Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Anti-Smoking Advocates' Arguments Deteriorate After Lack of Health Basis for Broad Outdoor Smoking Bans is Exposed

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After Sunday's InsideBayArea .com and Contra Costa Times articles exposed the weakness of anti-smoking groups' argument that compl...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

CDC Defends Surgeon General's Statement that Brief Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Causes Lung Cancer

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Rather than correcting the misrepresentation of science by the Surgeon General in his press release announcing the publication of the 2006 ...
Monday, January 15, 2007

Lead Story in Bay Area Sunday Newspapers Features Anti-Smoking Movement's Push for Outdoor Smoking Bans and Questions the Science Behind Them

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The lead story in Sunday's edition of a number of (San Francisco) Bay Area newspapers features a discussion of the anti-smoking movemen...
Friday, January 12, 2007

IN MY VIEW: It's Time to Stop Balancing Budgets on the Backs of Smokers

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In my earlier post today, I cautioned against a hasty acceptance of the Iowa legislative leadership's proposal to provide universal hea...

Iowa Legislative Leaders Look to Cigarette Tax to Provide Revenues for Universal Health Care Coverage

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Iowa Democrats on Wednesday announced a plan to provide health care coverage to the poor by raising the state's cigarette tax by $1.00 p...
Thursday, January 11, 2007

BMJ Article Urges that Smokers Be Denied Elective Surgery

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An article in the current issue of BMJ argues that smokers should be refused elective surgery unless they quit smoking for at least one mo...
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Bangor City Council Bans Smoking in Cars with Children

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The Bangor City Council Monday night approved a measure that bans smoking in cars when anyone under age 18 is present. The ordinance was ame...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

University of Iowa Considering Complete Ban on Smoking on Campus

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The University of Iowa is considering implementing a complete smoking ban on the entire campus, including all outdoor areas ( article 1 ; a...
Monday, January 08, 2007

Bangor City Council to Consider Car Smoking Ban Tonight

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This evening, the Bangor (Maine) City Council will consider a proposal to ban smoking in cars with children present. No person would be all...
Friday, December 22, 2006

On Scientific and Moral Integrity: Final Thoughts for 2006 ------ Rest of the Story will Return on Monday, January 8

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Last Friday, sports broadcaster Jim Gray reported during a Philadelphia 76ers basketball telecast that he had spoken with (now former) 76ers...
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