Calif. town declares outdoors ’smoke-free’
New Kerala - CALABASAS, Calif.: An ordinance took effect Friday in a California town that bans smoking from many outdoor areas. In Calabasas, smokers will not be able to light up on sidewalks, in parks, outdoor businesses, restaurant patios and common areas of
BG needs stricter smoking bans
BG News - This spring break I headed to Connecticut to visit a friend, and for those of you that haven’t been there, it’s pretty nice. The beach is always nearby, Boston and New York City are within a two-hour drive and the Appalachian Mountains create a more
Program fights smoking
Cincinnati Enquirer - FRANKFORT - Nearly 25 percent of middle school students and 44 percent of high school students in Kentucky use some form of tobacco, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Some local organizations want to shrink those numbers. A
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Nashville City Paper - Two bills one that would ban smoking in some restaurants and the other that would give local governments the authority to do so were effectively killed Tuesday in a House panel s votes. Who are we to tell somebody that owns his business
Smokefree Groups salute Ministry of Health
Scoop - Smokefree Groups salute Ministry of Health s success in the courts Smokefree groups in New Zealand are applauding the Ministry of Health on the successful prosecutions of publicans and companies breaching the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990. It
Study of pub air quality finds smoking bans work
CTV - TORONTO Take a deep breath and smell the clover this St. Patrick’s Day: a study of indoor air quality at Irish pubs around the world has found smoking bans work. Researchers with the Harvard-led study tested air quality by measuring tiny
Smoking ban killed, but smokers could be slowly killing you
Free Lance-Star - As expected, the ban to limit smoking in public places in Virginia was killed in committee last month [”Senator smoking over vote,” Feb. 25]. Ireland, England, Norway, New Zealand, Sweden, and Italy do not allow smoking in public areas. In the U.S
Book updates autism stories
Pioneer Press - Families that in-clude a child with autism or Asperger’s likely will connect with the 12 families chronicled in a new book by Steven Gutstein, a nationally respected expert on autism who wrote “Autism/Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle