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April 2008
- New York City Woman Sued for Smoking—at Home
  
  ABC News | Apr 6, 08 9:47 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Genetics May Play Role in Smokers' Cancer Risk
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Apr 2, 08 8:50 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Beijing Bans Smoking in Time for Games
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 1, 08 4:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - China, the world's most populous country, is also home to the planet's largest number of smokers. But in the latest effort to clear the air for the Olympics, Beijing has banned smoking in government offices and public transportation, and mandated smoke-free areas in restaurants as of May 1. The penalty: $700 for lighting up illegally in a country where a pack of smokes goes for 20 cents. More »
March 2008
- 'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban in Minn. Bars
  
  Associated Press | Mar 6, 08 8:21 PM CST
  
  (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 »
February 2008
- Your Boyfriend Does Mind If You Smoke
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 19, 08 12:09 PM CST
  
  (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 »
- Smoking-Ban Bill Detoured to Another Panel
  
  Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 14, 08
  
  House members Wednesday avoided an up-or-down final vote on a bill to ban smoking in a car with a young child by using a rare parliamentary maneuver. SB14 already had passed the Senate and had been debated in two committees to get to the House floor, where it was awaiting a last legislative vote. But Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, marshaled a majority of colleagues to send it to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee.
- Smoke Ban Rebel's Case Adjourned Again
  
  Thepublican.com | Feb 14, 08
  
  Smoke ban rebel Tony Blows has had his court case for allegedly not enforcing the smoking ban in his pub adjourned again. Blows, was at Herefordshire Magistrates Court on Tuesday to answer two charges of not enforcing the ban in his pub and one charge of smoking on the premises himself.
- Tobacco Giants Targeting Smoke Ban
  
  Lincolncourier.com | Feb 14, 08
  
  Tobacco companies have stepped up efforts to scale back the statewide smoking ban and ward off attempts to nearly double Illinois%u2019 cigarette tax. In the four weeks before the Feb. 5 primary election, two tobacco giants contributed $83,000 to 30 lawmakers, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday. About three-quarters of that money went to House Democrats.
- Beijing Seeks Smoke-Free Olympics
  
  china.org | Feb 12, 08
  
  Beijing has pledged a non-smoking Olympics and wants more smoke-free public places. As the host city for the August 8-24 Games, Beijing wants smoking bans in all hotels that will provide services for the athletes and other Games related professionals, and also in all competition venues and restaurants in the Olympic Village by June. The city has also called on other places, including hospitals, schools, and restaurants to ban smoking.
January 2008
- Germans to Ex-Chancellor: Yes, We Mind
  
  Der Spiegel | Jan 25, 08 3:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - German anti-smoking groups are fuming over photos of ex-chancellor Helmut Schmidt lighting up in a Hamburg theater in defiance of a ban on smoking in public places. Schmidt and his wife—"aged a lung-cancer-defying 89 and 88, respectively," Der Spiegel reports— face an investigation after an anti-smoking group sent police photos of the Jan. 6 event at which they were guests of honor. More »
- Movie Smoking Sways Kids to Light Up
  
  WebMD | Jan 9, 08 8:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Movies sway kids to smoke at a much younger age than previously thought, a new study finds. Dartmouth Medical School tracked 2,200 kids aged 9-12 who went to a range of G, PG, and PG-13 films, and found that those who saw more on-screen smoking were more likely to light up later, WebMD reports. "The vast majority of smoking in movies that children are exposed to comes from movies that are youth-rated," one researcher said. More »
- Smoke-Free Paris Clears the Air
  
  Washington Post | Jan 3, 08 10:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The hazy, brooding atmosphere of Parisian cafes and bars has changed overnight with a French ban on smoking in public places. Clouds of smoke from scores of Gauloises and Gitanes cigarettes, which once hung over France's most celebrated salons and dining rooms, have wafted away. Similar bans are already in force across Europe. More »
- No Dice for Smoking Gamblers
  
  Chicago Tribune | Jan 1, 08 9:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The brand-new ban on indoor smoking in Illinois is expected to hit the state's nine casinos hard, the Chicago Tribune reports. Plenty of gamblers like a smoke, and along the Mississippi River, all they'll need to do is cross into Missouri or Iowa to enjoy one. "No smoking and I'm gone elsewhere," said one gambler. "Gambling and smoking—they just go together." More »
December 2007
- In France, 2008 Means Défense de Fumer
  
  Bloomberg | Dec 28, 07 1:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Say goodbye to the tradition of puffing on Gauloises at Paris cafes: Beginning Tuesday, France becomes the latest nation to introduce a complete smoking ban in restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs. The ban has widespread support, although diehard smokers are threatening to fight it. "I cannot stand the idea of a hygienic, clean, and, sorry to say, 'American style' society," one smoking advocate told Bloomberg. More »
September 2007
- Irish Smoking Ban Good for Lungs ... of Instruments
  
  AFP | Sep 29, 07 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The air isn’t the only thing that’s cleaner in Ireland’s pubs these days. Since the country stubbed out pub smoking in 2004, musicians have been getting clearer sounds out of traditional Irish instruments. It’s a lot easier to keep clean bellows-driven devices such as accordions and bagpipes, the AFP reports, when they aren’t guzzling smoke. More »
July 2007
- England Douses Public Smoking
  
  Reuters | Jul 1, 07 2:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The English ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, including bars, workplaces, and public buildings, went into effect at 6am today. The effort to improve indoor air quality and inconvenience some smokers into quitting will cause grumbling, says the country's chief medical officer, but "on the whole, the majority of smokers and non-smokers wanted this change." More »