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Thirdhand cigarette smoke in an experimental chamber: evidence of surface deposition of nicotine, nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and de novo formation of NNK
Our data suggest that the majority of the PAHs, nicotine, cotinine and tobacco-specific nitrosamines that are released during smoking in homes and public places deposit on room surfaces. These data give an estimate of the potential for accumulation of car
May 28, 2013
Tobacco Control
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May 29, 2013 01:11
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[Asia, India] Smoke Screen
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, doctors say there is nothing better than prevention to reduce the number of tobacco deaths worldwide
May 29, 2013
Indian Express
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May 29, 2013 00:57
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French Researchers Recommend Stopping E-Cigarette Use in Public
Use of electronic cigarettes in public spaces such as restaurants should be forbidden, French researchers wrote in a government-commissioned report. Use of the devices, electronic tubes that simulate the effect of smoking by producing nicotine vapor, sh
May 28, 2013
Business Week/Bloomberg
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May 28, 2013 13:27
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[Wyoming] LETTER: Blame big agriculture and cell phone towers
Are these anti-smoking zealots in reality just the useful tools of big agriculture, telecommunication and big pharmaceuticals as well? It seems to be the case and if so, they're doing a whole lot more harm than any good because they're diverting attentio
May 28, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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May 28, 2013 07:30
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[Asia, Israel] Smoking rate not lower, lack of enforcement blamed
Urine samples of nonsmokers checked for cotinine – a chemical that represents the breakdown of nicotine in the body – showed that 33% had been exposed to significant amounts of tobacco smoke. This, said German, is evidence that enforcement of laws barring
May 28, 2013
Jerusalem Post
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May 28, 2013 00:40
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[Asia, Malaysia] Smoking out lives of loved ones
While smokers are generally aware of the dangers, passive smokers may not be fully aware that exposure can lead to lethal tobacco-related diseases, writes Meera Murugesan
May 28, 2013
New Straits Times (my)
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May 28, 2013 00:36
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[Massachusetts] POLL: Protect 'Little Lungs' with smoking-in-cars ban?
The Massachusetts Legislature is currently considering a bill, dubbed "an act to protect little lungs" that would make it illegal to smoke while driving or riding in a vehicle with a child young enough to be required to ride in a safety seat. The law wo
May 27, 2013
Wicked Local (MA)
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May 27, 2013 14:29
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[UK] Smoking in front of children costs NHS £103million a year in North West, claims Manchester City Council leader
we must ‘cut off’ the new supply of smokers, claims Manchester’s council leader. Sir Richard Leese revealed on his blog that smoking costs the NHS in the North West around £400million per year, after he attended a Tobacco Free Futures for Kids meeting on
May 26, 2013
Mancunian Matters (uk)
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May 26, 2013 02:22
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[Australia, Japan] LETTER: Weighing the costs and benefits
Secondhand smoke does pose a health risk to people who work in bars and restaurants that allow smoking, but those workers are consenting third parties. Many jobs are hazardous
May 26, 2013
Japan Times
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May 25, 2013 13:37
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Most Arizonans live in smoke-free environments
In Arizona, 86% of the nearly 1800 adults who responded to the question about smoking in the home said that they do not allow it at all. The national rate is 81%. Almost 83% of surveyed Arizonans said they do not allow smoking in their vehicles, compare
May 23, 2013
Examiner.com (National)
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May 24, 2013 12:30