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[Louisiana] Smoking ban heads to full Senate
A bid to ban smoking within 25 feet of the entrances to state-owned office buildings, as a way to lessen exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke, continued to advance Wednesday in the Louisiana Legislature.
May 22, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 23, 2013 03:41
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Regulators Eye Crackdown On Rising Use Of Tobacco Discounts ($$)
Tobacco companies are relying more on pricing discounts to sell cigarettes, the Federal Trade Commission reported Tuesday, a practice experts say may be the next target of regulators and lawmakers under increasing pressure from public health advocates to
May 22, 2013
Law360
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May 23, 2013 03:40
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[New York] Masterminds behind cigarette smuggling ring face charges in court
Basel and Samir Ramadan were arrested last week for running the ring that pulled in more than $22 million in profits over the last 17 months. Only $7.8 million has been accounted for and authorities fear the funds could have been funneled to terrorists.
May 23, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 23, 2013 03:39
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[Minnesota] GETTY: St. Paul Saints' mandatory smoking section
Midway Stadium’s ‘Smoking Gulag,’ plus hefty new state taxes, puts smokers like me in our place.
May 23, 2013
Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune
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May 23, 2013 03:38
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[Florida] BECK: In Smoking Cases, Interminable Delay Is the Real Due Process Violation
On Monday, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. filed a reply brief in an appeal it brought before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In Walker v. RJR ... Given that the Engle ruling is now seven years old, this due process issue should have been s
May 22, 2013
AmericanLawyer.com
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May 23, 2013 03:31
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Americans Still Making Unhealthy Choices: CDC
High rates of obesity, heavy drinking, smoking and inactivity reported, but most people getting enough sleep ... * Twenty percent of adults smoke, and less than one-half of smokers attempted to quit in the past year.
May 21, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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May 23, 2013 03:21
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CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Confirms
A new analysis of a 2010 U.S. study finds that low-dose CT scans pick up significantly more lung tumors than chest X-rays do.
May 22, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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May 23, 2013 03:21
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Health Behaviors of Adults: United States, 2008–2010 (PDF)
This chapter provides an overview of key findings related to the prevalence of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults, including both frequency (daily compared with nondaily) and amount (usual number of cigarettes smoked), age of smoking initiation, a
May 16, 2013
National Center for Health Statistics
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May 23, 2013 03:18
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Health Behaviors of Adults: United States, 2008–2010
This chapter provides an overview of key findings related to the prevalence of cigarette smoking among U.S. adults, including both frequency (daily compared with nondaily) and amount (usual number of cigarettes smoked), age of smoking initiation, a
May 23, 2013
National Center for Health Statistics
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May 23, 2013 03:17
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Campaign encourages smokers to “Talk With Your Doctor” for help quitting
Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully
May 22, 2013
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
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May 23, 2013 03:09