Stop Smoking News Archive

20-Aug-2007

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Herrin Bowl going smoke-free (The Southern Illinoisan)

HERRIN - Effective Monday, Herrin Bowl will become a smoke-free facility.

Kennewick mother, daughter survive life-threatening virus (Tri-City Herald)

Laurie Navarro was shocked to learn that the three weeks she spent in Kennewick General Hospital with a life-threatening illness resulted from inhaling dusty air contaminated by mice droppings.

Comply by Oct. 1 or face fine (The Decatur Daily)

Decatur?s new comprehensive smoking ordinance is generating a multitude of questions from business owners and local residents. Passed in a 3-2 City Council decision Aug. 6, the ordinance bans smoking in all public places, including bars, restaurants and outdoor sporting arenas.

Face Fact or Fiction: The Truth about Skin Care Products (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Whether in department stores, drugstores or even on the Internet, many lotions and creams claim to be the "miracle in a bottle" that we are all looking for. Cracking the code to find the truth can be difficult.

Ban 'Boost For Quitting' (Sentinel)

HEALTH chiefs believe a smoke-free Stoke-on-Trent will see more people kick the habit than ever before in the city. Last year the Stop Smoking Service helped more than 1,900 people in Stoke-on-Trent quit cigarettes and they are on target to ...

Stop-smoking aids exempt from Ontario sales tax (CTV.ca)

Starting today, smokers in Ontario who want to quit won't have to pay provincial sales taxes on stop-smoking aids -- and the health promotion minister is urging Ottawa to follow suit.

Stop smoking class Sept. 5 (Mooresville/Decatur Times)

The Morgan County Health Department will offer a freedom from smoking class. There is a $20 registration fee for the class, which will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 5 in Mooresville. The fee is refundable upon completion of all the sessions.

No more PST on stop-smoking aids (680 News)

Toronto - Starting today, all nicotine replacement therapy products - including patches, gum and lozenges - are exempt from provincial sales tax. The province says the federal government should follow its lead by eliminating the GST on such over-the-counter stop-smoking aids.

State of Cycling (Gotham Gazette)

Even in packed subways, high gasoline costs and concerns about health, less than 1 percent of all New Yorkers regularly use their bicycles to commute to work. At the same time,18 percent of all New York City adults still smoke cigarettes.