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1 hr ago | Health.com

Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates

In experiments with mice, U.S. researchers have discovered why viral infections have more severe consequences in smokers than in nonsmokers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Yale University

5 hrs ago | Independent Online

Don't smoke in there

A painter and decorator has been fined for breaching Britain's smoking ban - by puffing on a cigarette in his own van, he said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

hosted 10 hrs ago | Reuters | Reuters

Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco

By Christine Kearney

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic.

The billionaires said the money would go to anti-smoking groups working with governments of developing countries such as India and China to curb tobacco use.

Bloomberg, who championed New York City's groundbreaking smoking ban in 2002, is adding $250 million over four years to a program he started several years ago that has $125 million committed to it.

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Related Topix: New York, NY, Microsoft, Software, Medicine, Health, Charitable Organizations

Fri Jul 25, 2008

Baby Center

Britney Spears: Give her a break or ...???

Is Britney puffing in front of Sean bad parenting? Britney Spears is doing an "oops I did it again" by smoking openly in front of her son Sean Preston.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Britney Spears, Parenting, Medicine, Health, Entertainment

Mix1027.com

Teen Smokers Can't Quit

Researchers hope to use the information from the study to develop new ways to help teens quit.

2 comments

Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Jamaica Gleaner

Billionaires put US$375m into anti-smoking campaign

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg walk onstage to announce their US$375 million global anti-smoking campaign at a press conference in New York, last Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, New York, NY, Medicine, Health

Health News Digest

Why Cigarette Smoke Makes Flu, Other Viral Infections Worse

New Haven, Conn. - A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers.

11 comments

Related Topix: New Haven Metro, Medicine, Health, Influenza

Times Union

No more cigarettes for addicts in rehab

New York becomes the first state in the nation to ban smoking in substance abuse treatment centers Wednesday, which is also the fifth anniversary of the Clean Indoor Air act that banned smoking in restaurants ...

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Related Topix: New York Government, New York, Medicine, Alcoholism, Health

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Daily Mail

Painter given 30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van

A painter and decorator who lit a cigarette in his own van was fined 30 on-the spot - for smoking in his workplace.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Health Resources

Many Recovering Alcoholics Depend on Coffee, Cigarettes

Of the more than 1 million Americans who join Alcoholics Anonymous , almost all drink coffee and close to 60 percent smoke, Vanderbilt University researchers report.

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Related Topix: Vanderbilt University, Medicine, Alcoholism, Health, University of Tennessee System, Martin (University of Tennessee System), University of California System

KOAT.com

Navajo Council To Meet For Summer Session

The Navajo Nation Council's summer session starts Monday. Delegates will consider a ban on commercial tobacco and $13 million in spending proposals.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Hindu

Govt. committed to making Capital smoke-free by 2010, says Ramadoss

"NO SMOKING": Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss with representatives of Delhi University Students' Union after a 'nukkad natak' on a smoke-free campus on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: India, Medicine, Health

Laurel Leader-Call

Ruling cites tie between Miss. casinos, bingo halls

A Washington County judge has struck a blow for smokers' rights. Circuit Judge Richard Smith told the city of Greenville that it could not ban smoking in bingo halls without the same prohibition in casinos.

1 comment

Related Topix: Washington County, MS, Medicine, Health, Greenville, MS, Opinion

Wed Jul 23, 2008

ContactMusic.com

Britney Spears - Spears Snapped Smoking Next to Son

Caption: Britney Spears looks happy as she leaves a hair salon Los Angeles, California .... BRITNEY SPEARS' parenting skills have come under question once again after she exposed her young son to second-hand ...

117 comments

Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Los Angeles Metro, Pop/Rock, Britney Spears, Beverly Hills, CA

wcbstv.com

NY Prohibits Smoking By People Fighting Addictions

Drug addicts, gamblers and alcoholics trying to kick their habits in treatment facilities won't be allowed to use tobacco under a new regulation that goes into effect across New York state this week.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Alcoholism, New York Metro

Journal Gazette

Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, New York, NY, Medicine, Health

SF Gate

Bush administration opposes tobacco regulation

The letter is the strongest indication yet that the administration will try to block the broadly popular legislation, which is supported by majorities in both chambers, and lists both presidential contenders ...

2 comments

Related Topix: Texas A&M University System, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine, Health, US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election

Tue Jul 22, 2008

banthebanwisconsin.wordpress.com | arclightzero

Glantz lies again

"The issue of whether secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, as well as numerous other diseases, is difficult to study," says Dr.

6 comments

Related Topix: Medicine, Health

chillicothegazette.com | arclightzero

Fighting the smoking ban

An Ohio group is launching a campaign with the hope of repealing some provisions of the statewide smoking ban approved by voters and instituted in the spring of 2007.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

abcnews.go.com | arclightzero

ABC News: Battle Lines Drawn in War Over Smoking

Public smoking bans have helped smokers to quit, improved health and cut health-related costs.

19 comments

Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Medicine, Health

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