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Passive Smoking Defined
A nonsmoker inhaling the cigar, cigarette, or pipe smoke of others (called second-hand smoke) in the same area, which increases the nonsmoker's risk of cancer and respiratory disorders
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Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg turn their millions against smoking
Published July 23, 2008, 4:34 pm, Times Online
Two of the world’s richest men, with bank balances that rival the gross domestic product of small countries, are joining forces to wage war against a common enemy — the tobacco industry.
LEADER ARTICLE: A Drug Named Television 24 Jul 2008, 0010 hrs IST, Sudhir Kakar
Published July 23, 2008, 2:03 pm, The Times of India
Television viewing has become the Indian drug of choice. As the drug suppliers, offering more and more channels and inane programmes to fill them, celebrate the mass addiction, cautionary voices warning of the dangers tend to be lost in the self-congratulatory cacophony of the pushers and users.
Gambia: Tobacco-Free Youth
Published July 22, 2008, 4:26 am, AllAfrica.com
On 31st May, each year, WHO celebrates World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce consumption.
Early Exposure To Tobacco Smoke Causes Asthma And Allergy
Published July 22, 2008, 4:10 am, Medical News Today
Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and allergy. This according to a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
China chooses persuasion over fine to enforce smoking ban
Published July 18, 2008, 10:30 pm, New Kerala
Beijing, July 19: Beijing health chiefs are insisting they will create public awareness and use persuasion to discourage smoking in public places, rather than use spot fines to enforce a ban to refurbish the city's image during the Olympic Games next month.
Test question on beating up smokers a mistake, says school system
Published July 18, 2008, 3:02 pm, WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke
A Roanoke County schools on-line health exam question on smoking was “inappropriate,” according to the district’s coordinator of health and physical education.
Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit
Published July 18, 2008, 8:51 am, China Daily
BEIJING - Beijing health chiefs are insisting they will use education and persuasion to discourage illegal smoking in public places, rather than use spot fines to enforce a ban that was passed to clean up the city's image for the Olympic Games next month.
Smoking Minister is asked to leave pub
Published July 18, 2008, 7:12 am, icWales
AN Assembly Minister had to leave a pub after being spotted smoking a cigar.
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- Second hand smoke - passive smoking dangers | Smoking Helper - smoking -: great article about the dangers of passive cigarette smoking
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- Campaigners call for end to passive smoking - swissinfo: Around half of Swiss children regularly breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke, particularly at home, warns the International Union against Cancer (UICC). The Geneva-based organisation launched a yearlong global campaign, "I love my smoke-free childhood" ;,
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- Passive smoking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Data and Statistics: Seconhand Smoke | OSH | CDC: data and information
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