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Park smoking not yet snuffed out in Lake Stevens
04/21/2008 City puts smoking in parks question online
04/17/2008 Smoking in parks could cost you $50
04/11/2008 Beijing tries to kick habit before Games
03/31/2008 Cigar bars, tobacco shops want to bring back smoking
03/28/2008 Full support for I-1016
03/24/2008 Cigar Bars, Stores Trying For Smoking Ban Exemption
03/20/2008 Initiative Would Exempt Cigar Bars From Indoor Smoking Ban
03/19/2008 Smoking ban has puffers quitting in packs
03/18/2008 Don't allow loophole to extinguish smoking bans
03/11/2008 It stinks; that's reason enough
03/11/2008 Should parks be puff-free?
03/07/2008 Tavern owner's motion OK'd
02/29/2008 Proposal would ban smoking in Wenatchee parks
02/29/2008 Lake Stevens tackles tobacco in parks
02/27/2008 Olympia touts fire-safe cigarette
02/25/2008 The next smoking ban: In cars
02/12/2008 Smoking in cars with kids should be snuffed out
02/11/2008 Lawmakers look at ban on smoking in cars with kids
02/07/2008 Proposed Senate bills take aim at threats to children's health
01/29/2008 Bills target drivers who smoke
01/28/2008 Bills would ban smoking when kids are in the car
01/19/2008 Smokers may find renting is tougher
01/19/2008 California smoking law marks new frontier
01/09/2008 Smoking ban's pros outweigh cons of lost business
01/03/2008 King County Housing Authority to start smoking ban
12/18/2007 Health department tells lounge it violates restroom rule
12/14/2007 No smoking allowed at new Kirkland apartments
11/20/2007 Harrison Medical Center to Snuff Out Smoking on Its Campuses
11/11/2007 Clean Air Law Results from an American Cancer Society Report
11/08/2007 Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle going smoke free
10/30/2007 Smoking Ban Helps People Quit, Research Shows
10/25/2007 The Tobacco Tax
10/17/2007 Ban the practice of smoking in cars containing kids
10/03/2007 Two Calif. cities to vote on banning smoking in apartments
10/03/2007 Anti-smoking ads turn off young viewers
09/19/2007 Nicotine in Breast Milk Shortens Baby's Naptime
09/04/2007 Riding in cars with smokers: Stanford researchers measure secondhand smoke concentrations in automobiles
08/29/2007
It's Labor Day weekend and you have packed the family into the car for the two-hour drive to grandma's house. Because of the heat, you crank the AC... Hookah bar owners vow to fight smoking ban
08/27/2007
Down a back alley in the heart of downtown Bellingham, a battle over the state’s public smoking ban is raging.
At the center of the fray is... Smokers should consider costs
08/25/2007
I totally agree with management on the banning of smoking in the apartments. If they would listen to the news and read the papers, they would see how... Eagles' smoking ban defiance finally snuffed
08/19/2007
It took the threat of tens of thousands of dollars in fines, the suspension of its charter and secret complaints from its own members, but officials... Garage fire likely caused by cigarette
08/16/2007
A garage burned in northwest Spokane this morning, and firefighters believe the fire may have been caused by a discarded cigarette butt.
The... Smokers scoff
08/16/2007
Kathy Clark has smoked for 50 years and doesn't think she could stop even if she wanted to.
So a new smoking ban at her subsidized senior housing... Two treated after smoker-caused fire damages apartment
08/14/2007
SPOKANE, Wash. - Two people were treated for injuries Friday after a home oxygen system was ignited by a cigarette at an apartment at 1711 West 10th.
Around... Apartment fire displaces 10 people
08/13/2007
Ten residents of a West Seattle apartment house were displaced as the result of a Sunday fire that officials say started with someone smoking in bed.... Property manager to tenants: Thank you for not smoking
08/04/2007
Portland - The company overseeing 6,000 area apartments says 75% will be smoke-free in the near future
First kicked off airplanes, then snuffed... Edmonds becomes city with tobacco-free parks
08/01/2007
Edmonds on Tuesday became Snohomish County's 13th city to declare its parks tobacco free, installing no-smoking signs at 20 parks, playfields and beaches.
