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Secondhand smoke at five major airports puts flyers at risk: CDC

Thanksgiving travelers who pass through the five major U.S. airports that still allow indoor smoking in designated public rooms face a hidden health hazard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
Reuters
added Nov 20, 2012 19:12
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CDC: Airports that allow smoking pose health risks

How dirty is the air next to an airport's smoking lounge? The U.S. government reports Tuesday that it's five times more polluted than the overall air at smoke-free airports. Tampa International Airport has a series of caged outdoor patios for smokers,
USA Today
added Nov 20, 2012 19:11
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[Colorado] DIA travelers subjected to secondhand smoke, CDC study says

A study by the Atlanta-based CDC showed that five of the 29 largest airports in the U.S., including DIA, subjected travelers and workers to measurable levels of smoking-related particulates near designated smoking areas.
Denver (CO) Post
added Nov 20, 2012 15:17
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Secondhand smoke inside airports puts air travelers and employees at risk

Air pollution from secondhand smoke five times higher outside smoking rooms and other designated smoking areas than in smoke-free airports
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Nov 20, 2012 14:04
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[New Zealand] Airport smokers about to go undercover

Christchurch Airport is stubbing out the practice of visitors having a quick smoke around the airport frontage. Three new designated smoking areas open today near the almost-completed terminal, to filter out the problem of smokers seeking protection fro
Scoop (nz)
added Oct 23, 2012 18:30
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[UK-Scotland] Aberdeen Airport to provide airside smoking shelter

Plans for a designated airside smoking shelter are set to go ahead at Dyce terminal following a public consultation.
Aberdeen Evening Express (This is Aberdeen) (uk)
added Oct 18, 2012 09:39
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[India] Airport smoking area flouts norms, says cancer patient

A 77-year-old throat cancer patient has called attention to certain "violations" in the swanky smoking zone of the Bengaluru International Airport. Pointing out to anomalies in the construction of the smoking area, Mohan Raj says this could be a potentia
Times of India
added Sep 22, 2012 07:32
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[Kuwait] Smoking at airport 'riles' US citizen

A US citizen resident in Kuwait has refused to sign a contract . . . When asked why he refused to sign the contract, he quipped, “Honestly speaking I cannot imagine that the law is applied strictly in the country of officials who smoke cigarettes inside
Arab Times (kw)
added Sep 19, 2012 17:35
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[UK] Ryanair air hostesses who tried to smuggle almost 14,000 duty free cigarettes into Britain escape jail

An air hostess whose career crash landed after being unmasked as a cigarette smuggler wept as she walked free from court today. Former Ryanair stewardess Gemma Phillips, 26, started the racket with cabin crew colleague Adam McEvatt so they could sell t
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Sep 17, 2012 17:15
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[New York] That's quite a load! Carrie Fisher puffs her way through airport holding pet dog... and smoking electronic cigarette

Apparently the 55-year-old - who lost an impressive 50lbs with the Jenny Craig fitness plan in the lead up to unveiling her trimmer figure on national TV last August - is attempting to kick her smoking habit.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Sep 4, 2012 08:03
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