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  • July 2008

    • Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The two philanthropists—who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion—say the new effort will target developing countries where tobacco use is highest. More »

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      Michael Bloomberg  • smoking  • Bill Gates  • cigarettes  • philanthropy  • billionaires

    • Dutch Fight Smoking Ban With God

      newser  |  Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 22, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Dutch Fight Smoking Ban With God

      Worshipers are flocking to the One True Universal Smokers' Church of God—whose "masses" are held in bars—since the Netherlands instituted a smoking ban July 1. Adherents claim their right to light up is protected as a religious freedom, Radio Free Netherlands reports. "I genuinely believe in the freedom God has given us. That includes the freedom to smoke," says one bar owner. "So I smoke in the name of God." More »

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      religion  • smoking  • Netherlands  • smoking ban  • church  • bars  • cigarette

    • Menthol Used to 'Hook' Young Smokers: Study

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT

      Menthol Used to 'Hook' Young Smokers: Study

      Tobacco companies use menthol to make the taste of cigarettes more acceptable to young first-time smokers until they become addicted, a new study charges. Researchers found that 44% of child smokers used menthol cigarettes, reports Reuters. "Menthol stimulates the cooling receptors in the lungs," said an expert from the Harvard School of Public Health who studied the marketing of menthol cigarettes. "Menthol helps the nicotine go down. It makes smoking easier." More »

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      smoking  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • tobacco companies  • Food and Drug Administration  • Philip Morris  • teen smoking  • menthol

  • June 2008

    • Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Jun 30, 08 2:40 PM CDT

      Dutch Smoking Ban Leaves Pot Users in a Fog

      Effective tomorrow, the Netherlands bans smoking tobacco in public places, and the new law means big changes for Amsterdam's famously relaxed coffeehouses, reports USA Today. Because the law doesn't cover cannabis or hashish, users can continue to smoke them inside. But those who prefer their pot mixed with tobacco, as many do, will have to step outside. More »

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      smoking  • marijuana  • smoking ban  • tobacco  • Amsterdam  • cannabis  • Dutch government

    • Winehouse Leaves Hospital... Smoking

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 24, 08 9:37 AM CDT

      Winehouse Leaves Hospital... Smoking

      Amy Winehouse was released from the hospital today, but her emphysema scare doesn’t seem to have left much of an impression on the singer. As she emerged from the facility, Winehouse was seen lighting a cigarette, the Daily Mail reports. Though Winehouse has only early-stage lung disease, odds are that was against doctor's orders. But doctors have cleared the singer to perform for Nelson Mandela this weekend. More »

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      drugs  • smoking  • Amy Winehouse  • crack cocaine  • lung disease  • emphysema

    • Amy Winehouse Struck with Emphysema

      newser  |  Sunday Mirror (UK)  |  Jun 22, 08 11:23 AM CDT

      Amy Winehouse Struck with Emphysema

      Amy Winehouse has emphysema and may soon be crippled if she keeps smoking crack, her father told the Sunday Mirror yesterday. Winehouse, 24, was diagnosed with the fatal disease after fainting in her London home this week. A terrified Winehouse, who faces the prospect of a permanent oxygen mask, has vowed to go into rehab. More »

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      drugs  • smoking  • Amy Winehouse  • crack cocaine  • emphysema

    • Want to Skirt Smoking Laws in Germany? Join the Club

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Want to Skirt Smoking Laws in Germany? Join the Club

      Smoking in a bar is verboten in much of Germany, so many watering holes have decided they’re not “bars” anymore—they’re private clubs where members are free to light up. The dodge appalls anti-smoking groups, but one club owner says cigarettes are essential to his business. “I wanted to offer three things: smoking, drinks and good music,” he said. “Without one, it doesn't work.” More »

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      Germany  • smoking  • smoking ban  • bars

    • Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 18, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      Chicago Fines Aim to Kick Smokers' Butts From Beach

      Chicago will fine smokers who toss cigarette butts on the beach—or within 15 feet of one— up to $500. The new law is aimed at cutting the cost of cleaning up after smokers, who have been forced outside by smoking bans, reports the Chicago Tribune. Millions of tons of butts are cleared from beaches every year.  More »

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      Chicago  • smoking  • smoking ban  • Surgeon General  • Ocean Conservancy  • Earth Day

    • To Court Blue-Collar Vote, Light Up

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 17, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      To Court Blue-Collar Vote, Light Up

      Everyone has ideas about how Barack Obama can attract the working-class white voters that eluded him in the primaries. Author Tony Horwitz goes for the throat: Start smoking again. West Virginia and Kentucky, where Hillary Clinton clobbered Obama, lead the nation in cigarette consumption among whites, and lighting up could help worse-off voters see him as one of their own. More »