The... Study: Mom’s smoking raises baby’s blood pressure
08/01/2007
Smoking during pregnancy can lead to high blood pressure in babies, which doctors detected up to 60 days after delivery, suggesting that toxins from... Edmonds becomes city with tobacco-free parks
08/01/2007
Edmonds on Tuesday became Snohomish County's 13th city to declare its parks tobacco free, installing no-smoking signs at 20 parks, playfields and beaches.
The... Smoking May Raise Newborns’ Blood Pressure
07/30/2007
(WebMD) Smoking during pregnancy may raise newborn babies' blood pressure, a new Dutch study shows.
The study included 456 healthy, full-term... FYI
07/30/2007
The City of Edmonds offers a kickoff for Tobacco Free Parks at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Pavilion in City Park, 600 Third Ave.... Lighting up at the movies
07/27/2007
By agreeing to make its family-oriented movies smoke-free and "discourage" smoking in films distributed under its Touchstone and Miramax brands, the... Royal Caribbean to ban smoking in cabins
07/25/2007
Pity the poor smoker. First he was kicked out of restaurants and bars. Then hotel rooms. Now cruise ship cabins.
Royal Caribbean this week... Secondhand smoke may affect brain of fetus
06/28/2007
Pregnant women who are chronically exposed to secondhand smoke may have children who are at greater risk of problems related to attention and emotion,... No Smoking
06/27/2007
After six years of struggle, Carolyn Tomei is triumphant. The local state lawmaker has witnessed the passage of Oregon’s Indoor Clean Air Act, which... Lynden woman believes smoking nearly killed her
06/15/2007
Jamie Catracchia quit smoking the hard way. She tells... Jefferson Healthcare Hospital to consider smoke-free campus
06/13/2007
PORT TOWNSEND - A proposal to make the entire Jefferson... Food, drink sales up since smoking ban
06/12/2007
A lot less gambling, and little more buying pub grub... State says smoking ban had ‘minimal’ effect on bars
06/12/2007
The one-and-a-half-year-old smoking ban has had a "minimal... Alcohol, food sales rise with smoking ban in Washington eateries
06/12/2007
... Smoking ban not the business killer some feared
06/12/2007
Numbers released by the state Department of Revenue... New Jersey Senate Panel Supports Penalty for Smoking in Cars With Children Aboard
06/08/2007
TRENTON, June 7 — Smoking in New Jersey has been banned from the workplace, public buildings, bars, restaurants and even large swaths of the casino... Few households will let smokers light up inside
05/25/2007
ATLANTA - Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking... Study: More Households Forbid Smoking
05/24/2007
ATLANTA (AP) -- Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking... Secondhand Smoke Harms Underweight Babies
05/16/2007
WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Full-term babies with a low birth weight (5.5 pounds) have a significantly increased risk of developing respiratory... Study confirms risk of exposure to secondhand smoke at sidewalk cafes and other outdoor settings
05/02/2007
Tens of thousands of Americans die each year from secondhand tobacco smoke, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Surgeon General. While the health... Secondhand Smoke Boosts Risk for Alzheimer's
05/01/2007
TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Breathing in secondhand smoke could raise your risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, a new study... Health district may get help in crackdown
04/25/2007
The Snohomish Health District hopes to hire an outside agency to police bars and restaurants for smoking violations under Initiative 901, which was... North County City Mulls Banning Smoking At Beach
04/18/2007
SAN DIEGO -- A North County city is contemplating banning smoking on its beaches.
The ordinance that the Oceanside City Council will consider... Ban may prohibit smoking inside farm buildings
04/17/2007
The proposed statewide smoking ban being considered by the Minnesota Legislature could prohibit farm workers from smoking inside farm buildings.
House... Twin Falls hospital going smoke-free in 2008
04/13/2007
A southern Idaho hospital has announced it will ban smoking on its entire property.
Starting Jan. 1, no one will be allowed to smoke anywhere... Arkansas city weighs banning smoking in parks
04/11/2007
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Kelsey Atwood, a 13-year-old who plays soccer and softball in city parks, will have to wait a while before she finds out if... Public housing kicks smoking habit
04/04/2007
Tenants in some public housing complexes can no longer light up in the one place that seemed safe from smoking bans: their own homes.
From California... Rainier bans tobacco use in Riverfront Park
04/03/2007
RAINIER --- The Rainier City Council approved an ordinance Monday that bans all tobacco products in Riverfront Park.
The ban covers all of the... Disparities: Secondhand smoke effects may vary in children
03/20/2007
African-American children tend to have more tobacco-related illnesses than other children do, and a new study suggests that part of the problem may... Few speak out against Riverfront Park smoking ban
03/19/2007
RAINIER -- Only a few people spoke at the public hearing Monday night at the Rainier City Council meeting on a proposed ordinance to ban tobacco products... SECONDHAND EXPOSURE: Smokers at home can mean woes for about 30% of kids
03/15/2007
About one-third of U.S. children face greater risk of lung disease and other health woes because they live with at least one person who smokes, a study... All 433 Domestic Comfort Suites branded hotels will become 100% smoke-free May 1, 2007
03/12/2007
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 12, 2007 - Choice Hotels International announced today that its Comfort Suites brand will become 100 percent smoke-free May... Panel approves ban on smoking at lanes
03/06/2007
Some supporters of House Bill 121 wore bright stickers emblazoned "Bowlers for Clean Air" in a Senate hearing room. Also in the crowd Monday was a group... U.S. colleges going smoke-free
03/02/2007
College campuses across the United States are going smoke-free, banning cigarettes inside and out.
At least 43 colleges, mostly commuter schools... As We See It: County parks go smoke-free
02/28/2007
Banning smoking is one of those issues that, even if you're opposed to undue government interference with how people live their lives, is still difficult... Ban on smoking in cars with kids passes Senate
02/22/2007
A bill that its lead sponsor says is intended to encourage parents to think twice before they expose their children to secondhand cigarette smoke passed... Secondhand smoke hurts the heart - even low exposures make a big impact
02/12/2007
Feb. 12, 2007 -- There is new evidence directly linking exposure to secondhand smoke with an increased risk for heart disease.
Even low-level... Workplace secondhand smoke ups cancer risk -study
01/31/2007
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - High levels of secondhand smoke on the job can double nonsmokers' risk of developing lung cancer, and those who inhale... No Smoking in the Theater, Especially Onstage
01/28/2007
HAND me a cigarette ..., lover,” Martha says to her conquest Nick in the second act of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” The stage directions... Apartment smoking bans strike young renters as no big deal
01/19/2007
I use the word "evolution" with caution. Intelligent designers may demand a rebuttal. But it strikes me that that's exactly what has happened in the... Smoking foes bring the fight to apartment buildings
01/16/2007
A year after a statewide smoking ban took effect at workplaces, restaurants, bars and other public places, a new battlefield over secondhand smoke is... Study: Toenails hold tobacco carcinogens
01/02/2007
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A carcinogenic chemical in tobacco products was found in toenails of smokers and non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke,... Here’s to clearer lungs in 2007 and beyond
12/27/2006
This has been a banner year for public health in at least one sense: Today it’s a whole lot easier to breathe in a lot more places.
Looking... In Our View - Still Making Sense
12/27/2006
In November, 2005, when Washington state voters overwhelmingly approved a strict ban on public smoking indoors, the few foes who chose to protest in... Some hospitals won’t let smokers light up anywhere on grounds
12/02/2006
Health risks, the rising costs of cigarettes, and even his daughter's pleas haven't stopped Roger Galimba from smoking for 27 years.
