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  February 2008 News Items

 More Australian Jurisdictions Seek to Block Car Smoking [02/28/08-10]

Movie Smoking More Common Than in Real Life [02/28/08-9]

SEE: Ad Says Don't Smoke Around Kids [02/28/08-8]

Mexico Legislature Clamps Down on Public Smoking [02/28/08-7]

Uganda Court Upholds Smoking Ban [02/28/07-6]

Big Tobacco Plays With Children's Lives [02/28/08-5]

New Zealand Now Has Graphic Cig Warnings [02/28/08-4]

Cig Sales Drop in England Following Smoking Ban [02/28/08-3]

Lung Diseases Soaring Among Women From Smoking [02/28/08-2]

Smoking While Pregnant Risks Both Mother and Child [02/28/08-1]
Teen Tobacco Use Linked to Trauma [02/27/08-11]

Philip Morris Devises Devious Cig [02/27/08-10]

Smoking Causes Impotence in Young Men [02/27/08-9]

Increased Cig Tax Cuts Smoking [02/27/08-8]

Smoking Causes Cancer in Japanese Nonsmokers [02/27/08-7]

Smoking Linked to Lose of Sight [02/27/08-6]

Mexico Moves to Ban Smoking, Curb Cig Ads [02/27/08-5]

Smoking Bans in Europe Reducing Heart Attacks [02/27-08-4]

Smoking Declines Among High School Students [02/27/08-3]

Governor Signs OH Comprehensive Ban [02/27/08-2]

Cyclist Lance Armstrong Endorses WI Smoking Ban Proposal [02/27/08-1]
Supreme Court Rebuffs Big Tobacco on Law Suits [02/26/08-13]

Mexico City to Have Smoking Ban [02/26/08-12]

READ: NE Supreme Court Denies Smoke-Ban Waiver to Pool Hall [02/26/08-11]

Universities Asked Not to Hire Smokers [02/26/08-10]

Big Tobacco Linked to Criminal Organizations [02/26/08-9]

Smoking Has Negative Impact on Productivity [02/26/08-8]

Heart Disease Drops in France After Smoking Ban [02/26/08-7]

Smoking Linked to Anxiety and Depression [02/26/08-6]

MD May Ban Smoking in Cars When Kids are Present [02/26/08-5]

IO Moves Closer to Public Smoking Ban [02/26/08-4]

Old Age Blindness Linked to Smoking [02/26/08-3]

Beijing Dreaming of Smokefree Olympic Games [02/26/08-2]

Bans on Smoking to Protect Kids Catches On [02/26/08-1]
"Geneva to Ban Smoking and Dangerous Dogs" [02/25/09-9]

Critics Attack "Starter Smokes" [02/25/08-8]

ASH (Scotland): Mental Health and Tobacco Report [02/25/08-7]

Insidious New Generation of Tobacco Products [02/25/08-6]

Fruit-Flavored Pink Cigs Promoted to Girls [02/25/08-5]

Free Cig Pack Giveaways on Hold by RJR [02/25/08-4]

Chinese Urged to Report Family Members Who Violate Smoking Ban [02/25/08-3]

Firefighters Protected From Smoke When Visiting Residents' Homes [02/25/08-2]

UT House Changes Tax on Smokeless Tobacco [02/25/08-1]
NewsRx on ASH's Ideas to Strengthen Smoker Licensing Proposal [02/22/08-10]

Illegal Smoker Draws Gun, Then Arrested [02/22/08-9]

$250/Cig - Hotels Crack Down on Smokers [02/22/08-8]

TX AG Says Smoking at Lotteries Probably Violates ADA [02/22/08-7]

But TX Lottery Board Refuses to Ban Smoking [02/22/08-6]

Smoking Can Interfere With Sleep [02/22/08-5]

AL Moves Towards Smoking Ban [02/22/08-4]

SEE What Smoking Does to Your Face [02/22/08-3]

IA House Moves to Ban Smoking [02/22/08-2]

Still Another CA Beach Bans Smoking [02/22/08-1]
Supreme Court Strikes Down Law to Protect Teens [02/21/08-13]

Smoke Caused Nonsmoking Worker's Cancer [02/21/08-12]

Teens Can Be Addicted After One Smoke [02/21/08-11]

Bethany Beach in DE May Ban Smoking [02/21/08-10]

Cancer Rates Down, Smoking Cessation Credited [02/21/08-9]

IA House Approves Broad Smoking Ban [02/21/08-8]

Trauma Can Trigger Smoking in Kids [02/21/08-7]

Pregnant Women Will Have Smoking Breath Tests [02/21/08-6]

NY Times on Global Tobacco Threat [02/21/08-5]

New Bill Targets Cig Marketing Tactic [02/21/08-4]

Smoking Causes Permanent Genetic Damage [02/21/08-3]

