Big Tobacco Claims Initiative Protects Its Lies About the Health Effects of Smoking in Case Pending Before CA Supreme … (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The tobacco industry is arguing that a ballot initiative promoted as a law to stop "shakedown" lawsuits against small businesses should also allow cigarette makers to get away with lying about the health effects of smoking and marketing cigarettes to children. In a "friend of the court" brief filed with the California Supreme Court today, the nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights …
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New Delhi Bans Smoking While Driving (CBS News)
Smoking poses serious health risks. So does driving in New Delhi. And combining the two is deadly, according to two New Delhi judges who have barred smoking at the wheel, officials said, apparently creating the first such ban in the world.
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Think about quitting smoking if you are scheduled for surgery — HealthandAge (HealthandAge)
It is important to quit smoking before surgery so as to reduce the risk of complications. There are many reasons for giving up smoking.
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Analysis: Mayor backpedaled, smoking ban unsettled (Onalaska Community Life)
Supporters of Onalaska s workplace smoking ban said Mayor Jim Bialecki s vote to kill the ordinance last week curtailed the legislative process and ran contrary to the mayor s prior statements. After voting, Bialecki said the city should wait until the state of Wisconsin takes action on a similar ordinance, an argument one council member called a cop out.
Source: www.onalaskalife.com