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U.S. reporter, cameraman wounded in Iraq  International Herald Tribune - Jan 30 5:32 AM Bob Woodruff, co-anchor of the nightly news on ABC, and a cameraman were hurt when a bomb exploded near the Iraqi military vehicle carrying them.Save to My Web
Lung Cancer Hits Certain Races Harder  KXAN 36 Austin - Jan 26 12:14 AM […]

Calif. says secondhand smoke a pollutantMSNBC - SACRAMENTO - California became the first state to declare secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant Thursday, citing its link to breast cancer. Experts said the decision may have more impact worldwide than it does in the largely smoke-free state. The
Biomira Arranges US$16.1M Financing Stockhouse Canada […]

Benefit to aid ailing teen Albany Times Union, NY - Jan 10, 2006 Wells of Mechanicville. Three years ago, at 16, Wells was diagnosed with a rare disease called peritoneal mesothelioma. Since that
The Precautionary Principle Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Jan 10, 2006 It has also been estimated that there are […]

Smoking ban could help 700,000 beat habit 24dash.com, UK - Jan 23, 2006 few weeks. Asthma UK said it was particularly concerned about the effects of second-hand smoke on people with asthma. Donna Covey
Debate still smolders with smoking ban Grand Junction Sentinel, CO - Jan 21, 2006 City Council approved the ban […]

Tanya Segelov: Save our rescue workers: map asbestos sites Advertiser Adelaide, Australia - Jan 19, 2006 subject to strict regulations. But SA also has the highest rate of mesothelioma per capita in the world. This makes it imperative
Stirring stories from 2005 Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Jan 2, 2006 Harris, 62, of […]

NJ’s Smoking Ban Could Be One Step Away From RealityKYW News radio - The New Jersey assembly Monday is expected to vote on a bill prohibiting smoking in most indoor public places. The state senate approved the measure last month. It s sponsored by Senator John Adler of Cherry Hill: […]

Tommy G. Thompson, Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Yahoo! News (press release) - Jan 9, 2006 administered to over 850 patients with a variety of solid tumors, and is currently being evaluated in a Phase IIIb trial for malignant mesothelioma (MM) and a
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Croatian President: Rugova’s Death Deprives Kosovo of Wise LeaderSofia News Agency - Text of Croatia’s President statement on Rugova’s death as published by the Croatian news agency HINA The death of President Ibrahim Rugova has deprived Kosovo and Kosovo Albanians of a political leader whose political wisdom and composure would
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Educator Faye Webb reportedly is gravely illCorpus Christi Caller - Longtime local educator Faye Webb, recently honored by the Corpus Christi Independent School District by having a school dedicated in her name, is gravely ill, family and friends said Thursday. Webb, principal of Shaw Elementary, has battled various
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Warming up to this old house Wednesday Journal, IL - Jan 17, 2006 crush the children in their beds? Could the glass shingles on the back porch be giving us all Mesothelioma? For a while, I wonder
Officials to test soil at homes for asbestos Trenton Times, NJ - Dec 30, 2005 was […]

Educator Faye Webb reportedly is gravely illCorpus Christi Caller - Longtime local educator Faye Webb, recently honored by the Corpus Christi Independent School District by having a school dedicated in her name, is gravely ill, family and friends said Thursday. Webb, principal of Shaw Elementary, has battled various
Stirring stories from 2005Philadelphia Inquirer […]

Smoking in Canadian homes, cars highly forbidden: survey  CBC News - Jan 12 2:54 PM An overwhelming number of Canadians forbid smoking in their homes and cars, a new study suggests.Save to My Web
Firsthand look at second-hand smoke  The Enid News & Eagle - Jan 05 9:18 PM Just two more months. Thats all the time Oklahomans […]

FARMINGTON Hospital, network win major award Central Maine Morning Sentinel, ME - Jan 18, 2006 in 2003, the community has seen over a 20 percent decline in smoking during pregnancy and postpartum as well as a drop in second-hand smoke exposure in the home
Most Canadian homes now smoke-free, poll finds National Post, Canada - […]

Health Tip: Some Risk to Indoor PoolsABC News - Select a Health Topic ADD & ADHD Allergy Alternative Medicine Alzheimer’s Disease Arthritis Asthma Body Aches and Pains Breast Cancer Cancer Awareness Cardio Health Children’s Health Colon Cancer Contraception COPD/Emphysema Dental Health Diabetes
UK regulation hampers medical research, report saysABC News - LONDON (Reuters) […]

Stirring stories from 2005 Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Jan 2, 2006 Harris, 62, of Gibbsboro, Camden County, has mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the lining of his chest, caused by a lifetime of working with asbestos.
First US Jury Verdict Linking Asbestos From Welding Rods to PR Newswire (press release), NY - […]

Hiroshima Jazz Band Booked for Fontana Event  [Press Release] PR Web - Jan 05 12:41 AM Fontana, Ca. Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren created the event to highlight the cultural diversity of the area. [PRWEB Jan 5, 2006]Save to My Web
Scott Schroeder Of AllTerraSkates Chosen for the ABC American Inventor Round Two  [Press Release] PR Web - Dec 29 12:17 AM AllTerraSSkates Full Suspension Skates […]

Letters to the editor  Snowmass Village Sun - Jan 04 12:17 AM This Christmas has been a sad time for me for a number of reasons. One of which is about the Snowmass Chapel. Until I left home after college, Christmas Eve in our house was the time for celebration. Church was at 6:30 p.m., followed by […]

Our sense of security, safety was shaken in ‘05Daily Yomiuri On-Line - It was a year when our sense of security and safety in our daily life, which we had taken for granted, was greatly shaken. We wonder whether some unexpected changes may have taken place in the foundations for people’s confidence that implicitly […]

NJ strippers protest indoor smoking ban San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 16 hours ago The strippers and their supporters said they oppose the ban, which is designed to protect employees and customers from second-hand smoke, because it will hurt
Second-Hand Smoke Significantly Increases the Risk of Age-Related Newsinferno.com, NY - Dec […]

Smoke-Free Places Act Central Peace Signal, Canada - Jan 9, 2006 Jan. 1, 2006. It sets a minimum standard for all of Alberta, and protects minors from exposure to second-hand smoke. Existing smoke
Second-hand smoke hits genetically susceptible kids harder EurekAlert (press release), DC - Dec 15, 2005 When US children who possess a variant […]

Smoke ban battle not over  Trentonian - Jan 09 4:57 AM Today, at some point, the legislature will have no doubt passed the bill making New Jersey the 11th state in the nation to have smoke-free workplaces.Save to My Web
Smoking ban challenged  Wapakoneta Daily News - Dec 30 1:19 PM Opponents to a state-wide smoking ban announced […]