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[China] Here's A Chinese Toddler Smoking A Cigarette

Expat Shanghai blogger Hart Hagerty was sitting in Fuxing Park the other day when she saw something shocking: "My jaw dropped when his pajama-clad mother handed the tot a cigarette… then lit it for him … then smiled on as he smoked it… then laughed as h
Business Insider
added Apr 2, 2013 19:38
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[Pennsylvania] Second Hand Smoke’s Effect On Children Focus Of Health Department Campaign

The City Health Department is launching a new multi-media campaign to reduce the effects of second-hand smoke on children. About 1/5 of Philadelphia’s low-income kids are exposed to second hand smoke. The campaign, to both educate smokers and direct the
KYW Newsradio-1060 KYW-TV CBS 3 (Philadelphia, PA)
added Apr 2, 2013 15:39
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[South Dakota] Parents React To New Tobacco-Free Parks Policy

On Monday, the City of Sioux Falls is holding a meeting to introduce a new tobacco-free city park policy. The city says the new policy bans the use of tobacco at all city playgrounds and parks where youth activities are taking place.
KELO 1320 AM / 107.9 FM (Sioux Falls, SD)
added Apr 1, 2013 08:51
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[Netherlands] Paternal lifestyle as a potential source of germline mutations transmitted to offspring

The presence of mutations was subsequently related to general lifestyle factors, including paternal smoking before the partner became pregnant. Paternally derived mutations at the B6.7 locus (mutation frequency 0.07) were not affected by lifestyle. In con
The FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)
added Apr 11, 2013 13:20
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Overview of U.S. Smoke-free Foster Care Regulations (PDF)

This table summarizes state smoke-free foster care regulations in effect as of December 2012. For hyperlinks to the regulations below, see the Public Health Law Center’s publication, Smoke-free Foster Care: Policy Options and the Duty to Protect (2d ed.,
Public Health Law Center (William Mitchell College of Law)
added Mar 27, 2013 05:15
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[Canada] Parents' Divorce May Up Kids' Odds for Smoking as Adults

Men who were younger than 18 when their parents divorced were 48 percent more likely to have smoked at least 100 or more cigarettes than men whose parents did not divorce. For women, the risk was 39 percent higher, according to the researchers from the U
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Mar 25, 2013 20:29
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[New York] Arrests for tobacco smuggling made in Niagara County Jail

TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls woman attempted to smuggle tobacco to a Niagara County Jail inmate by hiding it inside a balloon tucked into the pocket of her 4-year-old son, sheriff’s deputies said.
Buffalo (NY) News
added Mar 24, 2013 19:43
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[UK] Deidre Daily Drama: My house stinks of smoke... how can I stop Dad lighting up?

It can be an addiction with difficult withdrawal symptoms. More and more places have a no smoking policy which helps. There is also a lot of support these days. These are outlined in my leaflet Giving Up Smoking? which I’m emailing you.
The Sun (uk)
added Mar 24, 2013 19:42
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[Solomon Islands] Solomons outraged over photo of child smoking

An online photograph of a young Solomon Islands boy smoking has sparked fierce debate over children's rights and child welfare. The boy, whose image was posted on a Solomon Islands Facebook page, appears to be about six or seven years old. The Forum So
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
added Mar 22, 2013 13:09
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[UK] Cumbria's hospitals treat 100 children a year for second-hand smoke illnesses

Dr Nigel Calvert, of NHS Cumbria, wants to raise awareness of the dangers of second-hand smoke on children and said adults smoking in cars led to them suffering from illnesses such as bronchitis and asthma. "Attitudes to smoking at home vary and some pe
Cumberland News (uk)
added Mar 20, 2013 15:53
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