Nicotine Addiction and Problems With Quitting [02/21/08-2]

Pediatricians Want Smoking Movies Rated "R" [02/20/08-1]
Supreme Court Backs Smokers [02/20/08-11]

Health Commissioner Urges MDs to Stop Killing Smokers Through Their Silence and Inaction [02/20/08-10]

NY Wants Smoking Movies Rated "R" [02/20/08-9

Smoking Triggers Birth Defects [02/20/08-8]

Oral Tobacco Addictive and Hazardous - EU Panel [02/20/08-7]

Smoking Ban Cleans KY Air [02/20/08-6]

College Students Study Abroad - Take Up Smoking [02/20/08-5]

Big Tobacco Scamming College Students [02/20/08-4]

Secondhand Smoking Kills Young Healthy Waitress in 15 Minutes [02/20/08-3]

Isreal's Knesset Bans Smoking in Many Places [02/20/08-2]

Smoking Doubles Premature Death Risk in Older Men [02/20/08-1]
ASH HELPED: WHO to Seek Anti-Tobacco-Smuggling Treaty [02/19/08-11]

Hotel Puts Bounty on Smokers [02/19/08-10]

NY Moving on Cig Taxes [02/19/08-9]

Smoking Ban Increases Restaurant Patronage in MD [02/19/08-8]

Bar Patrons in Finland Accept/Like Smoking Ban [02/19/08-7]

Australians Move to Extend Smoking Bans [02/19/08-6]

MS Considers Big Increase in Cig Tax [02/19/08-5]

UAE Requires Tougher Health Warnings [02/19/08-4]

DEBATE: Should Doctors Advocate Smokeless Tobacco Use? [02/19-08-3]

Saudi Antismoking Campaign Successful [02/19/08-2]

New Zealand Considers Total Ban on Tobacco Displays [02/19/08-1]
ASH Supports British Proposal for Smoker License [02/18/08-8]

India's "Smoking Epidemic" Kills a Million Annually [02/18/08-7]

Can "Tobacco Monologues" Skirt Smoking Ban? [02/18/08-6]

Findings Link Opiate and Nicotine Addiction [02/18/08-5]

Smoking Linked to Heart Attack in 50's [02/18/08-4]

New Keys to Long Live Include Not Smoking [02/18/08-3]

Cig Ads Back in Canadian Magazines [02/18/08-2]

See Lots of Old Misleading Cig Ads [02/18/08-1]
Italian Smoking Ban Cut Heart Attacks [02/15/08-9]

More Swiss Cantons Ban Public Smoking [02/15/08-8]

Smoking By Indian Women Slashes Life Expectancy [02/15/08-7]

FCTC Negotiations to Control Buttlegging [02/15/08-6]

Big Tobacco Spends Big Opposing Tobacco Control in IL [02/15/08-5]

NE Smoking Ban Moves Closer to Passage [02/15/08-4]

Toronto Docs Seek Car Smoking Ban For kids [02/15/08-3]

VA House Snuffs Out Smoking Ban Bill - 4th Year [02/15/08-2]

"I Love NY" Now "Killer Logo" [02/15/08-1]
Stoke Valentine's Fire - Don't Light Up [02/14/08-6]

GA Voters Want Higher Cig Taxes [02/14/08-5]

Sheraton to Ban All Smoking [02/14/08-4]

Smoking Kills 1 Million Indians Annually [02/14/08-3]

Big Tobacco Bribed "Independent" Researchers/Spokesmen [02/14/08-2]

Passive Smoking Caused Cancer, Judge Rules [02/14/08-1]
British Columbia Moves to Ban Smoking in Cars [02/13/08-7]

Salt Lake City Bans Most Outdoor Smoking [02/13/08-6]

CO to Ban Tobacco Possession by Minors [02/13/08-5]

Proving That It's Not Junk Science [02/13/08-4]

Organized Crime Involved in Buttlegging [02/13/08-3]

Big Tobacco Fights Smoking Ban and Tax in IL [02/13/08-2]

Huge Punitive Damage Award Affirmed Against Big Tobacco [02/13/08-1]
ASH PR: States May Soon Warn About Smoker Medical Malpractice Law Suits [02/12/08-12]

Controversy Over UCLA Taking Cash from Big Tobacco [02/12/08-11]

Outdoor Cig Ad Ban Sought in Philippines [02/12/08-10]

FCA (w/ ASH) Bulletin on Intl Smuggling Conference, Day 1 [02/12/08-9]

Why Universities Should Say No to Tobacco Money [02/12/08-8]

VIEW Some Antismoking Videos [02/12/08-7]

Reminder: Smoking Causes Many Diseases [02/12/08-6]

Smoking Can Extinguish Sleep [02/12/08-5]

Waitress Death From Tobacco Smoke Documented [02/12/08-4]

Sheraton Hotels Go Smokefree [02/12/08-3]

