Unplanned attempts to quit smoking may be more successful than planned ones (British Medical Journal)
Objective To assess the extent to which the prevailing model of smoking cessation (that smokers typically prepare their attempts to stop smoking in advance and that doing so increases their chances of success) is correct.
Source: bmj.bmjjournals.com

New study evaluates impact of smoking cessation aids and mass media (EurekAlert!)
Most smokers want to quit, but even among those who try, less than 5% manage to stop smoking for more than three months. There is a major ongoing effort to encourage quitting, the National Action Plan for Tobacco Cessation.
Source: www.eurekalert.org

Smoking citations at his bar make Wiganowsky say hmmm (Wisconsin State Journal)
Dave Wiganowsky isn't calling it selective enforcement, but he wonders whether his outspoken opposition to Madison's smoking ban had anything to do with two smoking citations that have been issued to his bar.
Source: www.madison.com

PCT welcomes smoking ban (Wanstead and Woodford Guardian)
REDBRIDGE Primary Care Trust (PCT) has welcomed the ban on smoking in pubs, clubs and restaurants from the summer of 2007. MPs voted recently by a margin of 200 votes to impose the ban in all enclosed spaces.
Source: www.wansteadandwoodfordguardian.co.uk

Taste Gene May Play Role In Smoking (Medical News Today)
MADISON - Recent research on the genetics of smoking has focused on genes that are thought to be related to nicotine metabolism, personality traits, and regulation of emotions.According to a genetic study just published in "Nicotine and Tobacco Research," genes responsible for taste also may yield important information about who smokes and why they smoke… click link for more info.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com