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Police: Dallas Doctor Fumes, Tries to Run Over Smoker

By Linda JonesMar 29th 2011 – 2:43PM

DALLAS -- Medical professionals have explored many ways to get people to stop smoking, but running over them with a car has never been an industry-sanctioned approach. But according to police, that apparently didn't stop a prominent Dallas doctor from trying. Police say Dr. Jeffrey Reed Thompson, a Dallas physician who...

China Bans Indoor Smoking [VIDEO]

Mar 28th 2011 – 10:30AM

China has banned public, indoor smoking, effective May 1. Residents will no longer be able to smoke in libraries, shopping malls and restaurants.

China Bans Indoor Smoking [VIDEO]

Mar 26th 2011 – 5:35PM
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AFP / Getty Images

Cops: Man Refuses to Pay for Cigarettes Because He's 'the King'

By Ben MuessigFeb 23rd 2011 – 7:14PM
Warren Police Department

Warren Police Department

As Mel Brooks famously stated, it's good to be the king. That is, of course, when you really are the king. Police in Michigan say one man learned the hard way that you won't get treated like royalty just because you claim to have regal lineage. Officers in Warren say Joseph Lawrence Borowiak tried to yank a pack of...

China Limits Smoking in Films, TV Shows

Feb 15th 2011 – 8:35AM

BEIJING -- China is ordering makers of films and TV shows to limit the amount of smoking depicted on-screen, the latest effort to curb rampant tobacco use in the country with the largest number of smokers in the world. The order from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television viewed Tuesday on its website...

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Smoking May Hasten Mental Decline In Men: Study

Feb 08th 2012 - 03:57PM

The list of reasons to quit smoking just got longer.

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Charles Duhigg: Why the Komen Foundation Outrage? Because of Habits

By Charles Duhigg Feb 08th 2012 - 11:36AM

In 1980, a woman promised her dying sister to change how Americans thought about breast cancer.

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Smokers Have More Dental Problems But See Dentist Less Often: Report

By AP Feb 07th 2012 - 08:48PM

Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, they also go to the dentist less often.

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Sandra Mullin: Hard Hitting Messages That Work: NYC's Public Health Education Campaign

By Sandra Mullin Feb 07th 2012 - 07:08PM

We usually welcome a hearty debate about public education campaigns using graphic images because they focus needed attention on critical health issues.

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Smokers Dodging The Dentist?

By CP Feb 07th 2012 - 06:27PM

Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, but they also go to the dentist less often.

smoking News From the Web

  • 02/10/12 Cannabis linked to higher road deaths Source: News24 - South Africa Driving under the influence of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a serious accident, according to a paper published on Friday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
  • 02/10/12 Fallin douses designated smoking areas Source: The Oklahoma Daily - Norman OK OU President David Boren's hopes for designated smoking areas on the Norman campus were extinguished Monday by an executive order from Gov. Mary Fallin.
  • 02/10/12 Tobacco prevention is slipping back Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL The war on the illnesses caused by tobacco has made great progress since the direct link between smoking and health was proved by a Surgeon General's report in 1964.
  • 02/10/12 County smoking ban: Clear the air Source: Savannah Morning News - Savannah GA What matters is what you do to correct them.
  • 02/10/12 Red Devil Park in Southwest Greensburg declared... Source: The Art of Eating Don't bring smokes or other tobacco products to Red Devil Park in Southwest Greensburg.

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Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco and/or cannabis, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled.

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