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Berry Hills Country Club, WV Has Gone 100-percent Smoke-Free [10/31/07-11]

Babies Could be Saved by Anti-Smoking Help [10/31/07-10]

Syracuse, NY: Mall Smokers See Harsh Future [10/31/07-9]

Smokers in South Australia Must Butt Out Tonight [10/31/07-8]

No Butts About It: Non-Smokers Get Lung Cancer [10/31/07-7]

A Legendary Lighter Maker Zippo has Diversified its Business After 75 Years with a Goal of Making 50% of its Products Nonsmoking Items [10/31/07-6]

Australian Heart Foundation is Pushing for Blanket Ban on Smoking Promotion [10/31/07-5]

Smoking Doesn't Keep Fat Off [10/31/07-4]

West Valley City, UT Bans Smoking in Public Places [10/31/07-3]

Call for Action of Pregnant Smokers [10/31/07-2]

Belmont, CA: Anti-Smoking Capital of USA [10/31/07-1]

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EU Calls for Smoking Ban by 2008 [10/30/07-11]

Smoke Ban is Good for Bars [10/30/07-10]

Spirit of Smoking Ban 'Flouted' by Bar Promotions [10/30/07-9]

Britain's Experts Look at How to Reduce Smoking [10/30/07-8]

Berkely, NJ School Chief Backs Governor's Anti-Smoking Initiative [10/30/07-7]

First Ticket Issued in Rochester [MN] Under New State Smoking Ban [10/30/07-6]

McKinney's [TX] Smoking Ordinance Takes Effect on New Year's Day [10/30/07-5]

Swedes Smoke and Drink Less [10/30/07-4]

Teen Smokers Prompt Complaints [NY] [10/30/07-3]

UK Smoking Ban Hits Imperial's Cigarette Sales [10/30/07-2]

Statewide[WI] Smoking Ban Stalls in Senate [10/30/07-1]

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Floridians Head Back to Court for Big Tobacco Fight [10/29/07-12]

Teenage Smokers at Risk of Depression, Alcohol Abuse and Drug Use [10/29/07-11]

Marlboro Maker Philip Morris Seeks Safer Products [10/29/07-10]

Poll: Pubs Want Smoking Ban to Stay [10/29/07-9]

Young Students in Hillsborough, CA Launch Anti-Smoking Campaign [10/29/07-8]

Research Shows Teens Starting Smoking to Drop Pounds [10/29/07-7]

Smokers Cornered (India) [10/29/07-6]

Smokers in Japan will Carry Cards [10/29/07-5]

Switch Off Brain to Cure Smoking? [10/29/07-4]

Smoking 'Raises Psoriasis Risk' [10/29/07-3]

9 out of 10 SIDS Deaths Linked to Smoking [10/29/06-2]

Smokers Who Toss Butts are Litterbugs [10/29/07-1]

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ERA Says Tobacco Companies in Nigeria Don't Deserve Tax Waivers [10/26/07-10]

Erie County, PA Needs Authority for Stricter Smoking Ban [10/26/07-9]

Smokers, Irrational Like Animals, Says Malaysian Cleric [WashPost] [10/26/07-8]

Busted: Simple Test Can Catch Smokers Who Fib [10/26/07-7]

Smoke Gets In Everyone's Eyes — and Lungs — in China (Voice of America) [10/26/07-6]

'STRONG' Campaign to Battle Rising Number of Singaporean Female Smokers [10/26/07-5]

Stricter Smoking Ban Approved in Rio Rancho, NM [10/26/07-4]

Moline, IL May Increase Smoking Ban [10/26/07-3]

9 out of 10 SIDS Deaths Linked to Smoking [10/26/07-2]

MD May Double Cig Tax to $2/Pack [10/26/07-1]

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SMARTBRIEF: " Marriott Allows Smoking-Policy Exception for Cigar Event" [10/25/07-8]

Smoking Ban's a Real Lifesaver [10/25/07-7]

Research Shows that Smoking Bans Help People Quit [10/25/07-6]

Kansas City Council Member Backs Away From Smoking Ban [10/25/07-5]

EU Parliament Calls for Ban on Workplace Smoking [10/25/07-4]

EU Asked to Study Risks of Tobacco Product [10/25/07-3]

Editorial: Pass Statewide [WI] Ban on Smoking in the Workplace [10/25/07-2]

Marriott is Only "Approximately 100% Smokefree" [10/25/07-1]

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A Concert Venue Has Banned Smokers From Coming Back in After a Quick Puff [10/24/07-7]

Virginia Cities Consider Restaurant Smoking Ban [10/24/07-6]

Burkina-Faso Holds Anti-Smoking Seminar [10/24/07-5]