But when... Children Born to Prenatal Smokers More Likely to Smoke Later in Life
11/27/2006
Nicotine crossing the placenta and affecting the brain of the unborn child may explain why children of women who smoke during pregnancy tend to become... Smokeless in Hawaii: New ban may be hard on some tourists
11/20/2006
HONOLULU — Hawaii, known for its fresh ocean air and pristine beauty, has implemented one of the nation's strictest no-smoking laws.
State officials... Kadlec forbids smoking, tobacco
11/16/2006
November 16, 2006 – Tri-City Herald
Kadlec Medical Center will tell smokers and people who chew tobacco to take their habit somewhere... Study: New air systems don't clear smoke
11/01/2006
TRENTON, N.J. -- State-of-the-art ventilation systems used to clear cigarette smoke from bars and restaurants don't eliminate dangerous soot and carcinogens... Support group fights the stigma of lung cancer
10/31/2006
When 44-year-old Dana Reeve sang at Madison Square Garden earlier this year, she showed no sign she was battling lung cancer. Two months later she died. ... New Zealand study: Ban smoking in cars
10/27/2006
Wellington, New Zealand -- New Zealand medical researchers said Friday that laws are needed to ban smoking in vehicles where children are passengers,... France Issues Smoking Ban
10/09/2006
PARIS, Oct. 8 (Reuters) — France said Sunday that it would ban smoking in most public places beginning in February, and in bars, restaurants, hotels... Air quality better after smoking ban, group says
10/05/2006
A nearly year-old smoking ban in the state's bars and restaurants has resulted in a significant decrease in indoor air pollution, according to the American... PARENTAL SMOKING: Proximity, not lighting up, cited as kids' health factor
09/29/2006
Parental smoking is tied to higher rates of colds and ear infections in their offspring, even when the adults don't light up near their children, a... Tribal casinos give non-smokers clean-air options
09/19/2006
In the larger of two buildings at the Muckleshoot Indian Casino near Auburn, smoke fills the air as it did in the old days -- before Washington's tough... Secondhand smoke exposure is risky for all
08/28/2006
PRACTICAL PREVENTION
"Secondhand smoke is not a mere annoyance. It is a serious health hazard that can lead to disease and premature death... It's official: Big Tobacco lied
08/22/2006
Tobacco companies and their leaders for decades were liars and charlatans when it came to marketing their products, a federal... Snuffing out smoking in cars with children
08/14/2006
Targeting a new frontier in the fight against smoking, California lawmakers may ban motorists from lighting up near young passengers.
The measure... A smoke screen at the ballot box?
08/08/2006
Petitioners are out in droves in Ohio. They are collecting signatures for "Smoke Free Ohio," an anti-smoking initiative they want on the ballot this... Leave the air freshener at home
07/24/2006
NEW YORK — Attention smokers: Your world just got a little bit smaller. Now that a second major hotel chain, Marriott International Inc., announced... Group meetings in smoke free cities
07/24/2006
The National Cancer Institute has become the latest of a small but growing number of health organizations pledging to hold meetings only in cities,... No-smoking zones expand in U.S. hotels
07/21/2006
NEW YORK -- Attention smokers: Your world just got a little bit smaller. Now that a second major hotel chain, Marriott International Inc., announced... Smoking in pregnancy tied to kids' behaviour issues
07/20/2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There seems to be a link between maternal smoking during pregnancy and behavioral problems in preschool-age children.A... San Diego bans smoking at beaches, parks
07/13/2006
SAN DIEGO -- Worried about the health effects of secondhand smoke and sick of cleaning up discarded cigarettes, San Diego has banned smoking at its... Secondhand smoke vs. other hazards of life
07/11/2006
Should smoking be prohibited in public places? Absolutely, writes right-leaning Shaunti Feldhahn; there are larger issues more worthy of our attention,... Tobacco may kill 1 billion this century
07/10/2006
WASHINGTON -- If current trends hold, tobacco will kill a billion people this century, 10 times the toll it took in the 20th century, public health... 'The debate is over'
06/28/2006
For more than 40 years, smokers have argued, with some plausibility, that they have just as much right to smoke in public buildings and workplaces as... U.S. Dangers of secondhand smoking
06/28/2006
Secondhand smoke dramatically increases the risk of heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmokers and can be controlled only by making indoor spaces smoke-free,... Secondhand smoke 'alarming'
06/28/2006
The evidence is now “indisputable” that secondhand smoke is an “alarming” public health hazard, responsible for tens of thousands of premature deaths... Surgeon general warns of secondhand smoke
06/27/2006
WASHINGTON -- Separate smoking sections don't cut it: Only smoke-free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing... Smoking ban starts July 1 in Colorado
06/24/2006
DENVER - A federal judge refused Friday to block a statewide smoking ban from taking effect July 1 despite pleas from bar owners that it will irreparably... More California beaches ban smoking
06/19/2006
Back when the Beach Boys started serenading the Southern California surf, cigarettes were as abundant on beaches as transistor radios and dark tanning... Going smoke-free didn't burn hotel
06/01/2006
Six months after the state's smoking ban went into effect, the era of smoky restaurants and bars in Washington is receding into memory. We now know... Nicotine found in smokers' babies
05/27/2006
Scientists have found cancer-causing chemicals from tobacco smoke in the urine of nearly half the babies of smoking parents they tested in a new study.
