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[California] AUDIO: LA County smoking rates fall to lowest levels in at least 15 years

The number of Los Angeles County residents who smoke is down its lowest levels in at least 15 years, according to a newly released survey by the L.A. County Department of Public Health . . . The report found as of 2011 fewer than a million adults smoke
89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio
added Nov 15, 2012 21:00
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[UK] Hammersmith Lebanese restaurant evicted for flouting smoking ban

MANAGERS of a Lebanese restaurant who persistently allowed customers to smoke shisha have been evicted from the premises. In spite of warnings from the police and environmental health officers, Mezaziq, in Brackenbury Road, Hammersmith, let its customer
Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle (uk)
added Nov 13, 2012 04:20
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Scientists Find Gene Differences in Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer

Three genetic regions associated with increased lung cancer risk in Asian women who have never smoked have been identified by an international team of scientists. They said their findings provide further proof that the risk of lung cancer among people wh
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Nov 13, 2012 03:04
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[UK] Curry Mile shisha bar bosses fail in latest smoking bid

Shisha bosses met with officials to discuss the future of smoking venues on Curry Mile – but some businessmen walked out after 20 minutes. The meeting was requested by shisha cafe owners to discuss legal ways of allowing customers on Wilmslow Road to smo
Manchester Evening News (uk)
added Nov 10, 2012 15:52
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COPD Deaths Highest in Rural, Poor Areas: CDC

Large urban areas had lowest mortality rate from the respiratory disorder
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Nov 2, 2012 15:43
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[UK] Research influences tobacco guidelines

THE WORK of a local researcher has contributed towards new health guidelines on smokeless tobacco and oral cancer. Professor David Moles, of the Oral Health Services Research department at the Plymouth University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, publi
This is Devon (Western Morning News) (uk)
added Oct 29, 2012 14:21
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[UK] Tobacco ban for Leeds shop flouting rules

A shopkeeper who had a ban slapped on his shop to stop the sale of cigarettes to children blamed foreign staff who were unable to tell the age of “white people”. Hari Amedi, 34, who owns the Monalisa international food store on Armley Town Street, told
Yorkshire Post (uk)
added Oct 28, 2012 00:56
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[California] Contextual and community factors associated with youth access to cigarettes through commercial sources -- Lipperman-Kreda et al. -- Tobacco Control

Multilevel regression analyses indicated that buyer's actual age, a male clerk and asking young buyers about their age were related to successful cigarette purchases. Buyer's actual age and minimum age signs increased the likelihood that clerks will requ
Tobacco Control
added Oct 23, 2012 06:35
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Cancer Now Leading Cause of Death in US Hispanics

Cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in the US Hispanic population, according to recent reports from the American Cancer Society.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
added Oct 19, 2012 15:24
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[UK-Scotland] A look at the Glasgow slave trade and the rise of the tobacco lords

The tobacco lords are often met with a sense of pride from the city’s modern day population. Their achievements are on display in countless buildings, streets and statues across the city. Yet while their tale is often recounted to school kids as a means
STV (uk)
added Oct 17, 2012 03:34
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