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  • May 2008

    • Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

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

      Watchdogs Say Hollywood Going to Pot

      (Newser) - 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  • Pineapple Express  • young Hollywood

    • Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

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

      Erratic Sleepers Have More Health Problems: Study

      (Newser) - 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  • CDC  • sleep deprivation  • sleep disorder  • sleep loss

    • Quit Sooner, Live Longer

      WebMD  |  May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Quit Sooner, Live Longer

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Closet Smokers Might Get Canned

      (Newser) - 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

    • Life Grows Shorter for America's Poor

      USA Today  |  Apr 22, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Life Grows Shorter for America's Poor

      (Newser) - Life is getting shorter for many of America's poorest people, USA Today reports. Life expectancy has risen in most of the nation since 1960 but in some areas—including the Deep South and Appalachia—life expectancy has dropped significantly, according to a study published in The Public Library of Science . Smoking and obesity were the among the main factors, and women were most affected. More »

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      health  • obesity  • smoking  • poverty  • life expectancy  • inequality

    • In Video, Teens Force Toddler to Smoke Pot

      WCSH (Portland, Maine)  |  Apr 16, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      In Video, Teens Force Toddler to Smoke Pot

      (Newser) - Two Ohio teens have been arrested after police acquired a video in which they forced a toddler to smoke pot, NBC reports. The video, in which the smoking babysitters pass the pipe to the 18-month-old, was recovered after it was left inside a camcorder sold to a pawnshop. The teens face charges of child endangerment and distributing narcotics to a minor. More »

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      drugs  • Ohio  • smoking  • marijuana  • toddler  • recreational drugs

    • Predicting Cancer Is All in Your Head

      Reuters  |  Apr 14, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      Predicting Cancer Is All in Your Head

      (Newser) - A simple test on cells from the mouth could help doctors predict which smokers will develop lung cancer, Reuters reports. In a test group, 95% of subjects with the genetic damage associated with cancer in their lungs had the same damage in their mouths. More »

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      cancer  • smoking  • medical breakthrough  • lung cancer  • University of Texas

    • New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home

      ABC News  |  Apr 6, 08 9:47 AM CDT

      New York City Woman Sued for Smoking&mdash;at Home

      (Newser) - Forget bans in bars and restaurants—Galila Huff’s neighbors want to stop her from smoking in her own apartment. The New York restaurateur smokes up to two packs a day, and lawyers who live 50 feet down the hall say the smoke seeps into their 10x100-foot common hallway. They sued her for endangering their heath in a case that got the attention of ABC's 20/20. More »

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      health  • lawsuit  • smoking  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • frivolous lawsuits  • neighbors  • home

    • Genetics May Play Role in Smokers' Cancer Risk

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 2, 08 8:50 PM CDT

      Genetics May Play Role in Smokers' Cancer Risk

      (Newser) - Three new studies have found a genetic variation that may increase smokers' chances of getting lung cancer. A smoker who inherits the variations from both parents has a 70% to 80% greater risk of developing the cancer. The findings could shed light on why some  smokers get cancer and some don't, and why some are more prone to getting hooked. They also could lead to better anti-smoking treatments, the Telegraph reports. More »

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      smoking  • genetics  • cancer research  • cigarettes  • lung cancer  • genetic mutation  • human genome

  • March 2008

    • Upbeat Cancer Research Funded by Big Tobacco

      New York Times  |  Mar 26, 08 3:37 AM CDT

      Upbeat Cancer Research Funded by Big Tobacco

      (Newser) - Tobacco money paid for research that said CT scans could prevent 80% of lung cancer deaths, the New York Times reports. The news has shocked cancer researchers, who are generally loathe to have anything to do with cigarette companies. “If you’re using blood money, you need to tell people you’re using blood money,” said the head of the American Cancer Society. More »

    • Smoking May Be Harmful to Your Wii

      Boston Herald  |  Mar 13, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Smoking May Be Harmful to Your Wii

      (Newser) - Here's another reason to stop smoking: It damages your Wii. Some cigarette-wielding users in Japan last month noticed that the much anticipated "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" wasn't working properly, prompting Nintendo to provide free shipping and cleanup of tar-covered disc readers, the Boston Herald reports. Nintendo says the issue affects a "very small percentage" of more than 20 million consoles worldwide. More »

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      video game  • smoking  • Nintendo Wii  • cigarettes  • video game console  • Nintendo  • smoke

