THE legal ban on cigarette smoking in public places seems to be influencing public perceptions.
For the smell of cigarette smoke has been identified as “Top of the Pongs” in a new survey.
Tobacco was closely followed by stale alcohol suggesting that the smoking ban may have resulted in increased smoking and drinking at home, survey organisers Space Air Solutions said.
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Using open, always-on network connections, Customs officers would be able to inspect the stock-administration of alcohol and cigarette producers at any time, Bulgarian-language daily Standart said.
According to the daily, amendments to Customs ordinances that were currently being discussed would allow Customs officers to verify if accounted production amounts of excise goods and taxes paid coincided with a company’s stock-accounting.
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Middle-class women who smoke in early pregnancy do almost no harm to their unborn baby, researchers claimed last night.
Only women from poorer backgrounds damage their babies by smoking, because they tend to combine it with alcohol and a poor diet.
The study by the London School of Economics also casts doubt on the traditional view that smoking during early pregnancy does the most harm to the baby.
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Indianapolis police said military-style explosives were found and removed from a local home where a woman’s body had been found.
Sgt. Paul Thompson of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Saturday’s discovery of the explosives inside the home came as officers searched the home via a search warrant, The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday.
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Sir Liam Donaldson, Britain’s most senior medical officer who has led public health drives to ban smoking in public places and control swine flu, is to step down after 12 years in the role.
The Times understands that Sir Liam wrote to Sir Gus O’Donnell, the Cabinet Secretary, on Monday to announce his intention to hand over the reins next May.
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In a smoke-filled room in Lahore, Pakistan, a small group of teenagers pass a `shisha’ (water pipe) round a table. Strawberry essence has been added to the tobacco, making a fruity aroma. “We come to this café at least once a week to share a `shisha’,” said Zeeshan Ahmed, aged 16.
“Our parents don’t mind us smoking `shisha’ and it is not dangerous,” said Fyza Imad, also 16.
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