June 2009 News Items

Tuesday, 06/30/09
ASH PR: Cig Smuggling Linked to Terrorism, $40 Billion/yr Cost and 150,000/yr Deaths

ASH IN ACTION: Stakes Higher in Tobacco Smuggling

Hospital Counseling Helps Smokers Quit

UK Anti-Smoking Approach Very Successful

Quitting is Winning

Progress on the Anti-Smoking Front

Various Cancers Linked to Tobacco
Monday, 06/29/09
Ties Between Cig Smuggling and Terrorism Documented

Anti-Smoking Campaign Targets Grooms

Cigarette Ads and Smoking are Insidious

Prescription Eliminates Urges to Smoke

Anti-Smoking Campaign Uses Social Media Site
Friday, 06/26/09
Letting Go of the 'Stress' Excuse

Greece Attempts Indoor Smoking Ban

3 NV Hospitals Go Smoke Free

PA Campaign to Get Moms to Quit

Demographics May be the Reason for Kids Smoking

Groundbreaking Online Cessation Program
Thursday, 06/25/09
ASH Helps Nonsmokers Ban Smoking in Neighbor's House

Kansas City Smoking Ban Upheld

Malibu to Ban Public Smoking

Smoking and COPD

NYC Retailers Could Be Required to Post Anti-Smoking Signs

Smoking in Cars with Children Under 18 will be Banned in Australia

Nicotine Dependence Still Prevalent
Wednesday, 06/24/09
Obama's Smoking Struggle

Smoking Bans Don't Lead to Layoffs

NC Bans Smoking in Public Venues

Bill Would Force Insurers to Cover Smoking Cessation Drugs

Nicotine Tests for Young Athletes

Cardio Disease No. 1 Killer and Smoking is No. 1 Factor

Popeye Cartoons May Be Given an 18 Rating in UK
Tuesday, 06/23/09
Obama Invokes Personal Struggle as He Signs Tobacco Law

No Smoking: There's Kids in the Car!

New Anti-Tobacco Ad Inspired by Kid's Game

Smokers Not Told of Cigarette Redesign

Debate Over Health and E-Cigs

Blood Pressure Pill May Quash Cravings
Monday, 06/22/09
Obama to Sign FDA Bill in Rose Garden

Psychiatric Ward Ban Pushes Smoking Underground

24 Irish Businesses Prosecuted on Ban Breach

China Raises Tobacco Tax to Curb Smoking

Never Smoked But at Risk for Lung Cancer

Recession Keeps Smokers Puffing
Friday, 06/19/09
Make No Mistake Smoking is Bad

"We Don't Smoke This S*** We Just Sell It"

ASH's Impact Acknowledged, Even in China

LA City Approves Outdoor Ban

AU Smokers Spend 17 Days a Year Smoking

Quitters Have a Hard Time Getting Help

Test Determines Nicotine Addiction
Thursday, 06/18/09
Smoking Riskier to Women's Hearts

State Farm Snuffs Smoking at Company Sites

Croatian Cafe Owners Want an Optional Ban

Menthol Used to Attract and Hook Smokers

Smoking Laws Difficult to Enforce

Smoking Actors May be Rated 18 Under UK System
Wednesday, 06/17/09
Call to Ban Child-in-Car Smoking

Social Smoking is Smoking

Humana to New Hires: Quit Smoking

Richmond Takes on Infant Mortality by Battling Smoking

Ethnicity May Determine Smoking Habits at Home

Asthma and Smoking a Dangerous Combo
Tuesday, 06/16/09
Tobacco Regulation May Be Subject to Free Speech Argument

Smoking Ban for VA State Prisons

Nicotine Receptors are Target for Lung Cancer Treatment

Men More Successful at Quitting

British Men 40% More Likely to Die from Cancer

Greece to Impose Ban July 1
Monday, 06/15/09
Obama Pledges to Quickly Sign Anti-Smoking Bill