San Jose Passes Public Smoking Ban [10/24/07-4]

Charge Smokers for Right to Buy Cigarettes [10/24/07-3]

Company to Charge Workers $100-a-Month Tobacco Use Fee [10/24/07-2]

Smokers Would Require Permits - Proposal [10/24/07-1]

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Marriott Gives Ground, But Remains Smoking Hotel Chain [10/23/07-7]

Study: Smoking Doesn't Keep You Slim [10/23/07-6]

Virginia Beach, Norfolk Team up for Smoking Ban [10/23/07-5]

Blood Test Catches Secret Smokers [10/23/07-4]

West Virginia Leads Nation in Pregnant Smokers [10/23/07-3]

Proposed Smoking Ban Set to Burst Shisha Smokers' Bubble [10/23/07-2]

Lagos, Nigeria Burns N2.7 Million on Smokers [10/23/07-1]

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Smokers Should Check Ahead When Traveling [10/22/07-6]

Poll: Two-Thirds of Wyoming Voters Support Statewide Smoking Ban [10/22/07-5]

New Jersey College Passes Campus Wide Smoking Ban [10/22/07-4]

Pearland, TX to Decide on Stronger Smoking Ban [10/22/07-3]

Efforts to Outlaw Smoking Shifts from Public to Private Places [10/22/07-2]

If You Want a Job, Give Up Cigarettes [10/22/07-1]

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Japan Cigarette Vending Machines to Require ID [10/19/07-5]

Smokers Fined for Dropping Butts[UK] [10/19/07-4

Early Deaths From Smoking Will Soon Double, Says Report [10/19/07-3]

Smoke Ban Rebel Faces a Licence Review [UK] [10/19/07-2]

West Valley City, UT Poised to Ban Smoking in Parks [10/19/07-1]

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Oakland Restricts Smoking In Outdoor Areas [10/18/07-8]

Smoking by Mothers Major Factor in SIDS (Cot Deaths) - Should Government Take Steps to Save Infant Lives? [10/18/07-8]

EU Study Highlights Positive Effect of Smoking Ban [10/18/07-7]

UK Smokers to Risk Increased Insurance Premiums [10/18/07-6]

University of Akron, OH Warns Smokers Not to Violate Law [10/18/07-5]

Smokers Smell Bad [10/18/07-4]

Australian Council Imposes Trial Playground Smoking Ban [10/18/07-3]

Milwaukee County Panel OKs Wider Smoking Ban [10/18/07-2]

Chicago Beaches, Parks, Playgrounds May Go Smoke-Free [10/18/07-1]

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ASH PR: Marriott Lying About Permitting Smoking in HotelS [10/17/07-7]

Cancer Society Survey: Nearly Half of Smokers in New Zealand Want Ban on Advertising [10/17/07-6]

Exhibit in Omaha, NE Shows Faces of Tobacco, Photos of Smokers [10/17/07-5]

A Jerusalem Restaurant which Allowed Smoking Loses NIS 2.5m Suit [10/17/07-4]

New Red Cross Director [Hungary] Puts Spotlight on Smoking 10/17/07-3]

Washington Post Supports Higher Fed Tax on Cigs [10/17/07-2]

Ball State University, Muncie, IN to Go Smoke Free in 2008 [10/17/07-1]

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More Embarrassment for the BBC as a TV Presenter Flouts the Smoking Ban [10/16/07-11]

Smokers Tossed Out of Great America [Six Flags] [10/16/07-10]

Microsoft Teams Up With Healthphone to Get Smokers to Quit [10/16/07-9]

Smoking Ban on the University of Maine Campus Considered as Early as Next Year [10/16/07-8]

Kansas Panel to Recommend Statewide Smoking Ban and Tobacco Tax Increase [10/16/07-7]

Sioux Falls City [SD] Council Approves Zoo Smoking Ban [10/16/07-6]

Smoke Free Jackson [Miss.] Calls For Smoking Ban [10/16/07-5]

Ralston [NE] Proposes Smoking Ban [10/16/07-4]

Smoking During Pregnancy Can Cause SIDS [10/16/07-3]

Smoking Ban IN Sioux Falls, S.D Has Broad Support [[10/16/07-2]

Brookhaven [Miss.]Medical Center Set To Ban Smoking [10/16/07-1]

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Smoking Ban Earns Broad Support [10/15/07-10]

If There's Smoke, You're ... Fired [10/15/07-9]

Spouses, Smokers Earning Penalties [10/15/07-8]

Filipino Health Advocates Want Gruesome Photos On Cigarette Packs [10/15/07-7]

Ross, CA Delays Tough Anti-Smoking Law [10/15/07-6]

