Stop Smoking News Archive

20-Oct-2006

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Wichita-based clinic expanding to Overland Park (BizJournals)

Wichita-based Lifeline Stop smoking Clinic will open a new clinic in Overland Park next month, says Dr. Tim Scanlan, director of Lifeline's Wichita location.

'Stop smoking' campaign (Khaleej Times)

PESHAWAR ? Chief Secretary NWFP Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has directed all the heads of administrative departments, attached departments and DCOs to evolve an effective administrative mechanism to implement the Prohibition of smoking Ordinance 2002 whereunder smoking is prohibited at all public places, offices, and public transport including buses, trains and airplanes.

CoverTN premiums may be twice as much for elderly, overweight smokers (Tennessean)

Premiums for the state's Cover Tennessee health insurance program could balloon to nearly double the monthly average of $150 for elderly, overweight enrollees who smoke.

Advert targets smoking mums-to-be (BBC News)

A new campaign is being launched by the NHS in Scotland to help pregnant women stop smoking.

Arizona Daily Wildcat (Arizona Daily Wildcat)

Stop smoking and binge drinking and put down that energy drink if you want to avoid heart problems, two UA doctors said yesterday. Heart problems, such as heart attacks and strokes, are increasingly common in younger generations, said Dr. Gordon Ewy, director of the UA Sarver Heart Center.

UK school gives pupils OK to smoke (The West Australian)

A British school is allowing pupils as young as 14 to smoke between lessons as part of an anti-smoking drive. Students at Tinshill Learning Centre in Leeds, in northern England, can light up in a smoking room during breaks if they have a note from their parents.

City of Austin will ask court to modify ban ruling (The Daily Texan)

The city of Austin is working to change a ruling made by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks earlier this month that no longer held business owners responsible for failing to force customers to stop smoking while in their building.

Letter to the editor: Stop smoking and start a college fund (Carmel Topics)

In regard to the letter to the editor, "Smoking ban violates freedom," Page A4, Oct. 11 Fishers Topics: Yes, it is true we enjoy more freedoms in this country than many folks around the world.

Stop smoking seminar Oct. 24 (Gaffney Ledger)

Upstate Carolina Medical Center will host a free community seminar- HealthTalk-on the newest ways to help people stop smoking.

CBS 2 Investigates: Videotape At Your Own Peril (CBS 2 New York)

Eileen Clancy has been investigating police reactions to citizens using video cameras in the city. What she has found has been a troubling pattern of behavior: Cops threatening citizens with arrest and confiscating cameras, especially over the last eight months.