Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: public spaces http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. NYC proposes raising age for cigarette purchases (Update) (AP)—After years of striving to set a national agenda for curbing smoking, New York City may set a new bar. Officials are proposing to make it the most populous place in America to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-nyc-age-cigarette.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:40:02 EST news285849598 Secondhand smoke affects most apartment residents Nearly 29 million Americans who say they don't smoke in their apartments may still be exposed to secondhand smoke that wafts in from elsewhere in the building, federal researchers report Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-secondhand-affects-apartment-residents.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:19:48 EST news274961983 France told to hike prices to stub out smoking France's efforts to stub out smoking have been a complete failure, a spending watchdog said Thursday in a damning report that warned only sustained price hikes will curb the country's love affair with Gauloises and Gitanes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-france-told-hike-prices-stub.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:56:22 EST news274618576 Swiss voters say no to tightening of smoking ban (Update) Two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected a referendum Sunday to tighten a smoking ban, to the relief of hotels and restaurants, while two cantons split in a vote over keeping tax breaks for rich foreigners. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-swiss-vote-referendum-tighten.html Health Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:00:08 EST news267602341 Passive smoking under fire when Swiss head to the polls Switzerland is deeply divided ahead of a vote Sunday on whether to beef up a ban on smoking in indoor workplaces and public spaces, with supporters stressing the health benefits of less second-hand smoke and opponents decrying a "witch-hunt". http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-passive-swiss-polls.html Health Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:52:38 EST news267331953 Lebanon smoking ban takes effect, sparking anger A smoking ban in all closed public spaces, including coffee shops, restaurants and bars, went into force in Lebanon on Monday under new legislation that promises hefty fines for lawbreakers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-lebanon.html Health Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:44:32 EST news265862659 Five percent of workers gave up smoking when the anti-tobacco law took effect in Spain The enforcement of Law 42/2010, which extends the smoking ban to public places, has accompanied a progressive reduction in the percentage of smokers (from 40.3% to 35.3%) and in consumption amongst the working population. This decline applies to men and women of all ages and occupations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-percent-workers-gave-anti-tobacco-law.html Health Tue, 22 May 2012 12:59:03 EST news256910334 S. Korea activists seek court ban on cigarette sales South Korean anti-smoking activists have gone to the constitutional court to try to shut down the country's cigarette industry, a court official said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-korea-activists-court-cigarette-sales.html Health Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:33:18 EST news245561577