Restaurant Owners Take Smoking Ban To Court (KDKA Pittsburgh)
Local Downtown restaurant owners are headed to court today to try and stop a new smoking ban in Allegheny County.
Source: kdka.com
Computer glitch prescribes Viagra to stop smoking (vnunet.com)
Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com , Monday 18 December 2006 at 00:00:00 Smokers trying to quit report unusual side-effect A software bug in Glasgow's e-Formulary IT system has been blamed for replacing prescriptions for the Zyban anti-smoking drug with the erectile dysfunction medicine Viagra…. > Read the full article
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Study criticizes anti-smoking ads (Seattle Times)
An Oregon State University study suggests that anti-smoking ads by the tobacco industry targeted at youths and their parents do not work…
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Des Moines hospitals want to extend smoking ban (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
DES MOINES, Iowa Six Des Moines hospitals are asking city leaders to extend a smoking ban to sidewalks, streets and adjacent public properties. If the proposal…
Source: www.whotv.com
Anti-Smoking Ads May Backfire (Medical News Today)
Tobacco company-sponsored anti-smoking advertising aimed at youths not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, according to a study co-authored by an Oregon State University researcher. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
Smoking decline may have stalled, CDC says (Columbian Missourian)
An eight-year decline in adult smoking rates may have stalled, according to the latest comprehensive statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than one in five adults in the country smoked cigarettes last year, about the same as in 2004.
Source: www.columbiamissourian.com
Lowcountry businesses accept smoking ban (The State)
HILTON HEAD ISLAND Though smoking bans will take effect in Bluffton and unincorporated Beaufort County in January, there doesn't seem to be much concern about the upcoming smoke-out.
Source: www.thestate.com
NO-SMOKING BAN AT VTA (San Jose Mercury News)
The Valley Transportation Authority will widen its no-smoking ban next year to many stations and platforms. Smoking is banned on county light-rail trains and buses.
Source: www.mercurynews.com
Letter to the Editor - Don't stop at smoking (The Beaver County Times)
A ban on smoking in restaurants and bars is good public policy that has been implemented in several other areas of the country.
Source: www.timesonline.com
