Seeing others smoke encourages young people to smoke more
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.
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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British government should ban smoking in cars: doctors
Britain should introduce a ban on all smoking in cars to protect people from second-hand smoke, a leading doctors' union said Wednesday.
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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Study: Campus smoking ban reduced students' smoking, changed attitudes
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.
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Sep 14, 2011 |
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Smoking bans motivate even reluctant women to quit
Many workplaces and households ban smoking and, for some women, the effects extend beyond their office building or family home. A new study finds that women smokers who live and work where bans are enforced, ...
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Sep 02, 2011 |
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Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
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 ...
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May 17, 2011 |
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Children held captive in smoky vehicles
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.
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May 01, 2011 |
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