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  January 2009 News Items

ASH PR: Stimulus Bill Snubs Smoking Control [01/30/09-6]

62% Would Ban Smoking in All Public Places [01/30/09-5]

Why Ban Smoking on Campus [01/30/09-4]

"Smoking Police" Coming to Dallas TX [01/30/09-3]

MN Moving to Ban Smoking in Cars When Kids Are Present [01/30/09-2]

VA Committee Approves Restaurant Smoking Ban [01/30/09-1]
ASH PR: New RIP Cigs Reduce Deadly Cig Fires as Well as Smoking Rates [01/29/09-6]

Lance Armstrong Supports TX Antismoking Bill [01/29/09-5]

US Senate to Vote to Boost Cig Tax Over 250% [01/29/09-4]

NH May Boost Cig Tax [01/29/09-3]

WHO Says Recession Will Spark More Mental Illness and Smoking [01/29/09-2]

"Only Nonsmokers May Apply" Not Illegal Discrimination [01/29/09-1]
ASH PR: Smoking Banned in Apts, Nonsmokers Demanding Even More Crackdowns [01/27/09-7]

Multi-State Tobacco Settlement Upheld [01/28/09-6]

Firesafe Cigs Spreading, But "Taste Like Crap" [01/28/09-5]

Smokeless Tobacco Use on the Rise [01/28/09-3]

Smoking Linked to Most Male Cancer Deaths, Not Just Lung cancer [01/28/09-2]

Fatwah Issued About Smoking in Public Places [01/28/09-1]
Smoking Down in 49 States, Kills 440,000/Yr [01/27/09-5]

New Haven CT Bans Smoking on Some Sidewalks [01/27/09-4]

Cape Cod Condo May an Smoking [01/27/09-3]

Belmont CA Bans Smoking in Private Apartments [01/27/09-2]

Confessions of a (Former) Addict [01/27/09-1]
Michelle Supported Barack Because He Promised to Quit [01/26/09-4]

Canada Slashes Smoking to Record Law [01/26/09-3]

Those Who Have Quit Have Problems [01/26/09-2]

Indonesian Islamic Body Decline to Ban Smoking [01/26/09-1]
Islamists In Indonesia Consider Smoking Prohibition [01/23/09-7]

India Again Permits Smoking in Films [01/23/09-6]

CA Cities Should Do More [01/23/09-5]

CO Smoking Ban Works "Just Fine" [01/23/09-4]

Secondhand Smoke Makes Air Hazardous [01/23/09-3]

Mom Jailed Because 3-Year-Old Smokes [01/23/09-2]

Smoking Rates Nosedive, But Still Killing Too Many [01/23/09-1]
ASH PR: Public Growing More Hostile to Smokers [01/22/09-5]

Smokers Pay More For Health Insurance [01/22/09-4]

Smoking in Home Hurts Infants [01/22/09-3]

Using Gum to Quit Smoking [01/22/09-2]

"Chippers" Confound Notions of Nicotine Addiction [01/22/09-1]
Quit Smoking to Keep Brain Healthy [01/21/09-7]

Reduce SIDS: Don't Smoke While Pregnant; Don't Smoker Near Kid [01/21/09-6]

Smoking Ban Could Keep Pets Healthier [01/21/09-5]

Ontario Bans Smoking With Kids in Car [01/21/09-4]

More Airports Ban All Smoking [01/21/09-3]

KS Smoking Ban Would Save Money [01/21/09-2]

SD Considers Smoking Ban [01/21/09-1]
Teen Girl Smokers Likely to Become Obese Adults [01/16/09-5]

Smoking During Pregnancy Can Damage Fetus' Thyroid [01/16/09-4]

Some Changes From Smoking May Take Time [01/16/09-3]

US Lags in War on Smoking [01/16/09-2]

Gays Much More Likely to Smoke [01/16/09-1]
Ban All Smoking By Parents, BusinessWeek Considers [01/15/09-5]

House Follows ASH, Snubs Smoker Objections, Votes to Hike Tobacco Taxes [01/15/09-4]

Which States Best Control Tobacco [01/15/09-3]

Growing Number Want All Smoking Banned [01/15/09-2]

Battery Powered Cigarettes Banned in Australia [01/15/09-1]
ASH Fights to Boost US Cig Tax as Part of SCHIP [01/14/09-7]

Court Uphold Nonsmoker's Suit Over Smoke in Apartment [01/14/09-6]

CHECK: How is

YOUR State? [01/14/09-5]

