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Alaska Housing Finance Corp considers going smoke-free in many public housing units
The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. is seeking comments on a plan to ban smoking in more than 600 of its public housing units. Comments are being taken through June 15. The smoke-free policy, if enacted by AHFC, would take effect Aug. 1.
May 23, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 23, 2013 21:46
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Kids Exposed To Secondhand Smoke More Likely To Be Aggressive And Anti-Social
A new study shows a relationship between secondhand smoke exposure and children's aggression and anti-social behavior by age 10.
May 21, 2013
Medical Daily
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May 23, 2013 13:25
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[New York] Rochester Housing Authority to implement smoke free housing initiative
The Rochester Housing Authority is implementing a new smoke free policy. Officials say the policy with allow the authority to eliminate second hand smoke, improve indoor air quality, decrease maintenance costs and help prevent fires. They say the new pol
May 22, 2013
WHEC 10 NBC (Rochester, NY)
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May 23, 2013 13:24
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[Ireland, UK-Scotland] Smoking in the home 'claims same number of lives as road accidents'
Cigarette smoking in the home is now responsible for as many deaths as road traffic collisions, scientists have revealed. A new Irish-Scottish survey has confirmed children in particular are at major risk from smoking in the home and action is needed to
May 22, 2013
Irish Independent (ie)
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May 22, 2013 19:55
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[Canada, UK] Babies who breathe second-hand smoke are more likely to be aggressive adults
* Even temporary exposure to passive smoke can cause lasting damage to the brains of children under 10
May 22, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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May 22, 2013 12:22
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[Canada, Israel] Secondhand smoke ups kids' antisocial behavior risk
Prof. Alan Apter – head of psychological medicine at Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah Tikva – said that “I think that this is yet another indication of the hazards of smoke exposure on the developing brain and thus adds to a mass of compellin
May 22, 2013
Jerusalem Post
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May 22, 2013 08:05
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[Canada] Prospective associations between early long-term household tobacco smoke exposure and antisocial behaviour in later childhood
In comparison with their never exposed peers, children continuously and intermittently exposed to secondhand smoke in childhood showed an increased propensity toward physical aggression and antisocial behaviour by the end of fourth grade. We found no evid
May 21, 2013
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
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May 21, 2013 15:35
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[Asia, India] Wood, tobacco exposure ups COPD risk
People who are consistently exposed to both wood smoke and tobacco smoke are at a greater risk for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and for experiencing more frequent and severe symptoms of the disease, as well as more severe airfl
May 21, 2013
Times of India
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May 21, 2013 13:33
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[Ireland] Smoking at home may cause as many fatalities as road crashes
The research entitled ‘Indoor Air Pollution’ shows the concentration of damaging particulates in the air in the homes of those who smoke indoors was six times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality.
May 21, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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May 21, 2013 12:22
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Tobacco smoke is biggest home pollutant in Ireland, EPA study finds
Yet, burning peat is by some distance a much safer option than indoor smoking. Homes where smoking takes places had PM2.5 levels 10 times the safe level. The average 24-hour PM2.5 concentration was almost six times the recommended World Health Organisati
May 21, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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May 21, 2013 06:26