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Greece will impose a tobacco ban in public places on July 1 in its third attempt in a decade to stamp out the habit in Europe’s biggest-smoking nation, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Under the terms of a law voted a year ago, thousands of...
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Well, guys males have all rights to puff anywhere they want but females are not allowed for same. Don’t get shocked reading this, its strange but true, this incident...
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Filed under: Happy Hour Hero, Science Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. If you want someone to perform a task for you, you are better off asking...
made popular Jun 29 2009
The upsurge of lawsuits against tobacco companies in the 1990s did not happen because greedy trial lawyers suddenly realized the money to be made by suing “Big...
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Celebrities are in the line of fire for smoking on screen. Are you lured? Maybe not, and I’m not either. Concerns are raised, rules are made, however, nothing is...
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A man in India, an inventor and an environment activist, M.K. Sudhakar, has designed this cigarette shaped motor-bike to show his support for India’s recent public...
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AP, Helena
A couple decided they couldn’t afford the lost income if the husband reported for jury duty, so they cooked up an expletive-filled affidavit telling the court in...
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Is she disturbed? Is she trying to smoke away her blues by sucking on to that poison stick? No! Katherine Heigl is clearly addicted to those 35mm sticks. Look at her...
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AP, Pierre
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has signed a law banning smoking from nearly all indoor public places, including bars, video lottery casinos and gambling halls.
made popular Mar 19 2009
AP, Lansing
Michigan’s Tobacco Quit Line has quit.
made popular Mar 16 2009
The main point here is yes, kick the habit of smoking! Featured above is a pair of socks called – Kick the habit, selling for $11.99, keeps your feet warm and also...
made popular Mar 13 2009
AP, Atlantic City
New Jersey is considering a ban on smoking in all of Atlantic City’s 11 casinos _ something the city itself has been unable to impose.
made popular Mar 10 2009
AP, Virginia Beach
The home state of Marlboro and the world’s largest cigarette factory has banned most smoking in restaurants and bars.
made popular Mar 9 2009
AP, Virginia Beach
The home state of Marlboro and the world’s largest cigarette factory is set to ban most smoking in restaurants and bars.
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Smoking is injurious to health! An NGO named Courage India, in India, to raise public awareness about smoking and its ill effects on our health has come up with a...
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AP, Beijing
China’s health minister has urged doctors and medical workers to quit smoking to set an example to others as China struggles to stamp out the ingrained habit, the...
made popular Mar 3 2009
It’s kinda hard to think of old movies without women smoking long cigarettes. Fashion and smoking have been linked for decades, and it’s interesting to see that...
made popular Feb 27 2009
AP, Richmond
Lawmakers in tobacco-friendly Virginia passed a limited ban on smoking in bars and restaurants Thursday.
made popular Feb 20 2009
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Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicates. Among those...
made popular Feb 11 2009
AP, Washington
President Barack Obama is having at least some success in his plan to quit smoking in office.
made popular Feb 4 2009
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A man in India, an inventor and an environment activist, M.K. Sudhakar, has designed this cigarette shaped motor-bike to show his support for India’s recent public...
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As we pay our homage to the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on October 2 this year, smoking would turn private! That is because public...
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A ban on smoking in most public buildings has come into force in the Chinese capital, Beijing.
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With a lot of bad press about their apparent primitive, even deceptive, ways being piped out of Greece recently, Macedonia is trying to turn the tide and win back the...
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UK goes ’smoke free’ from today with the ban that restricts smokers to fag in workspace and any other enclosed public place.The ban has been basically...
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If you love smoking then Hong Kong is surely not a right place for you as with the beginning of year 2007, Hong Kong administration has come up with such a declaration...
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