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New Study: Healthy Lifestyle Starts with No Smoking

underscores the huge benefits of adopting heart-healthy behaviors, and shows that not smoking has the greatest benefit of all. The study found that adopting four healthy behaviors – not smoking, regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet and kee
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Jun 6, 2013 11:19
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[UK] Bristol MP Recognised by World Health Organisation for Anti-Smoking Work; Health Minister Backs his Campaign for Plain Packs (Stephen Williams MP)

WHO commended Stephen on his 'exceptional contribution to tobacco control at both the national and European level by leading the fight against tobacco and savings lives of your citizens.' Stephen Williams was nominated for the award by ASH and Smokefre
Stephen Williams MP - Liberal Democrat MP for Bristol West (uk)
added Jun 6, 2013 10:59
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[UK] Stephen Williams MP wins award for anti-smoking work

Mr Williams was awarded a WHO World No Tobacco Day award for the European region, for his years of campaigning. His work has included pressing for a ban on smoking in public places. Mr Williams was 13 when his father passed away.
BBC Online
added Jun 6, 2013 10:56
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[UK] HM Revenue and Customs 'missing cigarette smuggling targets'

HM Revenue and Customs has failed to meet any of its targets on reducing the smuggling of illicit tobacco into the UK, a Whitehall watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said HMRC's latest strategy, launched in 2011, had so far prevented losses of
BBC Online
added Jun 6, 2013 10:53
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[Pennsylvania] Lawmakers push to expand state's indoor smoking ban law to more places

Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
added Jun 6, 2013 10:45
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[Pennsylvania] Indoor smoking ban: Lawmaker says he's been promised a committee vote on his bill

An effort to expand the state's Clean Indoor Air Act to include all bars, casinos and private clubs, along with other establishments exempted from the law, could gain traction in the state House this year. View full sizeLegislation that would require sm
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
added Jun 6, 2013 10:40
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[Pennsylvania] Should the ban on smoking indoors expand?

When the act was passed, it was controversial among businesses and smokers alike. Yet some establishments that were exempt still banned smoking anyway. Now state lawmakers are looking to expand what was started in 2008, putting everyone on the same page
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
added Jun 6, 2013 10:38
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[Pennsylvania] Lawmaker wants to ban all indoor smoking in PA

Rep. Mario Scavello (R., Monroe) has introduced a bill that would eliminate exemptions to the Clean Indoor Air Act that has allowed smoking in some bars, casinos, social clubs and hotel rooms.
Philly blogs
added Jun 6, 2013 10:37
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[Pennsylvania] Lawmaker would ban smoking in ALL public places

Scavello, and supporters like the American Lung Association and American Cancer Society, now say that Pennsylvania's 2008 Clean Indoor Air Act isn't clean enough. It gives several exemptions to the smoking ban, most notably: - to restaurants with less
WHTM-TV ABC27.com (Harrisburg, PA)
added Jun 6, 2013 10:32
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[Vermont] RJ Reynolds Hit With $8.3M Judgment Over Eclipse Ads ($$)

Superior Judge Dennis R. Pearson entered a final judgment Monday that ordered Reynolds to cough up the civil penalty partly as a sanction for contempt of a 1998 consent decree from the same court and violation of the master settlement agreement reference
Law360
added Jun 6, 2013 10:28
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