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Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth, say the authors, and instead choose completely smoke free hotels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-non-smoking-hotel-rooms-expose-occupants.html Health Mon, 13 May 2013 18:30:01 EST news287688118 Emergency admissions for asthma among adults fell by just under five percent in each of the first three years after the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in England, reveals the largest study of its kind, published online in Thorax. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-england-linked-annual-percent-emergency.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:30:05 EST news285245817 The study supports the notion that smoking bans have public health benefits from early life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-linked-successive-reductions-preterm-birth.html Addiction Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:40:02 EST news280086362 (AP)—Germany's most populous state is toughening a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, closing loopholes in its five-year-old restrictions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-germany-populous-state-toughens.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:03:06 EST news273416549 A study of smokers admitted to a large urban teaching hospital in Massachusetts found that 18.4 percent reported smoking during their hospitalization, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-inpatients-hospital.html Health Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:00:03 EST news271337665 Public health researchers examining data from an Indiana Adult Tobacco Survey found nearly 75 percent of Hoosiers support a statewide or community indoor workplace smoking ban. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-indoor-workplace-garner-strong-hoosiers.html Addiction Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:50:02 EST news270798401 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 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 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 After the smoking ban was introduced in Bremen, Germany, the rate of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diminished by 26% in non-smokers but remained almost constant in active smokers, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress 2012. The results were presented by Dr Johannes Schmucker from Germany. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-non-smokers-benefit.html Health Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:30:01 EST news265279985 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center who surveyed employees and patients about a ban on outdoor smoking at the cancer center found that 86 percent of non-smokers supported the ban, as did 20 percent of the employees who were smokers. Fifty-seven percent of patients who were smokers also favored the ban. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-attitudes-outdoor-moffitt-cancer-center.html Health Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:56:40 EST news263811330 (Medical Xpress) -- As Indiana prepares for a statewide smoking ban on July 1, a new study from Ball State University finds that 21.2 percent of Hoosiers admit to regularly lighting up a cigarette, a habit costing the state nearly $2.6 billion in productivity losses and $2.2 billion in health care costs each year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-indiana-billions-productivity-health.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:30:01 EST news258717652 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 A citywide ban on public smoking in Colorado led to significant decreases in maternal smoking and preterm births, providing the first evidence in the U.S. that such interventions can impact maternal and fetal health, according to an article in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Journal of Women's Health website. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-maternal-preterm-birth.html Health Thu, 10 May 2012 13:05:07 EST news255873899 A ban on tobacco displays in large shops and supermarkets came into force in England on Friday, meaning such stores must hide cigarettes from public view. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-tobacco-england.html Health Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:59:13 EST news252917945 Extending the smoking ban outside bars could help curb "social smoking" because this goes hand in hand with drinking, suggests a small qualitative study published online in Tobacco Control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-bars-curb-social.html Health Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:30:01 EST news248957350 Smoking bans in public/workplaces don't drive smokers to light up more at home, suggests a study of four European countries with smoke free legislation, published online in Tobacco Control. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-home.html Health Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:30:05 EST news248371034 Young people who smoke each day light up more cigarettes if they see other young smokers. Anti-smoking campaigns wrongly ignore this implicit effect, says Dutch researcher Zeena Harakeh. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-young-people.html Health Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:20:02 EST news245322424 Britain should introduce a ban on all smoking in cars to protect people from second-hand smoke, a leading doctors' union said Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-british-cars-doctors.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:10:01 EST news240658867 Smoking bans have become more common on university campuses, but do they work? Do they help reduce smoking in this newly independent age group? According to an Indiana University study, they do. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-campus-students-attitudes.html Health Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:59:39 EST news235223967 Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers in Dublin, found that emergency room admissions due to respiratory illness dropped significantly in Ireland after the implementation of a workplace smoking ban, compared to admissions that took place before the ban went into effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-emergency-room-admissions.html Health Tue, 17 May 2011 10:24:35 EST news224846637 It is absolutely unacceptable to subject children to any tobacco smoke exposure in cars, according to the authors of an abstract to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-children-held-captive-smoky-vehicles.html Health Sun, 01 May 2011 05:30:02 EST news223446594