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Smoke travels to non-smoking hotel rooms, study shows

Story Highlights * Smoke residue found in non-smoking rooms * Guests get sticky nicotine on their fingers * Shrinking number of hotels allows smoking
USA Today
added May 14, 2013 05:03
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[California] ‘Third-hand Smoke’ Affects Guests In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms: Report

If a hotel allows smoking in any of its rooms, the smoke gets into all of them, according to the study, which assessed smoke residue on surfaces and in the air of both smoking and non-smoking rooms in 30 California hotels where smoking was allowed.
International Business Times
added May 14, 2013 05:07
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[West Virginia] Restaurants Told to Post Warnings About Secondhand Smoke

About two complaints a month are lodged with the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department regarding tobacco smoke leaking from video gambling rooms inside restaurants. The health department's smoking ban allows restaurants to have such rooms, but there is
Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer
added Apr 16, 2013 05:50
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[Virginia] Cigar lounge owner isn't blowing smoke

Emir Kobak and wife Nil launched Mona Lounge & Cigar Bar, a smoking lounge, Mediterranean restaurant and music venue ... Kobak invested about $250,000 in the startup. About half of that went toward the ventilation system, which he said is one of the most
Richmond (VA) BizSense
added Apr 8, 2013 08:33
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[UK-Scotland] Scotsman Scottish Government urged to review smoking ban

A petition has been lodged with MSPs which also raises questions over the impact of secondary smoking and points to growing calls north and south of the Border to amend the ban.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Sep 21, 2012 11:01
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'Thirdhand Smoking' Poses Danger To Guests In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms, Study Claims

Partial smoking bans in hotels fail to protect guests from carcinogens that may waft through ventilation systems and linger on surfaces for weeks and months, a new study claims.
Medical Daily
added May 14, 2013 04:49
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[California] Study: People Test Positive for Smoke Exposure After Staying in Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms

IMPLICATIONS: It's unclear exactly how cigarette byproducts ended up in places they didn't belong. It could, write the authors, be the result of smoke migration, or from other patrons ignoring the ban, or from hotels not being entirely upfront about hono
The Atlantic Monthly
added May 14, 2013 19:11
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[Africa, Kenya] State urged to enforce Tobacco Act

Speaking at Safari Park Hotel during a 'No To Tobacco's takeholders meeting yesterday, Vincent Kimosop from International Institute for Legislative Affairs said the government has done little to enforce the Tobacco Control Act.
Nairobi Star (ke)
added May 22, 2013 08:53
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[California] 'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect Guests

Partial smoking bans still left study participants with signs of tobacco exposure
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added May 14, 2013 13:06
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[Vietnam] Hanoi to forbid smoking in vehicles, aircraft and trams

Hanoi has just promulgated Plan 70, on implementing the National Strategy for Tobacco Harm Prevention toward 2020 in Hanoi. Under the plan, the city will ban smoking indoors and within the campus of medical facilities, educational facilities, facilities
Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (vn)
added May 7, 2013 09:12
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