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Dangerous bacteria found in cigarettes: Study
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 7 days ago
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A U.S. study suggests that as bad as you think they are, cigarettes may be even worse for your health than you feared. Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered hundreds of strains of bacteria dwelling within cigarettes, some of which...
Tags: Baltimore, Microbiology, Kool, Camel, Bacteria, Passive smoking, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Smoking, Health Medical Pharma, Microorganism, Pathogenic microbes, Bacteriology, Disaster Accident
Cigarette tax boosts state budget
Miami :: FL :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Cigarettes sales are down 27 percent in Florida during the last four months, thanks to a new $1-a-pack tax designed to balance the budget and cut down on smoking. But despite the drop in sales, tobacco-tax collections in Florida are high and holding steady.
Tags: North Florida, cigarette sales, James E. Smith, Miami, Tax, Convenience store, Kool, Sales taxes in the United States, Tobacco smoking, Business Finance, Smoking, Tobacco, Cigarette
Great American Smokeout 2009: Which states have most smokers?
Charleston :: WV :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Biggest opportunity for Great American Smokeout 2009 is in West Virginia, where 1 in 4 residents smokes. Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the November 19, 2009 edition Those promoting Thursday's Great American Smokeout 2009 have their...
Tags: great americans, americans smokeout, cigarette use, Charleston, Tobacco smoking, Smoking ban, Cigarette, Cigar, Smoking cessation, Tobacco, Smoking, Great American Smokeout
NIU group hosts Great American Smokeout event
DeKalb :: IL :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Life and hosted the Great American Smokeout Thursday night in the Holmes Student Center. In an effort to educate their peers about the danger of smoking and tobacco use, the group sought to convince smokers to trade their pack of cigarettes for a pack...
Tags: NIU, Brittney Ginter, DeKalb, General practice, Smoking cessation, Great American Smokeout, Phi Sigma Kappa, Tobacco, Smoking, Habits
Bulgaria Parliament Presents New Twist on Alcohol, Cigarettes Tax
Brussels :: Belgium | 7 days ago
Credibility The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament offered Thursday the latest surprise regarding the alcohol and cigarettes tax increase. The new excise duties were changed and increased on second read during the Budget Committee meeting from their values approved...
Tags: cigarette tax, BGNES, Belgium, Brussels, Taxation, Cigarette, Excise, Tobacco, Smoking, Habits
Restaurants, bars skeptical about going smoke-free
Beirut :: Lebanon | 7 days ago
Credibility Partial smoking bans in Lebanon have had some success but are undermined by lack of enforcement and wide acceptance of public smoking, a study by the American University of Beirut (AUB) has found. Researchers at the university’s Department of Health Behavior...
Tags: Lebanon, smoke ban, AUB, Health Ministry, free policy, tobacco control, Beirut, Habits, Smoking ban, Passive smoking, Lung cancer, Tobacco smoking, Tobacco, Smoking, Public health, Health Medical Pharma
Group won't challenge smoking ban ruling in SD
Pierre :: SD :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility D The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote. S.D. — The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that...
Tags: smoking ban, South Dakota, public vote, Pierre, Public health, Tobacco control, Law Crime, Smoking, Tobacco, Habits
Better weapons in war on smoking --
Port of Spain :: Trinidad and Tobago | 7 days ago
Credibility Better weapons in war on smoking Friday, November 20th 2009 It should have been a relatively simple piece of legislation-ban smoking in public places. But the Tobacco Bill, which was passed in the Senate on Tuesday night, became embroiled in heated debate,...
Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Cigarette, Cigar, Smoking cessation, Tobacco packaging warning messages, Tobacco, Smoking, Smoking ban
Bars of choice --
Port of Spain :: Trinidad and Tobago | 7 days ago
Credibility There are bars/clubs that do not allow smoking. If people are so concerned about second-hand smoke, then why go to the bars/clubs that allow smoking?...Car and truck emissions are just as deadly or even more so, yet why isn’t anyone complaining about...
Tags: Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain, Habits, Addiction, Passive smoking, Bar, Tobacco, Smoking, Cigarettes, Social Issues
Smoking rates in isles decrease significantly
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Hawaii's smoking rate has declined dramatically since 2000 and the American Cancer Society hopes to continue that trend as the 34th Great American Smokeout is observed today. The state's smoking rate of 15.4 percent of adults is the fifth lowest in the...
Tags: Hawaii Tobacco Quitline, American Cancer Society Research, smoke rate, Milton Hirata, quitting smoke, schools students, life expectancy, lung cancer, cancer deaths, Maui Tobacco-Free Partnership, Honolulu, Great American Smokeout, Passive smoking, Cigarette, Prevalence of tobacco consumption, Tobacco, Smoking, Smoking cessation, Health Medical Pharma
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