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ASH News Items for April 2004


Laguna Beach Proposes Beach Smoking Ban [04/30-6]

RI Senate Approves Statewide Smoking Ban [04/30-5]

NC School Board May Ban All Tobacco Use on All School Grounds and Events [04/30-4]

India: Railways to Ban Smoking [04/30-3]

AK Senate Approves Bill to Raise Cigarette Tax to $2 Per Pack [04/30-2]

Philadelphia International Airport to Ban Smoking [04/30-1]
New CA Bill Would Ban Smoking in Cars with Children [04/29-5]

OK Strengthens Laws Against Underage Tobacco Sales [04/29-4]

Memphis Cop Sues Police Dept., Sheriff and Two Mayors Over Secondhand Smoke [04/29-3]

LA Now Has 13 Miles of Smokefree Beaches [04/29-2]

Turkey Becomes 107th Nation to Sign the FCTC [04/29-1]
WA State Performs Smoking Study; Will Test High School Students' Saliva [04/28-5]

Belgian TV to Air Gory Anti-Smoking Ads [04/28-4]

Scotland: Edinburgh City Leaders Push for Smoking Ban [04/28-3]

Virginia to Increase Cigarette Tax by 30 Cents Per Pack [04/28-2]

New Study: Mistaken Beliefs About Smoking Moms Can Influence Minorities [04/28-1]
Foundations Fund Early Lung Cancer Detection Study [04/27-5]

Fargo, SD Smoking Ban Snuffed Out [04/27-4]

NY Indoor Air Has Less Than One-Tenth As Many Harmful Chemicals Since Smoking Ban Began [04/27-3]

MA Smokefree Workplace Goes For Final Vote; Gov. Romney Promises His Signature [04/27-2]

Lexington Smoking Ban Begins Today 4/27 [04/27-1]
Atlanta to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Smoking Ban in Public Places Today [04/26-5]

MA State Smoking Ban Poised to Take Effect This Summer [04/26-4]

Retired Detective Suing NYPD for Failure to Provide a Smoke-free Work Environment [04/26-3]

TX Governor Proposes $1 Cigarette Tax Hike [04/26-2]

LA Bans Smoking on Four Beaches [04/26-1]
New Study: Smoking Blamed for High Cancer Death Rates in African-American Men [04/23-5]

Health Panel Recommends 10 Nationwide Policy Changes to Curb Tobacco Use [04/23-4]

Suit Alleges Philip Morris Hid Cigarette-Fire Risk [04/23-3]

RI One Step Closer to Statewide Smoking Ban [04/23-2]

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Poses Heart Attack Risk, CDC Warns [04/23-1]
Lexington Smoking Ban Upheld by KY Supreme Court [04/22-6]

EU to End Tobacco Subsidies by 2010 [04/22-5]

India's Tobacco Advertising Ban Begins May 1 [04/22-4]

VA Fails at Attempt to Make Smaller Tobacco Companies Pay More in Settlement Funds [04/22-3]

Free Nicotine Patch Helps 11,000 New Yorkers Quit Smoking [04/22-2]

Cell Associated with Asthma Linked to ETS Exposure During Infancy [04/22-1]
American Legacy Announces Grant to Curb Tobacco Use Among African-Americans [04/21-4]

ASH UK Uses Legal Action to Fight Workplace Smoking [04/21-3]

MA State Smoking Ban Hits Snag [04/21-2]

Madison, WI Approves Workplace Smoking Ban [04/21-1]
New Study: Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Primes Brain for Addiction [04/20-4]

Truth Launches Cigarette Fire Prevention Campaign [04/20-3]

Decatur, GA Adopts Ban on Indoor Smoking [04/20-2]

Editorial: It's Time to Join the Smokefree Parade [04/20-1]
ASH PR: 12th State Bans Smoking in Workplaces, Including Restaurants [04/19-6]

Dowhal v. Smithkline Beecham Consumer Healthcare et al, S109306 [04/19-5]

Beach Smoking Bans Gaining Popularity in CA [04/19-4]

WI Governor Signs Smoking Ban for All Public State University Dorms [04/19-3]

Laramie Smoking Ban Sparks Controversy [04/19-2]

Smoking Restrictions Pose No Problems at Schools Built with Tobacco Money [04/19-1]
Editorial: Rhode Island Needs Smoking Ban [04/16-4]

Report: Economics of Smoking Cessation [04/16-3]

CA Supreme Court Rules in Favor of FDA's Nicotine Patch Warning Labels [04/16-2]

Study: Effects of Ending Youth Tobacco Control Campaign in Minnesota [04/16/-1]
1400 Phoenix Area Restaurants are Smokefree [04/15-5]

Pets Also at Risk of Secondhand Smoke Dangers [04/15-4]

Madison, WI Mayor Supports Workplace Smoking Ban [04/15-3]

Women Sexually Abused as Children are More Likely to Smoke [04/15-2]

AL House Approves Bill to Double Cigarette Tax [04/15-1]
U.S. Food Service Workers at Greatest Risk of Secondhand Smoke Exposure [04/14-5]