The... Smoking is outlawed in college dormitories (IL)
05/16/2006
SPRINGFIELD -- Smoking now is banned in Illinois college dormitories under a measure Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Monday.The law takes effect... Park may go smoke-free (WA)
04/29/2006
MILL CREEK - Afternoons and weekends at the Mill Creek Sports Park find it full of people picnicking, skateboarding or watching their kids play baseball.... Smoking: The new child abuse? (OR)
04/27/2006
PORTLAND, Ore. - Just months into Washington's strict new smoking law, Oregon is moving to put its own on the ballot next year.
However, there... Voters' ban on public smoking has been good for Washington
04/19/2006
The economic impact of the ban varies widely, according to a newspaper report. But the ban has clearly been good for the health of citizens.
In... Arkansas bans smoking in most public spots
04/17/2006
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Gov. Mike Huckabee, a champion of healthy living, signed into law Friday a ban on smoking in most indoor public places.
"There's... French smoking ban up in smoke
04/14/2006
PARIS (Reuters) - Relieved French smokers can muse that every cloud has a silver lining as they enjoy a cigarette at the bar with their morning coffee.
The... New Jersey joins 10 states in banning indoor smoking
04/14/2006
Cecil Brooks III was puffing away in West Orange on Wednesday night, celebrating the cigar and savoring one of the final opportunities to smoke in bars... Not smoking kills (UK)
04/09/2006
It's not just nicotine-stained old men who die of lung cancer - increasing numbers of young women are succumbing, too. What's more, many of them have... Smoking harms moms and their unborn children (Indiana)
04/03/2006
Too many babies in Indiana are smoking. Not directly, obviously, but through their moms who are smoking during pregnancy. The severe health consequences... Smokers wary of California community's pioneering ban
03/28/2006
CALABASAS, Calif. — As a pioneering public-smoking ban went into effect in Calabasas on Friday, enforcement came from a higher authority: Mother Nature.
A... The shock of lung cancer, when it strikes nonsmokers
03/21/2006
Dr. David A. Karnofsky was a brilliant oncologist working hard at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to provide the best possible therapies for... Renters should be sure that lease specifies no smoking
03/16/2006
The death of 44-year-old Dana Reeve from lung cancer was heart-wrenching and chilling. It was heart-wrenching because she was a remarkable human being... Lung cancer is on the rise for female nonsmokers
03/09/2006
Dana Reeve coughed for a year before she knew why.
She never once thought of lung cancer. She had never smoked. The cancer threat never entered... Lung cancer most common cancer worldwide
03/07/2006
Lung cancer is the world's top cancer killer and the most common cancer worldwide, with more than 1 million new cases every year and just as many deaths... Doctors say lung cancer more prevalent among young, non-smoking women
03/07/2006
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis doctor says lung cancer is afflicting younger, non-smoking women at an alarming rate.
