Williams smoking sparks outrage (News Interactive)
HEALTH groups have dubbed pop star Robbie Williams a "very bad boy" for smoking onstage during one of his sell-out Brisbane concerts.
Source: www.entertainment.news.com.au

Study: 16,000 Smokers Quit Since Smoking Ban Took Effect (WLEX-TV Lexington)
(AP) — If the air in Lexington seems clearer, there's a reason for it. In the first 20 months after a citywide indoor smoking ban took effect, an estimated 16,467 Lexington adults put out their cigarettes for good.
Source: www.lex18.com

Quit smoking by Jan. 16: Classes start in 3 weeks (Marin Independent Journal)
A smoking cessation class will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at 171 Carlos Drive, sponsored by Bay Area Community Resources. The class includes six sessions, with a "quit day" set for Jan. 16.
Source: www.marinij.com

Mexico launches anti-smoking campaign (AP via Yahoo! News)
The government teamed up with doctors, academics and a U.S.-based drug company Wednesday to announce a campaign to reduce the number of smokers in Mexico by more than 10 percent in three years.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Half a million Spaniards stop smoking (Moldova.org)
Zaragoza, Spain (dpa) - More than half a million Spaniards have stopped smoking since the country introduced stringent anti-smoking legislation from the beginning of this year, an expert said Monday. Cigarette sales have gone down by more than 5 per cent, said Rodrigo Cordoba, president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Smoking. The number of heart attacks in active and passive
Source: social.moldova.org

If you can't quit smoking, at least work out (MSNBC)
Everyone knows smoking is a bad idea, but those who can t give it up may get a little protection from exercise, a study suggests.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com