Stop Smoking News Archive

29-May-2006

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Man Who Shot Up Restaurant Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison (WNBC)

NEW YORK -- A man who shot out the windows of a restaurant when he was asked to stop smoking has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Update ? It?s a girl and I?m a very bad father (The Kentucky Standard)

We found out early Tuesday morning the impending bundle of joy is a girl. As the excitement of the news wore off, I realized it is likely I will end up hurting a young boy someday over my unborn daughter.

Smokers quitting in light of ban (BBC News)

The number of people attempting to stop smoking in the Borders rose significantly ahead of the national ban coming in.

Officials push for stronger air ordinance (Terre Haute Tribune Star)

A proposed Vigo County ordinance fails to stop smoking in public and workplaces because it includes exemptions or loopholes, a group of health-care advocates said Wednesday.

Fear will fail, says quit guru (The Mercury)

FEAR campaigns will never stop people from smoking, says a quit-smoking expert. Gail Morris, a therapist with one of the world's biggest stop-smoking programs, said she was not surprised new cigarette packaging was not working.

Pen pals (San Francisco Bay View)

P.H.A.T. (Protecting the 'Hood Against Tobacco), along with researchers at the UCSF and the SF African American Tobacco Free Project are doing a community research study. This community-driven project aims to help African American residents of SF who want to stop smoking.

Man stabbed over smoking dispute (BBC News)

A man is stabbed by a gang of youths after asking them to stop smoking on a bus.

Acupuncture: Understanding what it's all about (Holistic Healing Series: Part 1) (Southern Illinoisan)

Chinese medical theory believes that a person's state of health is always changing, subtly moving in one direction or another. Qi (pronounced "chee") or life energy flows throughout the body, animating it and protecting it from illness, pain and disease.

MOB STAB MAN IN BUS CIG ROW (Daily Mirror)

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Saunders: 'Rescue' still a hot property (Rocky Mountain News)

It's impossible to enjoy a hamburger that's both raw and well done. But FX's Rescue Me, which is both, has for the past two seasons satisfied the appetite of viewers looking for something different in the way of adult television drama.