Smoking ban a boon for public health, World Health Organisation says - Gulf News
London: Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued on Sunday said. The report by scientists at the WHO
Anti-smoking groups to press Dallas for expanded ordinances - Dallas Morning News
Representatives of several anti-smoking organizations will launch a campaign Monday aimed at convincing Dallas lawmakers to expand the city’s smoking ordinances. The push comes less than two weeks after The Dallas Morning News reported that several
Smoke-Free Policies Very Effective in Reducing Heart Disease - PhysOrg
Research reviewed by an international team of experts called together by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that smoke-free policies are extremely effective in reducing the health hazards of smoking. The findings
Grandmother is Inspiration for Winner of Tobacco Free Florida YouCare - Forbes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 30 /PRNewswire/ — Tobacco Free Florida today announced the winner of the YouCare video contest. Rachel Sbrissa from Clearwater was selected out of 150 entries for her video that shares why she chooses not to smoke. Sbrissa’s
Feature: Smoking ban one year on - Politics.co.uk
One year after the country took a dark turn into state control and an unpleasant, puerile attitude to other people’s business. Or is it one year into a brave new world where the country became fitter, healthier and more civilised? One year since the
Commentary: As We See It: Cough, cough; Hack, hack - Caymen Net News
In 1492, Rodrigo de Jerez was the first victim of the anti-smoking lobby. Having returned from Cuba with Christopher Columbus, he smoked tobacco in Spain and was seen exhaling smoke from his nose. The Inquisition promptly incarcerated him for seven