Bloomington joins neighboring Normal in enacting smoking ban (ABC 7 Chicago)
The central Illinois city of Bloomington will ban smoking starting next year in virtually all indoor public places.
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Central State to ban smoking (WAVY 10)
DINWIDDIE, Va. Central State Hospital will go smoke-free this summer. The state mental hospital in Dinwiddie County will become the first state-run hospital to ban cigarette smoking. It's joining jails and hospital mental-health wards around Virginia and nationwide in banning cigarettes.
Source: www.wavy.com

Health news coverage earns award for Evening News (holdthefrontpage.co.uk)
The Manchester Evening News has been recognised for its coverage of health news with a top honour at the recent Greater Manchester NHS awards. The newspaper scooped the top prize in the health promotional campaign category, for a campaign to get readers to stop smoking.
Source: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk

De La Hoya Will Have Plenty Of Choices After Smoking Mayorga (The Tampa Tribune)
LAS VEGAS - When Oscar De La Hoya gets back to his adopted home in Puerto Rico, he'll have plenty of lucrative choices to make about his revitalized career - who to fight, when to fight, and when to stop.
Source: www.tbo.com

Some smokers quit for a bit, poll says (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Burlington - More than half of the smokers in western Racine County have quit smoking for one day or longer in the past 12…
Source: www.jsonline.com

Correction chief wants to ban smoking in two prisons (WREG-TV Memphis)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee Correction Commissioner George Little said today he plans to ban smoking at two prison facilities.
Source: www.wreg.com

New anti-smoking ads to start in Tas (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
QUIT Tasmania has launched its latest anti-smoking campaign with images of a gangrenous foot.
Source: au.news.yahoo.com

New Kind Of Drug Could Increase Number Who Quit Smoking (Science Daily)
Smokers are twice as likely to quit if they use medication, but 80% will be smoking again within a year. These success rates could be improved with a new kind of drug currently being evaluated by the FDA under a six-month priority review, according to a leading smoking research centre.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Chronic Lung Disease Patients Missing 'Stop-Smoking' Message (Newswise)
People suffering from chronic lung diseases like emphysema and bronchitis are continuing to smoke despite the risks, according to a new study of more than 175,000 U.S. adults.
Source: www.newswise.com