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      Barack Obama  • smoking  • tobacco  • white voters  • working-class vote  • working class  • cigarette

    • Weed Potency Hits 30-Year High

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 12, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Weed Potency Hits 30-Year High

      Today's marijuana is the strongest crop since the heyday of Cheech and Chong, a new study finds. University researchers who analyzed seized samples dating back to the '70s found the level of active ingredient THC hit an average of 9.6% last year, up almost 1% from the year before and more than double the 4% recorded for 1983, the AP reports. More »

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      drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • drug use  • cannabis

    • Bourbon a Day Keeps the Arthritis Away

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 5, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Bourbon a Day Keeps the Arthritis Away

      Swedish scientists have found another perk for regular drinkers, the BBC reports, with imbibers up to 50% less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis. In two studies involving several thousand participants, those who downed 5 glasses of wine a week saw their risk cut in half. The study reiterated that smoking is the greatest risk factor for the onset of arthritis. More »

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      alcohol  • smoking  • research  • arthritis  • rheumatoid arthritis

    • Dude! Harsh! Weed Shrinks Your Brain

      newser  |  Age (Aust.)  |  Jun 3, 08 9:09 PM CDT

      Dude! Harsh! Weed Shrinks Your Brain

      Heavy marijuana use over a number of years can cause significant brain abnormalities, damage memory and emotional processing, and even shrink parts of the brain, the Age reports. All cannabis smokers—not just high-risk groups such as the young and those susceptible to mental illness—can experience effects equivalent to those of a mild brain injury, Australian researchers found. More »

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      drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • brain

  • May 2008

    • Obama's Health 'Excellent': Docs

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  May 29, 08 2:16 PM CDT

      Obama's Health 'Excellent': Docs

      Barack Obama is in “excellent health,” his doctor of two decades wrote today, declaring the Democratic frontrunner “in overall good physical and mental health needed to maintain the resiliency required in the office of president.” Obama, 46, still faces risk factors from smoking, which he quit last year, and has a family history of cancer, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      Barack Obama  • health  • cancer  • smoking

    • Bad Habits: It's Who You Know

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 26, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Bad Habits: It's Who You Know

      If your friends all jumped off a bridge, you'd probably listen to your mom and not follow them, but how about if they started exercising? New research into social networks—in 3D, not on MySpace or Facebook—shows people are more likely to quit smoking or lose weight if someone close to them does likewise. The search for other applications is on, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      social networking  • obesity  • public health  • smoking

    • Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 22, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Peer Pressure Helps Snuff Habit

      New research shows people quit smoking not as individuals but in complex social clusters, each strongly influencing the others. Friends, spouses, relatives, and other social contacts all exercise an overwhelming sway over individual decisions to quit. The study covered 58,000 people from 1971 to 2003, the New York Times reports, when smoking declined precipitously across the US. More »

    • Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  May 20, 08 1:26 PM CDT

      Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      Production of cannabis-centric films is hitting a high, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Once pigeonholed with Cheech and Chong and low-budget cult films such as The Big Lebowski , movies that feature pot-smoking characters now tend toward mainstream frat-house humor. This summer alone will see four marijuana-tinged releases, including the Judd Apatow-produced Pineapple Express . More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • drugs  • smoking  • marijuana  • War on Drugs  • young Hollywood  • Pineapple Express

    • Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      Irregular sleep habits increase the likelihood of obesity and smoking, the AP reports. The CDC surveyed 87,000 Americans over 2 years and found that individuals who sleep fewer than 6 hours a night or more than 9 were 5% to 10% more likely to smoke and 4% to 11% more likely to be obese than those who slept 6 to 9 hours. More »

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      obesity  • smoking  • sleep  • sleep deprivation  • CDC  • sleep disorder  • sleep loss

    • Quit Sooner, Live Longer

      newser  |  WebMD  |  May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Quit Sooner, Live Longer

      Smokers who kick the habit see their risk of dying drop drastically after 5 years, and their risk level nears that of nonsmokers within 20 years, new research finds. In a study that followed 100,000 women over 3 decades, researchers recorded a 13% drop in death from all causes for ex-smokers 5 years after their last puffs, WebMD reports. More »

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      public health  • heart disease  • smoking  • lung cancer  • smoking cessation  • health risks

    • Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but had an effect on how many moved on to habitual smoking. More »

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      smoking  • restaurant  • Massachusetts  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • teen smoking

  • April 2008

    • Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 23, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      A group of factory workers who lied about their smoking habits could be fired. The Whirlpool company charges lower premiums for health insurance to nonsmoking workers—and relies on the honor code when employees sign up. Now 39 workers at an Indiana factory have been suspended and face losing their jobs after being spotted smoking or chewing, reports the AP. More »

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      smoking  • health insurance  • smoking cessation  • workers' rights

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