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  1. Between Religion and Superstition - " Megrelian Burial TraditionsRead the original story

    12 min ago | The Georgian Times

    ... a Megrelian mourning is taking place, I hear a piercing scream. In the courtyard dozens of men are chatting and smoking, inside the house there is a big refridgerated coffin surrounded by women in black. Some of them howl and tear at their faces ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  2. Va. Eateries Ready for Smoking BanRead the original story

    46 min ago | WJLA-TV Arlington

    Restaurants all across Virginia are preparing for new smoking regulations. Beginning Tuesday, restaurants will be allowed to have a smoking area only if they segregate smokers into rooms with separate ventilation systems.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Offbeat

  3. Fair Haven Debates Smoking BanRead the original story

    57 min ago | The Two River Times

    The Fair Haven Borough Mayor and Council opened a discussion about entertaining the idea of introducing an ordinance that would ban smoking in vehicles with passengers under the age of 18.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Fair Haven, NJ, Keyport, NJ, Long Branch, NJ, West Long Branch, NJ

  4. One more day until Va. restaurants ban smokingRead the original story

    58 min ago | Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Restaurants all across Virginia are preparing for new smoking regulations. Beginning tomorrow, restaurants will be allowed to have a smoking area only if they segregate smokers into rooms with separate ventilation systems.

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  5. Dig it: Taking clams from mud is back-breaking workRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | MaineToday

    ... dig clams; the state only allows digging by hand and with hand tools. Downs and some of his fellow clammers started smoking cigarettes as a way to keep the bugs away in summer. PERKS: Working for yourself, the view, and being at the beach all day. ...

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    Related Topix: Scarborough, ME

  6. Taking clams from mud is back-breaking workRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | MaineToday

    ... dig clams; the state only allows digging by hand and with hand tools. Downs and some of his fellow clammers started smoking cigarettes as a way to keep the bugs away in summer. PERKS: Working for yourself, the view, and being at the beach all day. ...

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    Related Topix: Scarborough, ME

  7. Lee uses experience as cigar seller to found storeRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Pittsburgh Business Times

    ... the shop's opening, 25 members have joined its club in the first two weeks and 30 people have signed up for a cigar-smoking etiquette class he's holding in the club. He's proud that he's been able to draw a varied clientele to the shop, bringing in ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Medicine, Health

  8. Anti-smoking program a target of state cutsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | CBS 6 Albany

    ... crisis is expected to take another $10 million from an anti-tobacco program to help balance the state budget. Anti-smoking forces believe the funding shift would end a TV ad campaign and eventually cost more in health care costs. The independent ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

  9. Smoking ban to start TuesdayRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville, Virginia

    ... the more than 60-year-old restaurant. A new law championed by Gov. Tim Kaine will take effect Tuesday that will ban smoking in restaurants unless there are structurally separate smoking rooms with separate ventilation systems. John Arnold, manager ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Fieldale, VA, Martinsville, VA, Ridgeway, VA

  10. Big loss for Big TobaccoRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    ... ment money pays for the hard-hitting 'truth' campaign, a nationwide effort that aims to discourage young people from smoking... Add a comment

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  11. Smoking vote likely to go on back burnerRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Indianapolis Star

    Since a stronger smoking ban was introduced in the City-County Council last month, it has gone through a whirlwind of public debate, a tabling vote that put its future in limbo and a move earlier this month that resurrected it.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, US News

  12. 'Unacceptable' late cancer diagnosis kills 10,000 a yearRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Daily Mail

    ... that mortality rates reflect incidence rates. Lung cancer is a good example of this. In the UK women started smoking earlier and in much greater numbers than women in many other European countries. We are now seeing mortality from lung cancer peak ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Oncology, Lung Cancer

  13. New York anti-smoking program target of cutsRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | New Jersey Herald

    ... expected to have to take another $10 million from the anti-tobacco program to help balance the state budget. Anti-smoking forces believe the proposal would end a TV ad campaign and eventually cost more in health care costs. "That means a tremendous ...

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

  14. Drugs-row Brown 'in another universe'Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Yorkshire Post

    THE controversial former chief adviser on drugs launched a scathing attack on the Government and Gordon Brown, calling him from "some other universe". Speaking yesterday, Professor David Nutt maintained his position that horse riding was more lethal than Ecstasy, suggested that smoking cannabis during pregnancy was less dangerous than drinking ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, Health, Conservatives (UK)

  15. News, Weather, Sports Springfield, MORead the original story

    3 hrs ago | KSPR

    ... up to number 40. Even with improvements to its health report card, Arkansas is still plagued by two major problems---smoking and obesity. Yet, efforts by the state to improve its well-being have been met with opposition. Take the cigarette tax, for ...

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    Related Topix: Arkansas, Arkansas Government, Medicine, Health

  16. What Cigarette Taxes Teach Us About Government Economic DataRead the original story w/Photo

    3 hrs ago | Seeking Alpha

    ... instance of this, because the taxes are large, and policy-makers are concerned about the harmful health effects of smoking. Because the effects of taxes are determined by the interaction of supply and demand, knowledge of cigarette tax incidence ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health

  17. UAE needs youth smoking ban, say doctorsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | AME Info

    United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 26 minutes ago A national smoking ban is needed soon in the UAE to help protect the health of young people, several doctors told the National newspaper.

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  18. Stop Smoking Cigarette with Electronic Cigarette (E-Cig), Today You Can Quit Smoking TooRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... by ShinSachi Media Inc. This particular product was invented to allow heavy smokers to slowly cut down and quit smoking in first 30 days. The consumption of daily nicotine starts from 24mg, 16mg, and down to 11mg on the last 10 days of 1 month ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Inventions, Science / Technology, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic), Medication

  19. 'Don't pick up that fag'Read the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | Mid-Day Mumbai

    ... A A It wasA a walk with a purpose. Students of EMDI Institute of Media and Communication wanted to stop people from smoking, and they made themselves heard. KEEP OFF IT: Students began their walk at Government Library and ended it at Band Stand ...

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  20. In heart of tobacco country, smoke-free zones emergeRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | The Boston Globe

    Starting tomorrow, Virginia will join dozens of other states that ban smoking in restaurants, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the Jamestown settlement about 400 years ago.

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Raleigh, NC