News tagged with smoking ban
Smoke-free-air laws should include bars
Exempting bars from a statewide smoking ban in Indiana would significantly reduce the health benefits of a smoke-free-air law. Including bars not only protects the health of employees, say Indiana University tobacco control ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Seeing others smoke encourages young people to smoke more
Young people who smoke each day light up more cigarettes if they see other young smokers. Anti-smoking campaigns wrongly ignore this implicit effect, says Dutch researcher Zeena Harakeh.
Jan 09, 2012 |
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British government should ban smoking in cars: doctors
Britain should introduce a ban on all smoking in cars to protect people from second-hand smoke, a leading doctors' union said Wednesday.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Study: Campus smoking ban reduced students' smoking, changed attitudes
Smoking bans have become more common on university campuses, but do they work? Do they help reduce smoking in this newly independent age group? According to an Indiana University study, they do.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Smoking bans motivate even reluctant women to quit
Many workplaces and households ban smoking and, for some women, the effects extend beyond their office building or family home. A new study finds that women smokers who live and work where bans are enforced, ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Are the cigarette-loving Balkans lighting up less?
If the question was misunderstood by the waiter in a Bucharest restaurant, the irony wasn't lost on the customer who cringed after asking, "Do you have a smoke-free area?"
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Australia rules out total smoking ban
Australia plans the world's toughest laws on tobacco promotion but Health Minister Nicola Roxon denied Sunday the government's ultimate goal was a complete ban on smoking.
May 22, 2011 |
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Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers in Dublin, found that emergency room admissions due to respiratory ...
May 17, 2011 |
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Children held captive in smoky vehicles
It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver.
May 01, 2011 |
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China's new indoor smoking ban takes effect
(AP) -- China's latest push to ban smoking in indoor public venues came into effect Sunday, but the vaguely defined expanded rules were not expected to dramatically reduce the country's heavy tobacco addiction.
May 01, 2011 |
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CDC predicts smoking bans in every state by 2020
(AP) -- By 2020, every state may have bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and the workplace, federal health officials predicted Thursday, based on the current pace of adopting anti-smoking laws.
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Poker machine revenues hurt by smoking bans, financial crisis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Total smoking bans in pubs and clubs and the global financial crisis are among the factors that have impacted on how much South Australians have spent on poker machines in recent years.
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Apr 15, 2011 |
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China renews push to ban smoking starting May 1
(AP) -- Chinese health authorities are renewing a push to ban smoking in indoor public places, adding more venues like hotels and restaurants as of May 1, though still excluding many workplaces.
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Shop a smoking neighbour and pocket 560 euros in Sweden
Ratting on neighbours who light up on the sly can be lucrative in Sweden, where a landlords' association said Thursday it would offer a hefty reward for shopping people who violate a strict smoking ban in a residential building.
Jan 13, 2011 |
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China smoking deaths could triple by 2030, report warns
China is failing to deliver on pledges to help its 300 million smokers kick the habit, according to health experts who warned of a sharp rise in tobacco-linked deaths if strong steps are not taken.
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Smoking ban
Smoking bans are public policies, including criminal laws and occupational safety and health regulations, which prohibit tobacco smoking in workplaces and/or other public spaces. Legislation may also define smoking as more generally being the carrying or possessing of any lit tobacco product.
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