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[Pennsylvania] Woman Suffers Burns When Her Cigarette Ignites Oxygen Tank

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, NJ (CBS) – A 61-year-old woman suffered burns to the face when the cigarette she was smoking triggered a flash fire and explosion in a medical oxygen tank she was hooked up to.
KYW Newsradio-1060 KYW-TV CBS 3 (Philadelphia, PA)
added Nov 27, 2012 12:54
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[Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania] Federal agents cart off boxes from Scranton tobacco business

Wilkes Barre (PA) Citizen's Voice
added Jun 8, 2012 17:12
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[Pennsylvania] Use of smokeless tobacco growing among kids who mistakenly think it's a safer alternative to cigarettes, experts say

As a Boy Scout leader and coach of several sports, Lower Franklin Township resident Todd Deihl sees himself as a role model for kids in his community. Chewing tobacco didn't fit in with that image, he realized. "A boy saw me one night getting out a che
Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News
added Mar 25, 2013 17:24
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[Pennsylvania] Sales of flavored tobacco products soar

Bossard, co-owner of the Anthracite Newstand ... has seen the sales of flavored tobacco products skyrocket ... younger customers and women are the primary buyers. ... Bradford is a prime example of why Pennsylvania and other states are failing when it com
Wilkes Barre (PA) Times Leader
added Jan 17, 2013 07:41
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[Pennsylvania] Cigarette in restroom at Pittsburgh International starts fire, clears concourse

A smoldering cigarette caught paper towels and other debris on fire in a men’s restroom at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday morning, prompting authorities to evacuate a concourse and move three airlines’ planes to other gates. What remains a
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
added Dec 6, 2012 14:27
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[Pennsylvania] Smokers burned by Internet cigarette sales

Pennsylvania’s Department of Revenue says Funfar and at least 23,000 other residents cheated the state by not paying state and local taxes on more than 1.9 million cartons of cigarettes they bought online or through the mail. Some owe tens of thousands o
Pittsburgh (PA) Tribune-Review
added Nov 13, 2012 04:23
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[Pennsylvania] New smoking leads to better community

As students and staff have begun to get comfortable with the new school year, the Public Safety Department has created a new smoking policy that is now in effect.
The Globe (Point Park University)
added Sep 18, 2012 14:49
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[Pennsylvania] Mobile cigar lounge rolls through Valley

The retrofitted 1973 Airstream trailer can be used for everything from tailgating to parties and corporate events.
Allentown (PA) Morning Call
added Jul 15, 2012 12:56
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[Pennsylvania] EDITORIAL: Smoke alarms sound on e-cigarettes

We urge them to follow Conemaugh's lead and we urge our readers to encourage businesses to say no to e-cigarette use in their establishments. In its role as the community's leading health care provider, Conemaugh sent a clear message last year by bannin
Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat
added Apr 30, 2013 16:40
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[New Jersey, Pennsylvania] Penn Medicine decision not to hire smokers part of a controversial trend

Penn Medicine's decision to hire only nonsmokers starting July 1 is part of a slow-moving trend that goes back decades and that is still controversial even among public health workers, who often see tobacco as enemy No. 1. "I'd be much more enthusiastic
Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer
added Feb 21, 2013 10:27
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