New group focusing on helping smokers quit (The Southern Illinoisan)
MURPHYSBORO - Pat Matherly doesn't say that she stopped smoking 14 years ago. I don't say I quit smoking, said the 68-year-old Murphysboro woman. I just say I choose not to smoke today.
Source: www.southernillinoisan.com
Prince Harry vows to quit smoking (New Kerala)
London, Jan 2: Prince Harry, the third in line for the British throne, has vowed to quit smoking in the New Year ahead of a sweeping army ban.
Source: www.newkerala.com
Popular Downtown Restaurant Bans Smoking (WKRN Nashville)
Many Tennesseans probably vowed to quit smoking in 2007. The Melting Pot in downtown Nashville has gone one step further to help smokers and non-smokers alike enjoy their meal. | | As of Tuesday, the restaurant is smoke free. Smokers were quick to adjust to the new rule. | | James Buck, who is a smoker, visits the Melting Pot about once a month. He said, Cuts down on…
Source: www.wkrn.com
Bans on smoking billow over industrialized world (Vancouver Province)
Time was when smoking was routinely glamourized in Hollywood movies, as in The Big Sleep with Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. It has become decidedly less chic over the last decade, thanks to health campaigns.
Source: www.canada.com
Tax and ban part of anti-smoking push (The Daily Dispatch)
SIERRA VISTA - An increase in tobacco taxes along with tough indoor smoking bans might be just the formula smokers need to kick the habit. At least that's what the Arizona Department of Health Services is hoping.
Source: www.douglasdispatch.com
Injunction denied in smoking ban case (The State)
Circuit Judge John Few refused to issue an injunction Tuesday on a newly enacted Greenville smoking ban. He said he would rule on a case filed by bar and restaurant owners within 10 days.
Source: www.thestate.com
Allegheny County ban on smoking begins quietly (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
One person lit up a cigarette yesterday inside a workplace, prompting the Allegheny County Health Department phone to light up during the first day of the countywide smoking ban.
Source: www.post-gazette.com
EAT BETTER GET MORE SLEEP QUIT SMOKING (Detroit News)
Many of us like to make grand New Year's resolutions. Fueled by the whole idea of a fresh start, or just too much Champagne, you feel invincible for one shining moment. You swear you're going to eat better, sleep more, stop smoking. But then reality sets in, and your lofty plans begin to lose their luster.
Source: www.detnews.com
AMA backs ban on smoking in cars with children present (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called on the Tasmanian Government to act quickly to stop people smoking in cars in where children are passengers.
Source: au.news.yahoo.com