New Report Reveals Evidence that Big Tobacco Tried to Hide Dangers of Secondhand Smoke [04/14-4]

Pakistan Officials Call for Smoking Ban on International Flights [04/14-3]

Lung Cancer Remains Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths in US Women [04/14-2]

DE Announces New Smoking Cessation Program for Women [04/14-1]
New Evidence that Women Who Smoke Have Higher Rates of Fatal Breast Cancer [04/13-6]

New Study: Effects of ETS Exposure on Lungs of Healthy Male Adolescents [04/13-5]

Burlington, VT Bans Smoking in Bars [04/13-4]

Quit smoking to be better job candidate; ASH Noted [04/13-3]

17 Yr Old Girl Campaigns Against Smoking in Movies and Selling Tobacco to Minors [04/13-2]

Health Pros Warn Against Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco [04/13-1]
Wisconsin Rapids Considers Smoking Ban [04/12-4]

GA Smoking Ban Bill is Dead [04/12-3]

Group in Scotland Begins Campaign for Fire-Safe Cigarettes [04/12-2]

Smoking Areas Snuffed Out; ASH Cited [04/12-1]
Oskkosh, WI Bans Smoking in Restaurants [04/09-5]

SD Town Seeks to Ban Smoking at City Parks and Playgrounds [04/09-4]

Blanket Smoking Ban Imposed on All of Scotland's Youth Hostels [04/09-3]

Federal Judge Tosses Challenge to NY's Smoking Bans [04/09-2]

2 'Light' Cigarette Class Action Suits Filed in Washington State; ASH Cited [04/09-1]
Scotland: Chief Medical Officer Pressures Ministers for Smoking Ban [04/08-5]

CA Lawmaker Proposes Hefty Fine for Tossing Cigarette Butts [04/08-4]

CA Appeals Court Overturns $22 Million Verdict Against Big Tobacco [04/08-3]

Judge Rejects Tobacco Group's Plea for Dismissal from Federal Racketeering Case [04/08-2]

Kids Caught Smoking in Greene County, MO Must Enroll in Tobacco Health Risks Program [04/08-1]
City Panel Supports Smoking Ban on LA Beaches [04/07-8]

ASH PR: Children, Not Just Adults, Need Protection from Tobacco Smoke Pollution [04/7-7]

Hearing Scheduled for Lawsuit Against DC Smoking Ban Ballot Initiative [04/07-6]

New Study: Adolescents that Smoke Daily Have Greater Risk of Committing Suicide [04/07-5]

Oshkosh, WI Passes Smoking Ban [04/07-4]

8 NC Store Clerks Arrested for Selling Tobacco to Minors [04/07-3]

Mexico City Imposes Tougher Smoking Laws [04/07-2]

New Study: Secondhand Smoke Can Slow Wound Healing in Children [04/07-1]
New Study: Bisexual and Lesbian Girls Are More Likely to Smoke [04/06-5]

Phillip Morris Will Pay EU $1 Billion to Fight Cigarette Smuggling and Counterfeiting [04/06-4]

Silverthorne, CO Passes Smoking Ban [04/06-3]

Parents Requesting Non-Smoking Sections Reduce Chances of Children Becoming Smokers [04/06-2]

Medical Students to Send Signed Cigarette Cartons to Hollywood in Effort to Curb Smoking in Movies [04/06-1]
ASH PR: Scotland is 7th Country to Go Smokefree - Joins Many States, But "Restaurant Roulette" Continues [04/5-6]

New Study: Decreased Prevalence of Heart Attacks during Helena's Smoking Ban [04/05-5]

Malta Begins Smoking Ban Most Public Places Excluding Bars and Restaurants [04/05-4]

New Evidence that Passive Smoking Increases Risk of Death and Heart Disease [04/05-3]

Scotland Will Ban Smoking By the End of 2004 [04/05-2]

MA Supreme Court to Hear 'Light' Cigarette Suit [04/05-1]
NYC Smoking Ban Called a Success; ASH Cited [04/02-6]

RI House Introduces Statewide Smoking Ban Bill [04/02-5]

Lung Cancer Stricken Flight Attendant Pleas for Smoking Bans to Save Lives [04/02-4]

Clearing the Air for Travelers; ASH Cited [04/02-3]

ASHRAE Announces Requirements for Separating Non-Smoking and Smoking Spaces [04/02--2]

Cambodia to Sign the FCTC [04/02-1]
Canada Becomes First Country to Require Fire-Safe Cigarettes [04/01-8]

Tobacco Smoke More Toxic Than Car Fumes [04/01-7]

CT Smoking Ban in Bars Begins Today [04/01-6]

USA Today: Take It Outside, Smokers [04/01-5]

GA Senate Works to Convince House to Pass Statewide Smoking Ban [04/01-4]

Irish Smoking Ban is Implemented Successfully [04/01-3]

Big Tobacco Fights to Prevent Former Lawyer from Testfying in Australian Smoking Suit [04/01-2]

Cigarette Maker Violates MSA and Markets to African-American Youths [04/01-1]

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