Quad-Cities Area Colleges Dealing With Smoking on Campuses [10/15/07-5]

Casinos in Patrick's Plan Will be Smoke-Free [10/15/07-4]

Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability in Those with MS [10/15/07-3]

A Welcome Mat for Smokers [WashPost] [10/15/07-2]

Smokers Not Second-Class Citizens [WashPost], But They Have to Grow up - ASH [10/15/07-1]

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Smoking Ban Starts for Homes [10/12/07-8]

Lois Capps - Poisonous in Pink [ 10/12/07-7]

No Smoking in Cars [10/12/07-6]

Governor Signs Anti-Smoking Bill, Vetoes Child Restraint Changes [10/12/07-5]

Landlord First in County Facing Action on Smoking Ban [10/12/07-4]

Swiss Improve Tobacco Control But Lag Behind [10/12/07-3]

MiForum Re: Marriott to Violate Own No-Smoking Policy? [10/12/07-2]

Marriott No-Smoking Policy in Ashes?[10/12/07-1]

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Calif. Bans Smoking in Cars With Kids [10/11/07-11]

Mayor Against Smoke Ban [10/11/07-10]

Pekin, IL: City Prepares for Smoking Ban [10/11/07-9]

Haverford Considers Campus-Wide Smoking Ban [10/11/07-8]

Virginia's Faith Leaders Lobby for Anti-Smoking Legislation [10/11/07-7]

Oneonta, NY: City Looks at Smoke-Free Parks [10/1//07-6]

KC Council Delays Smoking-Ban Consideration [10/11/07-5]

Local Restaurant Owners Do and Don't Support Smoking Ban [10/11/07-4]

Smokers and Litterbugs to be Fined [10/11/07-3]

California Town Approves Ban Making Smoking Illegal in Condos, Apartments [10/11/07-2]

Smoking Ban in City Parks Goes to Council [10/11/07-1]

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Anti-Tobacco Crusaders Boldly Go into Smokers' Homes [10/10/07/8]

Smokers should watch No Smoking , says John [10/10/07-7]

Some Hope Ban Goes Up in Smoke [10/10/07-6]

Bar Owners Leading Drive for a Smoking Ban Petition [10/10/07-5]

Smoking Ban is Official in San Mateo, CA [10/10/07-4]

Smokers Too Lazy to Use Pub Loos [10/10/07-3]

Hospitality Workers Suffer Smokers' Abuse [10/10/07-2]

Council Worker Fined for Smoking in Van...[10/10/07-1]

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ASH Quoted on NASCAR's Change of Heart [10/09/07-13]

Drivers Who Smoke at the Wheel to be Hit with £60 Fine and Three Penalty Points [10/09/07-12]

At Least 22 States Ban Smoking in All Workplaces [10/09/07-11]

A busy September for the Anti-Smoking Campaign in Malta [10/09/07-10]

Cigs Under Fire [10/09/07-9]

Letters: Wisconsin Needs Statewide Workplace Smoking Ban [10/09/07-8]

Smoking Ban Ensures Freedom [10/09/07-7]

Smokers Not Entirely Shunned to Outside [10/09/07-6]

Cigarette Smokers' Heart Risk [10/09/07-5]

Students React to Ban on Smoking [10/09/07-4]

Football's 10 biggest smokers...[10/09/07-3]

Floyd Count, KY, School Smoking Ban Takes Effect [10/09/07/-2]

Group Wants Wichita Businesses Smoke Free [10/9/07-1]
Ban On Irish Shops Tobacco Displays Proposed [10/06/07-11]

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Swiss Smoking Ban on The Way [10/05/07-10]

Smokers Should Be Treated Like Drug Addicts, Say Doctors [10/05/07-9]

Anti-Smoking Groups Seek To Make New Zealand Tobacco-Free By 2017 [10/05/07-8]

KC Councilwoman Seeks Feb. 5 Public Vote on Smoking Ban [10/05/07-7]

Janesville,WI Teens Take Anti-Smoking Message to Capital [10/05/07-6]

China Calls for Less Smoking on TV Shows [10/05/07-5]

Board Clarifies Smoking Ban [10/05/07-4]

INOVA Snuffs Out Smoking On Hospital Chain's Campuses [10/05/07-3]

Report Finds 8 Percent Drop In New York Heart Attacks [10/05/07-2]

Smoking Ban Deserves Support [10/05/07-1]

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Californian Cities Vote on Smoking Ban in Apartments [10/04/07-8]

Majority of Nonsmokers Might Convince Smokers [10/04/07-7]

Smokers Given 'No Hospital Treatment' Warning [10/04/07-6]

One Out of Four Disabled in U.S. are Smokers [10/04/07-5]