Dr. Larry Einhorn, of... Poll: Only 43 percent believe secondhand smoke is a danger
03/01/2006
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has classified cigarette smoke as a cancer-causing agent, and numerous studies have linked secondhand smoke... Smoking ban amended (Colorado)
02/23/2006
Casino workers strongly urged lawmakers Wednesday to ban smoking in their workplaces, and a Senate committee saw it their way.
The Senate Judiciary... A waitress with lung cancer who seeks to protect others
02/23/2006
Ottawa waitress Heather Cross has lung cancer caused by secondhand smoke inhaled as a long-time waitress.
For 40 years, Ottawa waitress Heather... Jefferson County transitioning into enforcement of smoking ban
02/10/2006
PORT TOWNSEND -- About two months after voter-approved Initiative 901 took effect and banned smoking inside and near public businesses, Jefferson County... Disneyland resorts plans to ban smoking in hotels
02/07/2006
The growing trend of smoke-free hotels is spreading to Disneyland.
All 2,224 rooms at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., will be smoke-free... French tradition goes up in smoke
02/02/2006
Government agencies and nonprofits are trying to wean the French from their beloved tobacco -- and it's working. Quelle surprise!
France has... Smoking can kill those around you? That's not exactly secondhand news
01/31/2006
This happens. I'll be racked up like an eight ball on some freeway when I notice the guy ahead of me smoking, doing that incessantly neurotic cigarette... Secondhand smoke declared a pollutant
01/27/2006
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California became the first state to declare secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant Thursday, putting tobacco fumes in the same... The smoking ban: No ifs or ands... but plenty of butts
01/27/2006
Keeping the streets of Seattle clean has gotten a lot tougher in recent weeks for the men and women in the bright green vests who are charged with sweeping... Mason County cracks down on smoking
01/26/2006
SHELTON - When it comes to its "culture of smoking," Mason County wants to clear the air.
A new county policy, which may be the toughest in... Amendment sought to state smoking ban
01/25/2006
OLYMPIA — Storm Reyes regularly burns sage, willow bark and tobacco during prayer ceremonies — a practice she worries is now illegal under the state's... Findings: Studies show hazards of environmental tobacco smoke
01/23/2006
U.S. health officials have concluded secondhand smoke causes lung cancer and heart disease. New research released in 2005 said exposure also: ... Posh lounge gets around cigarette ban
01/19/2006
CHICAGO – The room is lined with artistic ashtrays, delicate lighters, vintage cigarette posters. The scent, naturally, is of smoke.
Chicago’s... All pubs set for ban on smoking as Blair agrees to free vote
01/12/2006
A ban on smoking in all pubs looked certain last night after Tony Blair bowed to pressure from his backbenchers for a free vote on the measure next... State receives report card on cigarette tax, smoking ban
01/11/2006
OLYMPIA - A smoking ban and the third-highest cigarette tax in the nation helped Washington state earn two A’s on the American Lung Association’s annual... Governor says workplace smoking ban likely in special session
01/11/2006
LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that banning smoking from the workplace likely would be on the agenda if he calls a special session this... Legislators pass smoking ban in New Jersey
01/10/2006
TRENTON - New Jersey lawmakers approved a far-reaching ban Monday on smoking in indoor public places that includes virtually all of the state's bars... Legislators plan religious exemption to I-901 ban
01/06/2006
Some lawmakers are already seeking changes to the newly passed smoking ban, arguing that buildings where religious ceremonies using smoke are held and... D.C. smoking ban approved, Mayor weighs veto despite 11-1 council vote
01/05/2006
The D.C. Council gave final approval yesterday to a broad ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places, voting 11 to 1 to add the nation's... Contra Costa may ban some outdoor smoking
12/20/2005
Smokers in Contra Costa could be barred from lighting up in public parks, on trails and at bus stops under a proposal today to expand the county's smoking... Take it outside: In praise of the smoking ban
12/15/2005
Okay, everybody, take a deep breath.