    • 'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars

      Associated Press  |  Mar 6, 08 8:21 PM CST

      'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars

      (Newser) - Stage performers are the only exception to the new smoking ban in Minnesota bars, so patrons are turning temporarily thespian and lighting up. The only props required at some of the 30 bars working the loophole are cigarettes and ashtrays—though some get more creative. "They're playing themselves before Oct. 1," one owner said. "You know, before there was a smoking ban." More »

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      smoking  • actor  • Minnesota  • theater  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • bars

    • German Soldiers Too Fat: Study

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 6, 08 12:19 PM CST

      German Soldiers Too Fat: Study

      (Newser) - The German army is fat. It’s also unfit, smokes too much, and eats badly, according to a recent parliamentary update, the Guardian reports. About 40% of German soldiers are overweight—8.5% seriously so—and 70% smoke. “This has much to do with poor equipment and lack of training,” the report concluded, adding that soldiers spent too much time on bureaucratic tasks. More »

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      health  • Germany  • obesity  • smoking  • soldier  • draft  • German army

  • February 2008

    • Hotel Pays Staff to Sniff Out Smoking Guests

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 25, 08 7:20 PM CST

      Hotel Pays Staff to Sniff Out Smoking Guests

      (Newser) - That chocolate on your pillow may be a bit of a Judas kiss: Chicago's Swissotel isn't the first hotel to fine sneaky smokers who break its puff-free policy, but it is the nation's first to pay staff to sniff out offending guests, reports the Chicago Tribune . Spraying air freshener won't fool its housekeepers, who get a $10 reward per scofflaw. They, in turn, get slapped with a $250 fine. More »

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      Chicago  • smoking  • cigarettes  • hotel  • smoking ban  • fines  • Marriott

    • Supreme Court Denies Tobacco Industry Appeal

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 25, 08 12:30 PM CST

      Supreme Court Denies Tobacco Industry Appeal

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court today handed the tobacco industry a setback, rejecting without comment an appeal contending that West Virginia’s two-tiered system of consolidating cases is unconstitutional. In their appeal, industry lawyers called the process “deeply and fundamentally flawed,” the Wall Street Journal reports, but the plaintiffs' lawyers argued that hearing the cases individually would take "at least 180 judge years." More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • smoking  • class action  • tobacco companies  • asbestos

    • Your Boyfriend Does Mind If You Smoke

      Der Spiegel  |  Feb 19, 08 12:09 PM CST

      Your Boyfriend Does Mind If You Smoke

      (Newser) - A German man was so sick of his girlfriend's smoking that he turned a fire extinguisher on her, Der Spiegel reports. The 42-year-old gave a few warning shouts before spraying the apartment the two share, and he hadn't stopped yelling by the time police arrived to escort him to the station. More »

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      Germany  • smoking  • smoking cessation  • cigarette

    • 'Toxic Sperm' Linked to Child Ills

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 19, 08 2:50 AM CST

      'Toxic Sperm' Linked to Child Ills

      (Newser) - Men who smoke or drink heavily may transmit genetic abnormalities through their damaged sperm, leading to child health complications, miscarriages or stillbirth, researchers have found. The effects of environmental toxins on paternal health—long held to be far less important than that of mothers—may play a crucial role in explaining birth defects, a researcher told a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. More »

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      health  • alcohol  • smoking  • childbirth  • toxin  • sperm  • conception  • fatherhood  • genetic abnormalities

    • Smoking Deaths Rocket in India

      BBC  |  Feb 14, 08 11:05 AM CST

      Smoking Deaths Rocket in India

      (Newser) - Tobacco use is the smoking gun in 900,000 deaths annually in India, and the numbers are on the rise as the nation grapples with its epidemic-scale cigarette addiction, reports the BBC. At least 1 million Indians will die annually from smoking-related illnesses in the next decade unless the nation takes action soon, warns a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. More »

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      India  • public health  • smoking  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • smoking cessation

    • WHO Pushes Governments to Battle Smoking

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 7, 08 4:40 PM CST

      WHO Pushes Governments to Battle Smoking

      (Newser) - Aiming to slash the 5.4 million tobacco-related deaths worldwide per year, the World Health Organization today called on governments everywhere to discourage smoking, the Wall Street Journal reports. As it stands, only 5% of countries have programs working to curb the habit, such as advertising bans and warning labels. A WHO report offers a six-point strategy to battle the tobacco beast. More »

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