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ASH News Items for December 2004


Scottish First Minister Says Future Generations Will Be Grateful for New Smoking Ban [12/30-3]

Omaha Starts New Debate on a Workplace Smoking Ban [12/30-2]

Tasmania's Smoking Ban in Clubs and Gaming Areas Will Begin Jan. 1 2005 [12/30-1]
Philly Mayor Wants to Implement Smoking Ban in 2005 [12/29-3]

Editorial: MA Smoking Ban Needs Better Enforcement [12/29-2]

New Study: Tobacco Sponsored College Parties Encourage Students to Start Smoking [12/29-1]
Anti-Tobacco Rally Planned in Omaha [12/28-3]

Madison County, KY May Ban Smoking [12/28-2]

Experts Warn Against Side Effects of New Stop Smoking Shots [12/28-1]
UC Debates Accepting Tobacco Funds for Research [12/27-5]

Medicare to Provide Counseling to Help Smokers Quit [12/27-4]

U.K. Launches New Anti-Smoking Ads Featuring Children [12/27-3]

Louisiana Anti-Smoking Organizations Plan Campaigns Against Secondhand Smoke [12/27-2]

NJ Condo Complex Bans Smoking; ASH Quoted [12/27-1]
ASH PR: Nonsmokers Suits Beginning Against Cigarette Makers [12/23-5]

Researchers Urge U.S. Airports to Ban Smoking [12/23-4]

New Report: State-Specific Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among U.S. Adults in 2003 [12/23-3]

RJR Settles CA Lawsuit and Will Limit Magazine Ads Targeting Teens [12/23-2]

FL Appeals Court Upholds $500K Award in Secondhand Smoke Case [12/23-1]
Utah Legislature to Consider Smoking Ban in Bars and Clubs [12/22-5]

Germany to Implement New Smoking Restrictions in Restaurants and Hospitals [12/22-4]

MN Group Tests Air Quality in Nonsmoking Sections of Restaurants [12/22-3]

New Study: Genetic Risk of Developing Lung Cancer Neutralized by Not Smoking [12/22-2]

UK Begins Tough Tobacco Advertising Restrictions [12/22-1]
Experts Point Out Benefits of Smoking Bans in the Home [12/21-5]

American Public Health Assoc. Will Only Hold Annual Meetings in Smokefree Cities [12/21-4]

Companies Closing Door on Job Applicants Who Smoke [12/21-3]

Italy to Ban Smoking in Bars and Restaurants on Jan. 10 2005 [12/21-2]

Holiday 'Repair Your Air' Advisory [12/21-1]
ASH PR: Punishing Smokers Becoming Major Tactic; Poor Smokers May Be Targeted in Minnesota [12/20-6]

DOJ Trial Update: US Govt. Claims Cigarette Makers Target Teens in Advertising Campaigns [12/20-5]

Activists Pitch Smoking Ban in Charlotte, NC [12/20-4]

Canadian Supreme Court to Hear Big Tobacco's Appeal of Legislation [12/20-3]

MN State Rep. Wants to Test Welfare Recipients for Smoking [12/20-2]

VT to Introduce Fire-Safe Cigarettes Bill in State Legislature [12/20-1]
Scotland: Smoking Ban Bill Published [12/17-5]

New Zealand Govt. Declares Volunteers Entitled to Protection from Workplace Secondhand Smoke [12/17-4]

Scotland: Smoking Ban Bill Published [12/17-3]

Australia: Smoking Banned on 3 Sydney Beaches [12/17-2]

NC May Increase Cigarette Tax [12/17-1]
Laramie Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Smoking Ban [12/16-3]

State Bill Banning Smoking in Restaurants and Bars to be Introduced in Virginia [12/16-2]

Corpus Christi to Ban Smoking in Restaurants; Standalone Bars Exempted [12/16-1]
10 Year Database on Tobacco Use in Movies Published Online [12/15-5]

New Study: Smoking Increases Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage [12/15-4]

Ontario Toughens Smoking Ban [12/15-3]

Counterfeit Cigarettes Contain Arsenic [12/15-2]