The world hasn't ended. Your social life didn't collapse on December 8. The bars and clubs are still full... Westin hotels ban smoking
12/08/2005
The new year will ring in the USA's first smoke-free major hotel chain.
Westin Hotels & Resorts will announce today that it is snuffing... Smoking ban starts tomorrow
12/07/2005
This is the last day smokers can light up in any indoor public places, including bars, restaurants and bowling alleys.On Thursday, Washington will... Editorial: Celebrate nonsmoking with night on the town
11/27/2005
Kent Morrill is facing every businessman's nightmare-- come Dec. 8 he may lose some customers at his Virginia Saloon in Kent. That's the date I-901... Clark College banishes tobacco
11/22/2005
Clark College students, employees and faculty who count on a smoke or pinch of chewing tobacco during school hours will need a new plan.
Just... Children's posters declare parks tobacco-free zones
11/21/2005
Tobacco-free parks started, as so many of Maureen Pedone's projects do, with a story.
"I had seen a woman with a cigarette in her mouth, pushing... Lights out for dorm smokers
11/21/2005
All NYU residence halls will become smoke-free beginning next fall, housing officials said.
NYU will join the 612 colleges of the 950-member... 30 minutes of secondhand smoke hurts
11/16/2005
As little as 30 minutes of secondhand smoke can lead to hardening of the arteries in nonsmokers, Japanese researchers reported at the American Heart... Study: Heart attacks drop with smoking ban
11/14/2005
DALLAS -- Heart attack rates in Pueblo, Colo., dropped by 27 percent in the 18 months after a smoking ban was imposed in bars, restaurants and other... Smoke-Free Everett bowling alley success
11/12/2005
Everett's Evergreen Lanes bit the bullet and voluntarily banned smoking in its restaurant and bowling lanes in May 2004, long before it became an initiative... Becoming aware of the smoke smell
11/12/2005
G. Alan Marlatt, 64, is a University of Washington psychology professor. His grandmother was a chain smoker: "She'd be cooking eggs and the ash would... Smokers blown away by new restrictions
11/10/2005
The voters took a mighty breath and blew away the fog of battle over smoking regulations Tuesday. They cleared the field.
Also, most of the... Questions smolder about ban
11/10/2005
Passing a statewide smoking ban may have been a snap, but educating business owners about how to comply with it could pose more of a challenge.
Outstanding... Voters clear out the smoke
11/09/2005
OLYMPIA – Goodbye, smoking section.
By an overwhelming margin, Washingtonians on Tuesday approved one of the toughest state smoking bans in... Do smoking bans really get people to quit?
11/08/2005
Smoking bans — in airplanes, offices and restaurants — were designed to reduce the public's exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke. But it turns out... What is really in the air?
10/25/2005
As debate rages over a proposal to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and virtually all indoor public places in the city, the Chicago Sun-Times used an... Ireland's smoking ban reaps benefits
10/17/2005
One year after the Irish Republic became the first country with a nationwide ban on smoking in workplaces, pub employees already are breathing easier,... NW smoking rates continue to decline
10/11/2005
The number of smokers continues to fall in the Northwest. Correspondent Tom Banse has the new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control.
About... Majority of local eateries lay down law on lighting up
09/25/2005
Four out of five dining establishments in Clark County are now smoke-free, according to local health officials.
The Clark County Health Department... Irish pub workers breathe easier after smoking ban
09/18/2005
LONDON - Ireland's nationwide ban on smoking in all workplaces has not only cleaned up the air in pubs and restaurants, it has also improved the health... Study: Smoking ban cut air pollution by 99 percent
09/15/2005
Air pollution from second-hand smoke dropped by 99 percent in a sampling of bars and restaurants in Hennepin County within three months of launching... Second-hand smoke price tag:$10B
08/17/2005
Second-hand tobacco smoke is costing the U.S. economy more than $10 billion a year, according to a study released Wednesday, although those costs are... Are parents getting children hooked?