Heart Attacks Drop in Italy After Smoking Ban [02/12/08-2]

WHO Begins Crackdown on Buttlegging [02/12/08-1]
Florida Residents Suing Big Tobacco [02/11/08-6]

Smoking Increasingly Banned in Apartments [02/11/08-5]

Tobacco, An Inconvenient Weed? [02/11/08-4]

Filtrim Supposed to Help Smokers Quit [02/11/08-3]

Smoking Ban in Effect in Thailand [02/11/08-2]

French Cafes Are Now Smokefree [02/11/08-1]
WHO Plans Global Fight Against Smoking [02/08/08-8]

Smoking to Kill 1 BILLION This Century [02/08/08-7]

IA Moves Towards Comprehensive Smoking Ban [02/08/08-6]

Police Prepare to Arrest Smoke Ban Violators in Thailand [02/08/08-5]

Canadians Moving to Protect Kids from Smoke [02/08/08-4]

Smoking Ban at Psychiatric Hospital Very Successful [02/08/08-3]

Austrians Want "Humane" or "Radical" Ban [02/08/08-2]

VA House Rejects Smoking Ban Bills [02/08/08-1]
ASH PR: Mentally Ill Die Much Too Early -- New Push to Ban Smoking, a Major Factor, in Mental Health Facilities [02/07/08-10]

Tackling Smoking in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [02/07/08-9]

Germany Calls for Month of Abstinence [02/07/08-8]

VA Takes Major Step Towards Smoking Ban [02/07/08-7]

Smoking Banned in Muslim Holy Cities - Fatwas Declare It Haram (Prohibited) [02/07/08-6]

NE Courts Hear Case About Tobacco Settlement Enforcement [02/07/08-5]

Activists Oppose Snack-Sized "Intense" Cig [02/07/08-4]

Smokers Told to Quit to be Fit [02/07/08-3]

Man Who Lost Voice to Smoking Now Speaks Against It [02/07/08-2]

Ads For Smokeless Tobacco Reach Many Kids [02/07/08-1]
ASH Pushes VA Smoking Ban [02/06/08-11]

ASH PR: Tobacco Smoke Kills Nitendoes Too [02/06/08-10]

Suicide Strongly Associated With Smoking [02/06/08-9]

Secondhand Smoke Can Kill Nintendos [02/06/08-8]

Quitting Saved Life of Actress [02/06/08-7]

Family Members Influence Kid's Smoking [02/06/08-8]

Smoking Causes Severe Sleep Problems [02/06/08-5]

Dodge City Bans Public Smoking - With Twist [02/06/08-4]

Hawaii to Ticket Smoking Bars [02/06/08-3]

Smoking Ban Helps Many in IL [02/06/08-2]

Paper Backs Smoking Ban for KS [01/06/08-1]
PLAY VIDEO: Watch Lungs Soak Up Tar [02/05/08-10]

Little Leagues in MO May Ban Smoking [02/05/08-9]

VFW in VT Ordered to Ban Smoking [02/05/08-8]

U of Iowa Going Smokefree [02/05/08-7]

Cig Maker Sued Over Fatal Fire [02/05/08-6]

Global Antismoking Campaign for Children [02/05/08-5]

Cologne Suspends Smoking Ban [02/05/08-4]

Universities Banning Tobacco Money [02/05/08-3]

NY Docs Asked to Urge Smokers to Quit [02/05/08-2]

Antismoking Ad on Super Bowl [02/05/08-1]
How Smoking Around Pregnant Mom Could Kill Child [02/04/08-7]

Voters Want Ban on Restaurant Smoking in Geneva [02/04/08-6]

Australia May Ban Smoking When Kids Are in Car [02/04/08-5]

TN May Ban Smoking in Cars to Protect Kids [02/04/08-4]

Bristol Motor Speedway in TN Restricts Smoking [02/04/08-3]

Smokers Get the Boot in MD [02/04/08-2]

Truck Cabs Considered No-Smoking Workplaces [02/04/08-1]
Restaurants in MD Try to Remove Stink of Cigs [02/01/08-12]

Philip Morris' Devious New Cigarette [02/01/08-11]

ASH Ireland Pushing Car Smoking Ban [02/01/08-10]

MD Comprehensive Smoking Ban Effective Today [02/01/08-9]

Troublesome Smokers Causing Problems {02/01/08-8]

South Korea Slashes Smoking [02/01/08-7]

Using ADA to Ban Smoking in VA [02/01/08-6]

Tobacco State (VA) Weighs Smoking Ban [02/01/08-5]

KS May Ban Smoking County by County [02/01/08-4]

UK Smoking Ban Causes 28% Increase in Quit Rate [02/01/08-3]

Groups Want Earlier Smoking Ban in WI [02/01/08-2]

Delhi to Punish Those Who Smoke on Campus [02/01/08-1]


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