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Doctors urged to counsel tweens on tobacco dangers

The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force issued a draft recommendation statement on Dec. 11 that encourages primary care doctors to provide tobacco-prevention interventions to patients ages 10 to 17. Interventions can include brief counseling and education,
American Medical News
added Dec 31, 2012 09:36
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Prevention is better than cure for smoking in young people

Behavior-based interventions in the primary care setting reduce the risk for children and adolescents taking up smoking, conclude US investigators who also found that neither behavior- nor drug-based interventions improve cessation rates.
News-Medical.net
added Dec 29, 2012 12:55
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Iowa City Store Owner Accused of Selling Tobacco Without a License

The owner of Iowa City-based Alsafa Market is facing criminal charges after police discovered he’s been selling tobacco products without a license. Iowa City officers discovered the violation during their standard tobacco compliance checks on Dec. 19, ac
KCRG-TV9 ABC (Cedar Rapids, IA)
added Dec 29, 2012 12:50
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[Canada] LETTER: Bus driver had right to take smoke break

I support the action taken by the bus driver 110 per cent. While I have never been a smoker and I do not condone smoking, in this instance that was obviously very stressful for the bus driver, she did the right thing, which was to remove herself from the
Cambridge (ON) Times (ca)
added Dec 29, 2012 12:42
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[Canada] Bus driver under review for smoke break

A Grand River Transit bus driver is under review after she made an unscheduled stop with a bus full of high school students to take a smoke break at the side of the road. Students, most of them from St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School, were aboard th
Cambridge (ON) Times (ca)
added Dec 29, 2012 12:41
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[New Jersey] HORNER: NJ among the worst tobacco-fighting states: Opinion

New Jersey’s failure to use more of its tobacco money to fight smoking is especially troubling in light of national surveys indicating that smoking declines in states have slowed. The state’s progress against tobacco use — the No. 1 cause of preventable
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
added Dec 29, 2012 12:15
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The Eco-Impact Of Smoking

1. Polluting the Air 2. Cigarette Butts 3. The Perils of Production 4. Polluting the Future
Planetsave (blog)
added Dec 29, 2012 12:09
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Youth Smoking Hits All-Time Low in Wisconsin

State health officials today reported a 26% drop in high school smoking and a 36% drop in middle school smoking since 2010, according to the 2012 Wisconsin Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS). The survey is conducted by a partnership between the Wisconsin Departme
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
added Dec 29, 2012 12:02
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[Kenya] Migori women's seat hopeful pledges to start tobacco plant

Women and youth should be included in development and governance, Migori women's representative aspirant has said. . . . “I have worked closely with Italian investors who seek to start tobacco processing plant and start a wine and soaps industry along
Nairobi Star (ke)
added Dec 28, 2012 13:54
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[UK-Scotland] Scotland must continue to lead fight on smoking

Following the Scottish Government’s victory at the Supreme Court over Imperial Tobacco’s legal challenge, Stewart Maxwell has urged Public Health Minister Michael Matheson to use legal costs recovered from fighting the display ban court case to further i
Scottish National Party (SNP)
added Dec 28, 2012 13:50
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