Residents Will Take Lead on KC Smoking Ban [10/04/07-4]

Smokers and Oxygen Tanks Do Not Mix [10/04/07-3]

People With Disabilities Smoke More [10/04/07-2]

Monroe County, IN, Proposes Smoking Ban to Extend in Cars When Children are Present [10/04/07-1]

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Bush Vetoes Child Health Plan [10/03/-7-15]

Tobacco Industry Appeal Falls on Deaf Ears at Supreme Court [10/03/07-14]

Tobacco Maker Altria Group, Inc. Paid Lobbyist $160,000 in 2007 [10/03/07-13]

West Virginia Ranks No. 1 in Young Smokers [10/03/07-12]

LA Smokers Face More Restrictions [10/03/07-11]

Dutch Health Insurance Company Provides Cheaper Health Insurance for Non-Smokers [10/03/07-9]

More Funds For Connecticut Anti-Smoking Campaign [10/03/07-8]

Curry County, Colvis, NM, Approves Tougher Smoking Ban [10/03/07-7]

Smoking Ban Re ignites Cessation Efforts [10/03/07-6]

Tennessee Launches Tobacco Quitline in Conjunction With Smoking Ban [10/03/07-5]

England and Wales Research Shows Ban Cuts Smoke Exposure 'by 95%' [10/03/07-4]

Free Lung check For Smokers at York, England Supermarket [10/03/07-3]

When Smoke is Outlawed, Smokers Can Seek Help to Quit [10/03/07-2]

"Broadway Bars in Nashville Given Choice In Smoking Ban" [10/03/07-1]

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Local Agencies Are Having Hard Time Enforcing Smoking Ban [10/02/07-15]

Smoking Deaths Fall as Ban Hits Six Months [10/02/07-14]

Smoking Ban a Breath of Fresh Air For Many [10/02/07-13]

Smoke Ban Hailed a Success [10/02/07/12]

Senate Committee To Vote On Statewide Smoking Ban [10/02/07-11]

First Puff Can Turn Kids Into Smokers: Study [10/02/07-10]

Smokers Targeted in New Highway Code [10/02/07-9]

Air Clears at Bars in Minnesota [10/02/07-8]

Yakima, WA Anti-Smoking Efforts Win Statewide Acclaims [10/02/07-7]

Grand Rapids' Anti-Smoking Ordinance Begins [10/02/07-6]

Just 3 Fines Since Smoke Ban Came In [10/02/07-5]

Non Smoking Employees Losing Jobs Because of New Smoking Ban [10/02/07-4]

Health Experts Say Smokers Need a Cigarette Break -- Permanently [10/02/07-3]

Smokers Face Fines in Beverly Hills [10/02/07-2]

More Australians Quit Smoking After Bans [10/02/07-1]

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Supreme Court Rejects Tobacco Case [10/01/07-24]

Smoke Ban Has Some Leeway [10/01/07-23]

A Ten Years Old Anti-Smoking Message Wins Prize [10/01/07-22]

Youths to Make Anti-Smoking Films [10/01/07-21]

Smoke Ban Boosts Music Quality [10/01/07-20]

The Economist: Smoke Signals [10/01/07-19]

Get Tough Call Over New Age Limit on Sale of Cigarettes ]10/01/07-18]

Controversy Surrounds Sugar Land's(TX) Smoking Ban [10/01/07-17]

Doctors Applaud Smoke Ban [10/01/07-16]

Bergen Community College Plans Total Campus Smoking Ban [10/01/07-15]

Surfside Smoking Ban Kicks in Monday [10/01/07-14]

Our view: New Ban May Help Smokers Kick Habit [10/01/07-13]

Smoking Ban Goes Beyond Bars [10/01/07-12]

Smoking Near Kids Deserves Ban [10/01/07-11]

Nicotine Patch Demand Overwhelms State's Anti-Smoking Program [10/01/07-10]

Utah Snuffing Smoking [10/01/07-9]

British Caledonia Will Hold Anti-Smoking Celebration Monday October 1st [10/01/07-8]

New Law Hopes to Stub Out England's Under Age Smokers [10/01/07-7]

Oklahoma Tied for Third Highest Rate of Smokers [10/01/07-6]

Nashville Parks Board Considers Ban on Smoking Near Playgrounds [10/01/07-5]

Hospitalization Down 1 Year After Smoke Ban [10/02/07-4]

Jeff Reinartz: Ex-Smokers Are Growing Bloc [10/01/07-3]

Ad Campaign About New Smokers Law [10/01/07-3]

Hessen Smoking Ban Goes in Effect Monday [10/01/07-2]

Edmonton's Strict Smoking Ban [10/01/07-1]