New Study: Prenatal ETS Exposure Promotes Adult Atherogenesis [12/15-1]
Fairfield, OH May Ban Smoking in Public Places [12/14-4]

Roswell, NM Files Motion to Dismiss Suit Against Smoking Ban [12/14-3]

Finland: 1970s Law Restricting Smoking in Public Helped Curb Nation's Smoking Rates [12/14-2]

EU Court Upholds Ban on Swedish Snuff [12/14-1]
MA State Rep. Calls for Amending State Smoking Ban [12/13-5]

New Study: Smokers More Likely to be Dateless [12/13-4]

Armenia to Implement Tougher Smoking Laws [12/13-3]

NY Times Editorial on Raising Legal Age to Purchase Tobacco to 19 [12/13-2]

El Paso's Smoking Ban is Strictest in the Nation [12/13-1]
New Zealand Considers Placing Age Restrictions on Movies with Smoking Scenes [12/10-4]

Ormond Beach, FL Bans Smoking in Public Parks [12/10-3]

New Zealand's Nationwide Smoking Ban Begins Today, Dec. 10 [12/10-2]

Economist Testifies Against Tobacco Industry in Federal Racketeering Trial [12/10-1]
ASH Facilitates FCTC Compliancy Workshop in the Philippines

New Study: Light Cigarette Smokers Misinformed [12/09-5]

Columbus, OH Bar Owners File Suit to Stop Smoking Ban from Taking Effect Jan. 31, 2005 [12/09-4]

NC Courthouse Bans Smoking [12/09-3]

Bangkok Bans Smoking in Public Parks [12/09-2]

Anti-Smoking Group Pushes for Smoking Ban in Charlotte, NC [12/09-1]
Anti-Smoking Advocates Push for Smoking Ban in Franklin, WI [12/08-4]

Lafayette, LA to Vote on Smoking Ban Dec. 21 [12/08-3]

New Zealand's Smoking Ban in Indoor Public Places to Take Effect on Friday (12/10) [12/08-2]

Suffolk County, NY Raises Legal Age to Purchase Cigarettes to 19 [12/08-1]
Editorial: Prohibit Patio Smoking [12/07-5]

New South Wales Will Ban Smoking in Bars and Clubs [12/07-4]

China Declines to Ratify the FCTC [12/07-3]

Smoking Can Harm Chances of Successful Plastic Surgery [12/07-2]

Winthrop, ME Bans Tobacco Use on All Town Properties [12/07-1]
Bulgaria Bans Smoking by School Teachers and Public Transportation and Taxi Drivers [12/06-4]

Doctors Use New Urine Test to Check for Smoking [12/06-3]

New Study: Smoking ‘seriously damages your IQ' [12/06-2]

Hong Kong University Criticized for Accepting Funding from Philip Morris [12/06-1]
Czech Republic to Vote on Smoking Ban [12/03-4]

Safeway Fined $245K for Tobacco Sales to Minors in CA [12/03-3]

Activist Group in Appleton, WI Begins Petition Drive for Smoking Ban Referendum [12/03-2]

Lexington Bar Found Not Guilty of Smoking Ban Violations [12/03-1]
WHO: Updated Status of the FCTC [12/02-5]

Report: States Do Not Meet CDC Required Spending Levels for Tobacco Control Programs [12/02-4]

Jerusalem Bans Sale of Tobacco to Minors and 'Light' Cigarettes [12/02-3]

New 'Light' Cigarette Class Action Suit Begins in Minn. [12/02-2]

DOJ Trial: Tobacco Firms Adapted to Advertising Restrictions and Continued to Market to Youth [12/02-1]
Editorial: U.S. Should Ratify the FCTC [12/01-6]

New Study: Big Tobacco Targeted Immigrants in 1970's Cigarette Marketing [12/01-5]

Fresno, CA Bans Smoking in Parks [12/01-4]

Chile: Tobacco Industry Pressure Vs. Non-Smokers' Rights [12/01-3]

Belgium Bans Cigarette Sales to Minors Under 16 Years [12/01-2]

FCTC Poised to Take Effect [12/01-1]




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