08/16/2005
Absorbing nicotine from second-hand smoke in the home may make children physically more susceptible to getting hooked on cigarettes when they become... One more way smoking kills
08/02/2005
Exposure to cigarette smoke raises teenagers' risk of metabolic syndrome, a disorder associated with excess belly fat that increases chances of heart... Study finds N.Y. smoking ban helping
07/28/2005
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Bar and restaurant workers in New York are suffering fewer sore throats and runny noses since the state's workplace smoking ban went... Secondhand smoke may harm fetus like smoking
07/27/2005
New research suggests that secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy may be just as damaging to the unborn baby as the mother herself smoking during... U.S. bodies have fewer dangerous chemicals
07/22/2005
ATLANTA -- Americans have lower levels of lead, secondhand-smoke byproducts
and other potentially dangerous substances in their bodies than they... Increased support for smoking bans in public places
07/20/2005
PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup's latest annual poll on the public's consumption habits finds a significant increase in support over the past two years for... Asthma: saving children from smoke
07/20/2005
Asthma, or inflamed airways, is the most common cause of childhood
hospitalizations. The disease increased by 75 percent in the U.S. between 1980... Worker's nicotine level cut in half; Tests done before, after smoking ban
07/05/2005
Three months after Lexington's restaurants and bars went smoke-free, the
amount of nicotine in workers' hair had decreased by 56 percent, according... Full smoking ban is 'inevitable'
06/28/2005
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt believes smoking will eventually be completely banned in England.
The government is consulting on a ban in... A smoke-free Palace
06/24/2005
On county health educator Sarah Bedsaul's desk there is a sticky note reminding her to add The Palace Cafe to the state Department of Health's list... Hazy views are rare in debate over smoking ban
06/19/2005
It takes just two words to start a fight in Flanagan's Irish Pub: smoking ban.
The customers in this basement Bethesda bar -- the few who are... Jury finds heavy smoking to be grounds for eviction
06/16/2005
In a case that tobacco law specialists say is one of the first of its kind in the nation, a Boston Housing Court jury ruled that a South Boston couple... Helpline swamped by smokers trying to quit ahead of ban
06/12/2005
Plans to ban lighting up in bars and restaurants have caused a massive increase in Scots smokers seeking help to kick the habit.
Calls to the... Breast-cancer risk doubles for women who smoke, study finds
06/03/2005
Women who smoke, or who have long-term exposure to second-hand smoke, have more than double the risk of developing breast cancer in their childbearing... Cigarette makers sought out women, study finds
05/30/2005
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco companies designed cigarettes to appeal to women's desires to be thin and healthy in ways that went "far beyond marketing... State may soon gain lung-safe workplaces
05/28/2005
THE NEWS TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD -- Initiative 901 - which would protect workers from secondhand smoke - is now in the home stretch. Its backers are... Study: Cigarrte smoke may harm fertility
05/26/2005
New research suggests that exposure to other people's cigarette smoke may damage a woman's fertility, especially if she needs the help of an infertility... Number of female smokers at 30-year low
05/26/2005
Atlanta, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -- Smoking among women in the United States has dropped below one in five for the first time in nearly 30 years, the government... Secondhand smoke study shows quick health effect
05/24/2005
HEALTHDAY -- The average nonsmoker walking into a smoke-filled room might not think short-term exposure to cigarette smoke will affect them.
But... Secondhand smoke increases heart risks
05/23/2005
Healthday News -- The average nonsmoker walking into a smoke-filled room might not think short-term exposure to cigarette smoke will affect them.
But... Smoking feature ignites strong reader response
05/20/2005
The incongruity of indoor smoking with Seattle's eco-friendly reputation struck a nerve with readers, who vented via e-mail about their experiences... Signs of a smoke-free single scene
05/16/2005
You never know how a night out in Seattle will end, but chances are that before it does, cigarette smoke will get in your eyes, hair and clothes.
Sheri... Indoor pollution 6 times higher where smoking is allowed
05/16/2005
Indoor air pollution is six times higher in bars and restaurants that allow smoking, a survey of 37 Chicago businesses has found.
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