State must get serious about fighting smoking The State, SC - By nearly any measure, South Carolina drags the bottom when it comes to combating the scourge of smoking . Our laws to protect non-smokers are inadequate ...

Committee reviewing smoking ban in state Jackson Hole News, WY - A proposal for a statewide smoking ban, which fizzled in previous Wyoming legislative sessions, is under consideration again. A state committee was meeting ...

LIVENEWS.com.au Doctors warned over quit- smoking drug ABC Online, Australia - The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has warned doctors to take care when prescribing a drug commonly used to quit smoking . ... Quit- smoking pill linked to suicidal thoughts Popular anti- smoking pill could be causing "suicidal thoughts": TGA

Voice of America Adding Up the Many Dangers of Tobacco -- and Finding New Ones Voice of America - This week, we will present some new warnings about smoking and tobacco products. For many years, scientists have warned us not to smoke . ... Is Long-Term Use of Antismoking Drugs Consistent with Public ...

Local smoking -cessation groups fear cuts will impede progress The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - Cuyahoga County had received about $1.5 million for anti- smoking programs and youth-aimed marketing campaigns through June 2009. "It's a little bit daunting ...

Woman fined for resisting arrest after smoking near gas pumps Portsmouth Herald News, NH - Reno was arrested Oct. 27 at the Lafayette Road Gibbs station where, police said, officers were breaking up a fight while Reno refused to stop smoking in ...

Prenatal smoking can affect baby brain United Press International - 1 (UPI) -- High levels of prenatal smoking exposure modify sleep patterns that may have serious consequences for infant brain development, ... High levels of prenatal smoking exposure affect sleep patterns in ... Prenatal Tobacco Exposure Impairs Preterm Infants' Sleep

Illinois smoking ban benefits Clinton casino DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - About two-thirds of the Wild Rose's customers live across the Mississippi River in Illinois, where a new state law bans smoking in public places, ...

New York Observer Inside NYC's Smoking Speakeasies New York Post, NY - Inside NYC's Smoking SpeakeasiesIt's been five years since Mayor Bloomberg slapped a cigarette ban on the city's bars and nightclubs. ... Mayor Bloomberg Knows You're Smoking Late at Night

ABC News Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span Washington Post, United States - Even though smoking takes an average of 14.5 years off women's lives, almost one in five American women age 18 and older smokes. "The damaging effects of ... New Cases of Cancer Decline in the US Men Quit Smoking and Cancer Rate Falls US cancer rate declines for the first time -