spain postpones anti-smoking ban in search of consensus
Madrid – The Spanish government has postponed a parliamentary debate on tougher anti-smoking legislation in the hope of mustering more support for the controversial plan, sources of the Health Ministry said Monday. The government had intended to present the law during the Spanish European Union presidency in the first half of this year, but may [...]
Smoking ban makes good sense
Smoking has been recognised as a serious medical problem and, in the last 40 years, has been linked irrefutably to many serious diseases of various tissues, including cancer, heart disease, gangrene of lower limbs, stroke and lung disease. Cigarette smoking also increases the complications of diabetes and hypertension.
Tobacco use is the second leading cause of [...]
Health Department bans staff smoke breaks
A ban on federal Health Department employees taking cigarette breaks has been criticised as a heavy-handed measure that may be difficult to legally enforce.
From February 1, employees will be banned from smoking during work hours or ”when representing the department in any capacity”, according to a memo sent to staff at Christmas.
Staff will be permitted [...]
Widener University set to institute smoking ban
Widener University, as of July 1, will become the first four-year college in the Philadelphia area to change policy by banning smoking and use of other tobacco products on its campuses – indoors and out.
The ban at the Chester-based school was recommended by a committee of faculty, staff, and students concerned about the effects of [...]
Exemptions to smoking ban put health at risk
Tennessee, if you haven’t already heard, has the fourth-highest rate of lung cancer in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and almost 10,000 people in Tennessee die from smoking-related causes each year.
That’s way too many, and that is exactly why state lawmakers should extend a ban on smoking to places [...]
South Korea to ban smoking in public places from 2011
SEOUL: South Korea will move to ban smoking in public places, both indoor and outdoor, from 2011 in a bid to reduce the country’s smoking rate, the health ministry said Wednesday.
According to the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, the government is aiming at bringing down the nation’s smoking rate from 47 percent at [...]
Free tobacco cessation seminar
Free tobacco cessation seminar Tuesday in Kennewick
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center and Tobacco Free Benton-Franklin Counties will provide a free tobacco cessation seminar at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The seminar will provide tips for quitting tobacco use and information on withdrawal symptoms and how to use nicotine replacement products.
The 90-minute seminar will be in the Wellness Center [...]
Smoking ban puts bad air outside
ATHENS, Ga. — 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.
Nonsmoking diners and imbibers sitting in outdoor patios or sidewalk seating areas connected to the bars or restaurants are picking up doses of secondhand [...]
Healthy lifestyle ‘contract’ for fertility patients
Eligible patients will be required to sign up to a health and lifestyle improvement programme including stop smoking, not drinking and losing weight if necessary before they embark on IVF treatment.
In return the Bridge clinic in central London is offering a fixed price package of treatment including optional acupuncture and a second free cycle of [...]
Local group seeks support for smoking ban in public places
With the passage of a smoking ban for most public places in St. Louis and St. Louis County, a local group wants to find out if there is support for a similar ban in Cape Girardeau.
The Breathe Easy Cape Girardeau coalition has a website detailing its goals of eliminating smoking in public places. The website [...]
University of Montana proposes campus tobacco ban
MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it’s enforced.
The Associated Students of the University of Montana Senate endorsed the ban and President George Dennison recently sent an e-mail informing faculty, staff and students [...]
A smoking ban on Charlotte’s Elizabeth Avenue?
The Charlotte City legal department is looking into whether the city would be able to ban smoking on a public sidewalk. WFAE’s Simone Orendain has more.
Central Piedmont Community College President Tony Zeiss made the inquiry to the city attorney’s office this summer. That was before the CPCC board agreed that the campus would go tobacco-free [...]
NDSU student government reaffirms support for campus-wide smoking ban
The student government at North Dakota State University reaffirmed its support Sunday night for a smoking ban on campus.
Students voted for a campuswide smoking ban last spring, with 62 percent favoring a ban. The election had nearly 3,900 students participating, a record for NDSU student elections.
NDSU staff and faculty will soon be polled on their [...]
