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[Asia, Malaysia] CHIN: Stop smoking!

However, quitting this addictive practice is easier said than done. The chemical nicotine in tobacco is the reason why people continue to feel the need to smoke.
The Star (my)
added Jun 4, 2013 09:56
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[Texas] Coffee And Cigarettes Part Ways In Starbucks Smoking Ban

Hallett said many areas presently lack legal prohibitions against smoking near building entrances. "It's huge," she said. "What Starbucks is doing differently, by banning smoking outside and on the patio, is showing leadership."
Medical Daily
added Jun 4, 2013 09:43
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[UK] Passive smoking forces 800 children a day to see a doctor

An alarming number of parents are still risking their children’s lives by smoking in front of them at home or in the car, Britain’s most senior doctor warns today. More than 300,000 under-16s a year see their doctor with illnesses related to second-hand
The Mirror (uk)
added Jun 4, 2013 02:39
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[UK] Adverts warn of passive smoking risk

Smokers are being reminded of the dangers of second-hand smoke in a government advertising campaign. The TV and online adverts in England will outline the risk to children of people lighting up in cars and homes.
BBC Online
added Jun 4, 2013 02:36
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[UK] Parents Warned Of Smoking Damage To Children

Parents are warned to quit cigarettes as figures show doctors are seeing 800 children a day because of passive smoking.
Sky News (uk)
added Jun 4, 2013 02:34
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[Malaysia] Dr Jerip lauds stricter anti-smoking initiatives

The stricter measures introduced by the Health Ministry to discourage smoking will help to promote a healthier environment, decrease second-hand smoke which is hazardous to non-smokers, and reduce the number of Malaysian smokers.
Borneo Post (my)
added Jun 4, 2013 02:20
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Microsampling Air Pollution

he ran over to an idling Honda Pilot and held a small, black sensor to its tailpipe. On his phone, carbon monoxide levels, predictably, jumped off the chart. ... “Just sampling air,” ... and dashed on to a woman with a lighted cigarette.
New York Times Blogs
added Jun 4, 2013 02:05
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[Europe] Smoking leads to five-fold increase in heart disease and stroke in under-50s

Smoking increases the risk of heart disease and stroke by five-fold in people under the age of 50 and doubles risk in the over-60s. The protection of children and adolescents from taking up smoking is essential to the future health of Europeans and strong
European Society of Cardiology
added Jun 4, 2013 02:02
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Tobacco harm reduction and e-cigarettes: setting a unified research agenda

There is a new sense of uncertainty in tobacco control. THR has been presenting alternate perspectives for some years in an appropriately cautious fashion, but the sudden arrival on the scene of heavily marketed e-cigarettes and other NCPs has greatly en
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
added Jun 4, 2013 00:15
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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee

Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 4, 2013 00:06
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