Government fails on house burglary promise
Scoop - Figures from the study “Reducing exposure to second hand smoke” show that 82 per cent of respondents approve of the total smoking ban up from 74 per cent in 2005 and 61 per cent in 2004. See Growing support for smoking ban MORE POLITICAL
Hospital Marks First Day as Smoke Free Campus
Wayne Independent - The health dangers of using tobacco or being exposed to second hand smoke are indisputable. This is the right thing to do. We’re here for your heath! Hoff was introduced by Lisa Champeau, Public Relations Manager. The County Commissioners earlier
Bars exempt from Fishers smoking ban
Indianapolis Star - Nasser Hanna of Fishers, an oncologist, urged the most restrictive smoking ban as a step toward saving lives lost to lung and other cancers due to smoking and second-hand smoke. I think the cancer community is opposed to an ordinance that is
Triangle hospitals to ban tobacco from campuses
Triangle Business Journal - At a time when the surgeon general has reported that all Americans’ health is at risk from second-hand smoke, we feel compelled to take immediate steps ,” said Dr. William L. Roper, CEO of the UNC Health Care System . Hospitals included in these
Smoking in cars is hazardous for your kids’ health
NetIndia123.com - The Harvard study found an average second-hand smoke level of 272 micrograms, when the driver’s side window was opened slightly. And when the car windows were wide open, the average second-hand smoke level was 51 micrograms. “At 40 miles an hour
Protein Linked to Asthma
KXAN - The association held true even after the researchers controlled for other factors such as exposure to second-hand smoke, body mass index and gender. To ensure that reduced lung function wasn’t causing an increase in carbon deposits, the researchers
Rise in lung cancer in nonsmokers puzzling MDs
CTV - Many have never been exposed to second-hand smoke. In Canada, that adds up to 3,500 nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease each year. Karry Langman is mother who’s always tried to live a healthy life. She’s never smoked. Yet at age 36, she discovered
Anti-tobacco coalition shifts focus
Quad-Cities Times - Joel wrote on October 02, 2006 8:44 PM : “Second hand smoke kills. I smoked and am ashamed to have ruined peoples’ meals and fresh air. It is a burden on taxpayers whose tax dollars have to pay for the radiation and chemotherapy of patients who smoked