Government wants wide smoking ban-report
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The government is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC has reported.
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The British Medical Council in Wales asks GPs to lobby for a ban on smoking by writing to their MPs.
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European governments urgently need to spend more money on combating smoking, a continent-wide study of anti-smoking policies said on Tuesday.
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The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland will help to save lives, the government says.
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Federal health researchers on Wednesday  called on more U.S. airports to enforce smoking bans and said  the policy was being undermined by allowing smoking in  restaurants and bars.
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Smokers' rights groups call for some exceptions to England's smoking ban which becomes law next week.
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The smoking ban in public places in Scotland has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales within two years and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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Health Secretary John Reid said to day that it is needed a range of measures to make people give up smoking, it is not enough just to ban.
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Nov. 16, 2004 - Britain unveiled tough plans Tuesday to ban smoking in all workplaces and restaurants, as well as most pubs and bars, as part of a major push to improve the health of the nation.
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Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, to deter youngsters from taking up the habit, a new report has found.
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Wales will be given a 'golden opportunity' to bring in a smoking ban in public places, says the Welsh Secretary.
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The British Medical Association (BMA) for Northern Ireland has said the proposals in Tuesdayâs English Public Health White Paper on passive smoking âdo not go far enoughâ.
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A public smoking ban shows a significant impact on hospital admissions for heart attacks, research suggests.
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The British government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
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TORONTO - The Ontario government unveiled plans Wednesday to ban smoking in all workplaces and most other enclosed public places within 18 months.