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Lawmakers OK $1 per pack cigarette tax hike

The Utah Legislature has given final approval to a $1 per pack increase to the state’s cigarette tax, sending the measure to Gov. Gary Herbert, whose opposition to a tax increase this session will be tested.
Sen. Allen Christensen, R-Ogden, who has been fighting for years to raise Utah’s cigarette tax, said he can’t speak [...]

Raising Tobacco Taxes is Dumb

Isn’t it interesting how every time a state government is in fiscal trouble that the first thing they decide to do is to raise taxes on the sale of tobacco? Somehow, legislators have it in their heads that the only people who might be upset by raising the cost of tobacco are smokers. [...]

Health officials push for cigarette tax

SOUTH CAROLINA, SC – The South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative, a group of public health organizations across the state, are working to reduce the toll of tobacco in South Carolina. On Wednesday they will hold a news conference to talk about their efforts to raise the state cigarette tax and the importance of dedicating funds to [...]

Heath Ministry Urges NGOs To Educate Youth On Hazards Of Tobacco

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has urged the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), Coalition of NGOs in Tobacco Control (CNTC), and the Media Alliance in Tobacco Control (MATCO), to educate the youth on the hazardous effects of tobacco use and exposure, to sensitise the public and other stakeholders on the previsions of the Tobacco Control [...]

WUSTL campuses to become tobacco-free in July 2010

Under the University’s tobacco-free initiative, smoking and tobacco use will be prohibited in University-owned and -managed properties beginning July 1, 2010.Research shows tobacco use constitutes a significant health hazard.

With this initiative, the University continues its tradition of being a leader on important social and health issues, and of translating knowledge gained through research into practice.
To [...]

Smokers flout anti-smoking bylaw

Many local residents were still seen puffing away on their favorite cigarettes in malls and other public areas as the Surabaya municipal administration started enforcing the bylaw against smoking in public places on Thursday.
Budi, a shopper at a mall, said Thursday he was unaware such an ordinance had been enacted last year in Surabaya.
Nor did [...]

Smoking Out the Smoking

Anna Benitez, owner of El Pueblo Mexican and Spanish Restaurant in Burke, has been ahead of the curve for seven years, and is proud of it. The entire time she has owned the restaurant, it has been smoke-free, providing a safe and healthy environment for all families seeking good times and great food.
Now, as Gov. [...]

Reason Not To Raise Tobacco Taxes

Smokers have become a favorite target of many legislators across the country. Some policymakers seem to think taxing smokers is a win-win way to curb smoking and raise revenue, without hurting the economy. In practice, however, these taxes create more budget problems than they solve. As the tobacco tax revenue stream falls [...]

Hope to reduce number of Wisconsin smokers

When she started smoking in the 1970s, cigarettes cost about 50 cents a pack.
But after the federal tax jumped from 39 cents to $1.01 on April 1, Deb Nachtigal decided $5.30 a pack was just too much for her Old Golds.
So she set up a plan, asked her doctor for a nicotine patch and after [...]

Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes

Even a little bit of poison in the air — the smoke from a couple of cigarettes, traces of carbon monoxide from auto exhaust — can do a lot more damage to the heart and lungs than most people think, two new studies show.
One study finds that the biggest increase in the risk of cardiovascular [...]

Smoking May Worsen Malnutrition In Developing Nations

A new study finds that smokers in rural Indonesia finance their habit by dipping into the family food budget—which ultimately results in poorer nutrition for their children. The findings suggest that the costs of smoking in the developing world go well beyond the immediate health risks, according to authors Steven Block and Patrick Webb of [...]

Does your teenager smoke and drink?

By Sonya Bell
More than a quarter of South African teenagers have “lots” of friends who are smoking and drinking – increasing the risk that more youngsters will take part in this dangerous behaviour.
The finding is from TNS Research Surveys, which interviewed 1 000 South African teenagers ranging in age from 13 to 19 years, from [...]

15 Recommended Tips to Prevent and Overcome Back Pain

Lower back pain is a problem of bones and muscle, affects the back muscles in the low back. Back pain causes depression, disturbed sleep, impaired balance, and a withdrawal from the pleasurable activities of life.
Back pain is a common problem which affects many of us at certain times in our lives. About 60 to 90percent [...]

Curbing younger smokers

THE screws against smoking – particularly among the younger set – are to be tightened further.
The Health Promotion Board (HPB) and the Health Sciences Authority have drawn up proposed measures to discourage smoking and tobacco addiction among them.
These range from heavier fines for underage smoking and giving the Health Minister the clout to ban [...]