Marriott to ban smoking in all US, Canada rooms: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Hotel chain Marriott International Inc. will announce on Wednesday that it is banning smoking in all rooms of its 2,300-plus hotels in the United States and Canada, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Wednesday.
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WHO To Call For Public Smoking Bans Worldwide Based On CalEPA Report Linking Secondhand Smoke To Increased Breast (Medical News Today)
The World Health Organization on Thursday at the 13th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Washington, D.C., plans to recommend smoking bans in workplaces and public grounds worldwide based on a California Environmental Protection Agency report released in January, USA Today reports (Ritter, USA Today, 7/13). [click link for full article]
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New Law Meant To Curb Teen Smoking (ABC News 4)
Columbia, SC - A new state law takes effect next month that is supposed to keep minors from smoking. People under age 18 caught with cigarettes or other tobacco products after August 20th can be fined 25 dollars.
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Smoking Vaccine (KAKE)
For years, people have tried everything from patches to pills, nasal spray, even hypnosis to stop smoking. After years of clinical studies, researchers are optimistic. Could quitting be as easy as getting a shot?
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Smoking Rate Among Women Rising Worldwide, Report Says (Medical News Today)
About 12% of women worldwide smoke, and the female smoking rate by 2025 is expected to increase to 20%, according to a report — released by the International Network of Women Against Tobacco and based on World Health Organization data — presented Thursday at a conference sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. [click link for full article]
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