Petitions to ban smoking get OK (The Cincinnati Post)
COLUMBUS - A state magistrate on Friday rejected a challenge to petitions seeking to enact a statewide indoor smoking ban.
Source: news.cincypost.com

No-smoking rules not common enough for asthmatic children (News-Medical-Net)
Urban children with persistent asthma living in homes with smokers are 10 times less likely to be protected by a smoking ban in the home and car than asthmatic children living with no smokers, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Source: www.news-medical.net

Yoga Teacher Launches Start Meditation, Stop Smoking Program (PR Web)
New multi-media PDF ebook makes it possible for people to practice meditation at home and break their smoking habit in a natural and permanent way. [PRWEB Mar 20, 2006]
Source: www.prweb.com

MSPs' smoking surveyed ahead of ban (ic Lanarkshire)
Only three MSPs plan to quit smoking ahead of the ban in Scotland, it has emerged. Smoking will be outlawed in enclosed public places like bars and restaurants from next Sunday. An advertising campaign is encouraging people to quit and a large majority of MSPs voted in favour of the ban last year.
Source: iclanarkshire.icnetwork.co.uk

Clues on how to quit and not get fat (University of Melbourne University News)
Scientists have shed light on the link between smoking and weight control, a result that could lead to new treatments for those trying to quit without piling on the pounds.
Source: uninews.unimelb.edu.au