In S. Carolina, a first, small step to curb teen smoking
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Last week, the state finally outlawed underage smoking. Critics say that's not enough.
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In a country where perhaps the most popular national past-time is puffing on a water pipe or chain smoking while drinking tea, new laws designed to curb smoking are receiving a skeptical response.
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A ban on smoking in public places is being enforced in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the first time.
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Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that "immunizes" them against the nicotine rush that fuels their addiction.
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BOSTON -- Smokers would pay an extra 50 cents a pack for cigarettes under a plan being pushed by a health care advocacy group. The plan is designed to dramatically reduce the number of uninsured people in Massachusetts.
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A task force formed by South Carolina's superintendent of education released a report Friday to help school districts craft policies on student nutrition and physical activity that can trim growing numbers of overweight children.
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A ban on smoking in public spaces came into effect Thursday, a change that may alter the image of a country defined in part by its smoky cafes and cigarette-puffing intellectuals.
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New York would become the first state requiring all addiction treatment programs to help their clients quit smoking under a rule proposed yesterday.
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NEW YORK  - Kids and teenagers exposed to  even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of  reading and reasoning, according to new research.
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By Karen Cimino, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 25--Local teens don't want adults to tell city and county officials what they need and want. They want to do it themselves, and in their own words.
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FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Health Department is trying to clear the air about the province&#39;s new smoking ban as the countdown begins to for public places to go smoke free.
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The legal age of smoking in Scotland should be raised from 16 to 18, a team of experts will tell ministers.
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The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has welcomed the Scottish Executiveâs decision to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in Scotland.
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Just one puff of a cigarette could damage a smoker's DNA, the first step to cancer and heart disease, researchers said Friday.
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From parks to bars to the workplace, more states are proposing far-reaching bans that would limit public smoking.
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Frustrated that the state legislature failed to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, Alexandria officials have come up with a maverick plan of their own that would prohibit smoking in all new eateries and make it more difficult for existing establishments to allow people to light up.
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Health officials are hoping smokers take heed to warnings and join the Great American Smokeout. The national day to quit smoking is Thursday and locally, health department