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[Asia, India] 10% of tobacco-related deaths caused by passive smoking
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 6 lakh out of 60 lakh deaths every year due to tobacco are due to second-hand smoke. "In India, 10 lakh people die every year due to tobacco," said professor (Dr) Rama Kant, WHO Director-General's Awardee
May 18, 2013
Times of India
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May 17, 2013 22:36
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Second-hand smoke linked to Alzheimer's disease | Consumer News
"Very disturbing because we can control whether or not we smoke, but we can't always control the second-hand smoke we're going to inhale," says Dr. John Swartzberg, head of the editorial board at the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter.
May 14, 2013
KOMO TV Ch. 4 ABC/KOMO Radio 1000 (Seattle, WA)
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May 17, 2013 13:52
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[Africa, Kenya] The Cutting Edge: TOO MANY SMOKERS
Does the ban on smoking in public only apply to Nairobi’s central business district? asks Peter Mathenge. In Nairobi West shopping centre and at the Nyayo National Stadium, for instance, smokers freely indulge in the habit.
May 14, 2013
Daily Nation (ke)
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May 17, 2013 13:50
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Smoke-Free Rules and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Homes and Vehicles Among US Adults, 2009-2010 [FREE FULL TEXT]
Most US adults report having voluntary smoke-free home and vehicle rules; however, millions of people remain exposed to SHS in these environments. Disparities in exposure also exist among certain states and subpopulations. Efforts are needed to warn about
May 16, 2013
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
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May 17, 2013 13:08
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Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Four out of five adults now have smoke-free rules in their homes, while about three out of four have enacted the same ban in their cars, according to the national survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting tough on smoking
May 16, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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May 17, 2013 05:39
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Secondhand Smoke Presents Greater Threat to Teen Girls than Boys
When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the "good" form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinic
Apr 30, 2013
The Endocrine Society
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May 16, 2013 13:58
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[California] Smoke-Free Hotel Rooms Aren't, Study Finds
Action Points * Nonsmoking travelers who want to avoid exposure to tobacco pollutants may want to search for smoke-free hotels, results of a study suggested. * Note that the findings suggest that partial smoking bans in hotels do not protect nonsmokers
May 15, 2013
MedPage Today
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May 16, 2013 09:09
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[Missouri, Washington] Spokesperson for Smoke-Free Law to Speak to Chamber
The Union Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first of periodic speaking lunches with Joette Reidy, who helped spearhead a smoke-free law in Washington.
May 16, 2013
Washington (MO) Missourian
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May 16, 2013 09:08
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[California] Signs of tobacco smoke still found in non-smoking rooms
"(Nicotine residues and other chemical traces) don't stay in the smoking rooms," study author Georg Matt, a psychologist from San Diego State University, told USA Today. "They end up in the hallways and in other rooms, including non-smoking rooms."
May 14, 2013
CBS
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May 15, 2013 14:09
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[Africa, Nigeria] EDITORIAL: The Lagos Anti-Smoking Bill
A bill against public smoking in public in Lagos state, southwest Nigeria, may soon be passed by the state House of Assembly. We only hope the bill will not end up like the several others that have been passed without proper implementation.
May 15, 2013
P.M. News Nigeria (ng)
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May 15, 2013 14:07