Boston Proposes Outdoor Smoking Limits

Israeli Activist Divided Over Govt Regulation of Tobacco

Cessation Products Negatively Impact Birth Outcomes

How Heart Disease Develops From Smoking

Drug Cuts Nicotine Induced SIDS Risk
Friday, 06/12/09
Senate Approves FDA Bill

Big Tobacco Up in Smoke

Why Smoking Increases Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke

Quitting Smoking with Group Therapy

"No Puff Daddy" Speaks to Kids about Smoking Dangers

Brooklyn Teens on Tobacco Road

New Information on Nicotine Addiction

Smoking Linked to Arthritis
Thursday, 06/11/09
Senate to Vote on FDA Bill

Study Redefines the Role of Smoking and Other Risk in Pancreatitis

Eagle is First Idaho Town to Ban All Public Smoking

No Smoking Near Mothers to Be

4 Factors that Increase Odds of Heart Failure

Driver Fined for Lighting Up with Kids in the Car

Expectant UK Mothers Paid to Quit
Wednesday, 06/10/09
Senate Rejects Challenge to FDA Tobacco Bill

Tobacco Bill is Personal for Many Senators

Nicotine Gum not Helpful

LA's Second Smoking Ban Bill Fizzles Out

CA City Expands Smoking Ban to Bus Stops and Farmers Markets

Running Can Aid in Quitting

How Parental Smoke at Home Affects Children
Tuesday, 06/09/09
Senate Could Vote Today on Tougher Tobacco Laws

Smoking Cost the UK 5 Times More than Expected

Some Need Many Attempts to Quit

Higher Taxes Equals Fewer Smokers

Chewing Tobacco Risks Stressed

Defeating Nicotine's Double Role in Lung Cancer
Monday, 06/08/09
Tobacco Policies Likely to Tighten

Doctors Say Ban Cigarette Vending Machines

Student Smoking Rate Alarming

Philippine Govt Paying the Price for Lack of Increased Tax

Health Minister Tells Staff to Quit or Leave

Women Benefit from Smoking Cessation

Children Increasingly Targeted by Tobacco Industry

New CDC Chief to Target Smoking
Friday, 06/05/09
FDA Continues to Probe Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Drug

Cigarettes Without Smoke, or Regulation

Research Highlights Importance of Keeping Teens From Smoking

Teachers Union Sinks Penn. Smoking Ban

Smoking Doesn't Affect COPD the Same

Higher Taxes Lower NY Smoking Rate

Nigerian Federal Government to Enforce Ban

Pregnant Women Who Stop Smoking Do Their Babies a Service

Republican Senator Seeks to Outlaw Tobacco
Thursday, 06/04/09
Tobacco Bill a Sharp Change for Lawmakers

Shares of Casino Operator Go Up as LA Defeats Smoking Ban

Smoking Declines as Alcohol and Drug Use Hold Steady

Nicotine Gum and Lozenges Pose Cancer Risk

136 Stores Cited in Tobacco Sting

Sotomayor Described as Former Chain-Smoker
Wednesday, 06/03/09
$30 Million Verdict Against RJ Reynolds For Causing Death

Senate Debates FDA Regulation of Tobacco

Sen. Schumer to Release Report on Young Smokers

India Mandates Graphic Warnings

Double the Chances of Quitting

Mass. Hails Anti-Smoking Program

Fewer Smokers in Movies Equals Fewer Teens Lighting Up
Tuesday, 06/02/09
WHO Praises Malaysia for Efforts

Tobacco Finds Willing Victims in Teen  Smokers

Actors Exempt from LA County Smoking Ban

NV Bill Revived

Smoking a Risk Factor for Bowel Cancer

Quitting with Hypnotherapy

Smoking Linked to Impotency

Israel Celebrates "A Day Without Smoking"
Monday, 06/01/09
NY Targets Smokers' Children

WHO Calls for Action on Smoking in Movies

Popular Toon May Promote Smoking

Moms Resume Bad Habits After
Birth of Child

Man Moves to Island to Quit

NE Smoking Ban in Effect

Insurance Co.'s Asked to Cover Cost

India: 37 out of 100 Children Smoke

Secondhand Smoke a Risk Even in "Smokefree" Cities footer

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