November 2006 News Items

ASH News Items for November 2006

New Study: Heavy Smokers 'Must Quit Totally' [11/30/06-3]

California Smoking Bans Take Local Approach [11/30/06-2]

NJ Health Commissioner Backs Atlantic City Plan for Casino Smoking Ban [11/30/06-1]

Salt Lake City Mayor Signs Outdoor Smoking Ordinance [11/29/06-4]

Hollywood Not Yet Kicking Butts [11/29/06-3]

Tobacco's Annual Toll at 6.4 Million by 2015 [11/29/06-2]

NY Times Editorial: When Don’t Smoke Means Do [11/29/06-1]
ASH PR: Smoker Can’t Adopt Child, Even Though He Smokes Outdoors [11/28/06-6]

UK Couple Banned from Adoption Due to Parental Smoking [11/28/06-5]

When Tenants Smoke, Landlords Can Butt In [11/28/06-4]

NJ Casinos Prepare for Possibility of Smoking Ban [11/28/06-3]

USA Today: Laws Prohibit Smoking Around Children - ASH Quoted [11/28/06-2]

New Study: Future Smokers May be Programmed in Womb [11/28/06-1]

Baltimore City Council Backs Smoking Ban [11/21/06-4]

NC Smoking Ban Gaining Momentum [11/21/06-3]

Italy: Management Group May Doc Pay for Smokers [11/21/06-2]

Judge Rejects Bid to Suspend Quebec Anti-Smoking Laws [11/21/06-1]

Businesses Back Wales Smoking Ban [11/20/06-5]

Oceanside, CA Considers Smoking Ban at Parks and Beaches [11/20/06-4]

ASH Predicts More Nonsmoker Victories [11/20/06-3]

US Appeals Court to Review Light Cigarette Case [11/20/06-2]

Austria Is One of Europe's Last Smoking Havens [11/20/06-1]

Judge Says Denver Couple Cannot Smoke in Townhome [11/17/06-4]

Alaska Native Medical Center Bans Smoking on All Grounds [11/17/06-3]

Philip Morris USA Asks Hollywood to Avoid Smoking Scenes [11/17/06-2]

Casino Executives Learn How to Implement Smoking Bans [11/17/06-1]
New Poll: Smokers Should Pay More for Health Insurance [11/16/06-4]

Belmont, CA to Be First US City to Ban All Smoking [11/16/06-3]

South Australian Motorists May Face Fines for Smoking in Cars Carrying Children [11/16/06-2]

New Study: Smoking While Pregnant Boosts Heart Defect Risk [11/16/06-1]

Lawsuit Challenges Louisville's Smoking Ban [11/15/06-4]

New Study: Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Causes Respiratory Symptoms in Healthy Adults [11/15/06-3]

Indianapolis: Most Adults Happy with New Smoking Ban [11/15/06-2]

New Study: Regular Smoking Substantially Increases Risk of Asthma in Adolescents [11/15/06-1]

Minn. Company Offers $500 to Employees Who Refrain from Tobacco Use [11/14/06-4]

Ohio: Employers Crack Down on Smoking [11/14/06-3]

Editorial: Missouri Voters Defeat Tobacco Tax and Anti-Smoking Law [11/14/06-2]

Wash. Post: Lung Cancer Screening Tough Call for Smokers [11/14/06-1]

NJ Is Breathing Cleaner Air Following Smoking Ban [11/13/06-3]

Ohio: Smoking Ban Key in War on Smoking [11/13/06-2]

APSU to Crack Down on Smokers [11/13/06-1]

Baytown, TX Passes Smoking Ban [11/09/06-3]

New Hawaii Anti-Smoking Law Will Take Effect Next Week [11/09/06-2]

Ohio Smoking Ban to Take Effect Dec. 7 2006 [11/09/06-1]

Clean Indoor Air Wins in a Landslide [11/08/06-6]

Arizona Votes in Favor of Statewide Smoking Ban [11/08/06-5]

Nevada Voters Approve Tough Antismoking Measure [11/08/06-4]

Ohio Votes to Go Smokefree [11/08/06-3]

Appleton Smoking Ban Exemption Fails Again [11/08/06-2]

New Study: Maternal ETS Exposure and Pregnancy Outcome in Assisted Reproduction [11/08/06-1]

3 States Will Vote on Clean Indoor Air on Today [11/07/06-5]

USA Today Editorial: Sneaky Ballot Initiatives [11/07/06-4]

Indian Govt. to Stub out Smoking Scenes on Television [11/07/06-3]

Scotland: Smoking Ban 'Could Virtually Wipe Out Lung Cancer' [11/07/06-2]

New Study: Teen AntiSmoking Ads Backfiring [11/07/06-1]

New Study: Europeans Prefer Smoke-free Hotels [11/06/06-4]

Study: Nonsmoking Sections of Smoking Establishments Still Get Significant Doses of Carcinogens [11/06/06-3]

New Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Support a Federal Law Making Cigarettes Illegal [11/06/06-2]

Second-hand Smoke Affects Pets, Study Says [11/06/06-1]

Orange County, CA Beach Smoking Ban Narrowly Fails [11/02/06-3]

Wash. Post Editorial: Sheep's Clothing- Big Tobacco Shouldn't Fool Anybody [11/02/06-2]

New Study: New Air Systems Don't Clear Smoke [11/02/06-1]

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