Greek Parliment Bans Its Own Smoking [01/14/09-4]

Smoking Hurts Wildlife [01/14/09-3]

Smoking Increases Risk of Alzheimers [01/14/09-2]

Menthol Cigs More Addictive, Especially for Blacks [01/14/09-1]
Chicago's 1st Smokefree Apt Bldg [01/13/09-6]

Obama Now Only "Half Smoking" [01/13/09-5]

IL Moves to Enforce Smoking Ban [01/13/09-4]

Antismoker to be #2 at Health [01/13/09-3]

SCHIP Bill to Boost Cigar Tax [01/13/09-2]

Vote on US Cig Tax Increase [01/13/09-1]
"Lifestyle" Diseases Plague Poor Countries [01/12/09-7]

Taiwan Bans Most Public Smoking [01/12/09-6]

Promotions for "Natural" Tobacco Products Cut [01/12/09-5]

Smoking Can Triple Risk of Brain Bleed [01/12/09-4]

Smoking Banned in Privace Residential Condos/Apts [01/12/09-3]

Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Kids' Cancer [01/12/09-2]

Casino Smoking Harms Restaurant Patrons [01/12/09-1]
Tobacco Industry's Secondhand Smoke Coverup [01/09/09-4]

NE May Ban Smoking in Cars With Kids [01/09/09-3]

Kids Help Brad Pitt Quit Smoking [1/09/09-2]

LA May Restrict Outdoor Smoking [01/09/09/1]
Even Smell of Tobacco Smoke is Toxic [01/08/09-9]

More on Legal Consequences of Third Hand Tobacco Smoke [01/08/09-8]

Patrick Swayze Blames His Cancer on Smoking [01/08/09-7]

VA Moves Towards Restaurant Smoking Ban [01/08/09-6]

Smoking Bans Get French to Quit [01/08/09-5]

UT May Boost Cig Tax to Eliminate Food Tax [01/08/09-4]

Smoking While Pregnant Fosters Aggression in Kids [01/08/09-3]

Quitting Saves More Lives Than Expected [01/08/09-2]

Less Smoking Means Fewer Pre-Term Babies [01/08/09-1]
ASH PR: Law Can Protect Against Third Hand Smoke Dangers [01/07/09-7]

ASH PR: Tobacco Giants May Be Sued Over Cig Fires [01/07/09-6]

Congress to Consider Smoking Measures [01/07/09-5]

WA May Ban Smoking in Cars With Kids [01/07/09-4]

Kansas City Smoking Ban Upheld [01/07/09-3]

Brain Scans Show Why It's So Hard to Quit [01/07/09-2]

Why Third Hand Smoke is Deadly - Scientific American [01/07/09-2]

More on Dangers of Third Hand Tobacco Smoke [01/07/07-1]
ASH CITED: States Reducing Cig-Caused Fires [01/06/09-7]

Europe Lax Enforcing Nonsmokers' Rights Laws [01/06/09-6]

IL Prison Smoking Ban Works Well [01/06/09-5]

A No-Smoking Casino [01/06/09-4]

Ruling on Limited Smoking Bans in Germany [01/06-09-3]

Sneaky Smokers Hide Habit [01/06/09-2]

Smoking Increases Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems [01/06/09-1]
ASH CITED: Why There Are More Fire-Safe Cigs [01/05/09-10]

LIST: States With Fire-Safe Cig Laws - Does YOUR State Have One? [01/05/09-9]

9 Studies Now Show Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks [01/05/09-8]

READ REPORT: CDC Says Smoking Bans Reduce Heart Attacks Long Term Also [01/05/09-7]

Smoking Rate Finally Down Below 20% for US Adults [01/05/09-6]

Campaign Against Third-Hand Smoke [01/05/09-5]

New Danger: Third-Hand Smoke [01/05/09-4]

READ REPORT on Third-Hand Smoke [01/05/09-3]

IL Celebrates 1st Year of Nonsmoking Lifestyle [01/05/09-2]

Secondhand Smoke Health Danger "Inescapable" [01/05/9-1]
ACT Gov't Considers Car Smoking Ban [01/02/09-7]

States Push Fire-Safe Cigarettes [01/02/09-6]

Teens Who Ignore Risk More Likely to Smoke [01/02/09-5]

Nicotine Addiction a Health Crisis for Women [01/02/09-4]

Smoking Outlawed in Utah Bars [01/02/09-3]

Europeans Still Smoking Despite Bans [01/02/09-2]

Smoke-Free Laws Cut Heart Attack Hospitalization [01/02/09-1]