Last week’s proposal, leaked by Dagsavisen before Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen had even so much issued a statement, called for abolishing smoking in outside serving areas, educational and medical establishments, and entrances to public buildings. The ‘smoke-free Norway’ minister’s measures add to an already restrictive practise of a ban on indoor smoking, tightened sales controls, and other proposals to ... Jump to full article >>

After several years of trying to raise the state’s cellar-dwelling tax on cigarettes, South Carolina lawmakers have come up with yet another proposal. The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed a hike of 30 cents a pack to be used for Medicaid funding. That would bring us up to Georgia’s 37 cents a pack, but well below the national average of $1.34 a pack. The increase is expected to bring in about $88 million. It’s also f ... Jump to full article >>

For one in three sports fans, watching the game and lighting up a cigarette go hand in hand. And those are the fans an anti- smoking group hopes to reach during the World Series. REPORTER: He’s stealing cars for his smoke break. She’s making margaritas at her desk. A humorous look at a serious subject and the excuses made. CHERYL YATES: As any smoker, ex-smoker can tell you.. You need no reason to smoke, any reason is good. REPORTER ... Jump to full article >>

JEDDAH: New anti-smoking regulations that were approved by the Cabinet in August 2003 have not yet been implemented and there is no date fixed to do so, said Dr. Majid Al-Munif, head of the Anti-Smoking Program at the Ministry of Health. “The regulations are yet to be studied and no specified time has been fixed to implement them,” said Al-Munif. He added that specialists from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, the Mini ... Jump to full article >>

Imperial Tobacco Canada destroyed up to 60 early studies that linked cigarettes to addiction and carcinogens, according to a review published Wednesday in the online Canadian Medical Association Journal. The internal studies, done from 1967 to 1984, were destroyed in 1992 on orders from head office at British American Tobacco in the United Kingdom to avoid “exposing the company to liability or embarrassment,” the authors of the revi ... Jump to full article >>

Kansas City took about four years to finally pass a strong, effective smoke-free law. But St. Louis County — the biggest in Missouri with 1 million people — is still far, far behind us. On Nov. 3, voters in the county will go to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed smoking ban. But it’s an absurdly weak one, because it would allow smoking in many bars plus parts of the airport. In fact, groups that usually support smoke-f ... Jump to full article >>

[caption id="attachment_8194" align="alignleft" width="285" caption="An army of shopkeepers will do so if the government ban over the counter cigarette sales"][/caption] AN ARMY of shopkeepers will boycott Labour at the ballot box if the Government bans over-the-counter cigarette sales. Posters will go up in thousands of newsagents across the country urging customers to back the protest if the Health Bill becomes law. The Bill, which could kill ... Jump to full article >>

Today, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand blogged about her unyielding support to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. We have to wonder, what happened to the too conservative Gillibrand that was once predicted? When Gov. Paterson tapped her from New York’s Republican-leaning 20th district, he angered and alienated just about every liberal dynasty and constituency possible: the Kennedys, the Cuomos, ... Jump to full article >>

The council has been accused of dealing with “traders in death” by investing in tobacco companies. The attack came from Cllr Maggie Mansell, Labour’s shadow cabinet member for health at Monday’s meeting of the council’s cabinet which backed a new anti-smoking strategy to reduce tobacco consumption across the borough. The council has around £20m of its pension fund for employees tied up in shares in Imperial Tobacco ... Jump to full article >>

A statewide anti-smoking campaign aimed at minorities and those in poverty that highlights the dangers of second-hand smoke has begun. Dubbed “Everybody Smokes When Anybody Smokes,” the campaign will use radio, bus and billboard advertisements to get the message across. And local anti-smoking advocates say they hope it will bolster their ongoing efforts to reach into minority communities to underscore the dangers of smoking. “T ... Jump to full article >>