Articles tagged with smoke
Fri, May 25, 2012
California tobacco tax measure risks going up in smoke
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Health-conscious Californians may mostly oppose smoking for its costs to public health and the economy but an aggressive ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Selena Gomez taught how to smoke for bad girl role
From WENN.com
The 19-year-old former Disney star sheds her squeaky-clean image to play a wild college student in the film, but admits she ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Selena Gomez taught how to smoke for bad girl role
From WENN.com
The 19-year-old former Disney star sheds her squeaky-clean image to play a wild college student in the film, but admits she ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Blood test may help identify kids' smoke exposure: study
(Reuters) - More than half of the children who took part in a study on exposure to cigarette smoke tested positive for such exposure, despite ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Many kids exposed to smoke despite parents' claims
By Andrew M. Seaman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of kids who were part of a new study from California tested positive ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Many kids still exposed to secondhand smoke in cars
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke ...
Sat, January 28, 2012
Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400
By Emmett Berg
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted overnight during violent anti-Wall Street ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Review: "Loosies" all smoke, little fire
By Leah Rozen
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - When an actor's career is stalled or they're not getting the kind of or size ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
White House briefly locked down for smoke bomb
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was locked down for more than an hour on Tuesday night as authorities investigated what appeared ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Dutch pot sales to foreigners go up in smoke
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The reputation of the Netherlands as the go-to country for a legal joint will begin to vanish like a puff of smoke ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Secondhand smoke tied to bad heart failure outcomes
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you have chronic heart failure, being around a smoker may be bad for your physical and ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Smoke aboard Continental jet forces return to Hartford
By Zach Howard
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - Smoke in the bathroom of a commercial jet bound for Cleveland prompted its speedy return to a Connecticut ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Kids miss more school when parents smoke: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children whose parents smoke tend to miss more school than their classmates with non-smoking parents -- possibly because of a higher ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Fewer Americans smoke, pace of decline slowing: CDC
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still smoke have cut back on the number of cigarettes ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing
By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Flight diverted to Boston after smoke detected in cabin
BOSTON (Reuters) - A US Airways flight bound for Charlotte, North Carolina was diverted to Boston on Saturday after smoke was found in the cabin ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Birth defects linked to coal smoke, pesticides: China study
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Pregnant women who are exposed to coal smoke and pesticides are up to four times more likely ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
U-M Campuses Go Smoke-Free
ANN ARBOR, MI (Metro Source) – The University of Michigan’s campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint will be going smoke-free beginning today. The ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
American Airlines flight diverted to Vegas over smoke
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An American Airlines flight bound for San Francisco with 166 people on board made an emergency landing in Las Vegas on ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Stillbirths tied to secondhand smoke: study
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who live or work with smokers may be at slightly higher risk of having a ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Court: Marijuana smoke odor in car not enough for police action
BOSTON (Reuters) - The smell of marijuana smoke is no longer enough reason for police to order someone out of a car, now that pot ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Court: Marijuana smoke odor in car not enough for police action
BOSTON (Reuters) - The smell of marijuana smoke is no longer enough reason for police to order someone out of a car, now that pot ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Secondhand smoke may affect kids' mental health
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breathing secondhand smoke could increase a child's risk of mental and behavioral disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Pricey cigarettes mean fewer teens smoke
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Australia seems to have found ways to cut back on teen smoking, researchers from there report.
Higher ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Smoke seen, controlled at New Hampshire nuclear plant
BOSTON (Reuters) - Smoke billowing from an equipment elevator at a New Hampshire nuclear plant briefly triggered an "unusual event" on Monday but did not ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Secondhand smoke linked to diabetes
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smoke is tied to a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, both for smokers and ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Secondhand smoke tied to higher birth defect risk
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women exposed to secondhand smoke while pregnant are more likely to experience a stillbirth or have babies ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Second-hand smoke ups risk of abnormal Pap test
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Another reason second-hand smoke is bad: there's a chance it can damage the tissues in a ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Gum, patches help reluctant quitters smoke less
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When smokers don't want to quit, nicotine gum or patches can help them smoke less ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Ottawa Co. Health Officials Crow Over Smoke-Free Results
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC News) - Ottawa County Health Department officials today are following in the footsteps that their colleagues in Allegan County made 10 ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Can cigarette ads really lure kids to smoke?
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who frequently encounter the Marlboro man whirling his lasso in the Wild West, or other familiar ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Lung cancer screen: a license to smoke?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dutch researchers have found that men who screen negative for lung cancer are a bit less likely to try to ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Tobacco smoke causes immediate damage: U.S. report
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cigarette smoke causes immediate damage to a person's lungs and their DNA even in ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Secondhand smoke tied to kids' poor mental health
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to struggle with mental health problems, suggests a large ...
Thu, November 25, 2010
Second-hand smoke kills 600,000 a year: WHO study
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Boeing halts 787 test flights after cockpit smoke
By John Crawley and Kyle Peterson
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co halted test flights of its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner on Wednesday, a day after ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
California marijuana legalization goes up in smoke
By Mary Milliken
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California voters soundly rejected a ballot measure on Tuesday that would have made it the first state to ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
As HAMP goes up in smoke, U.S. needs new housing plan
By Alina Selyukh
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government's main anti-foreclosure program isn't winning many friends these days because of its ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
"Evening types" more likely to smoke: study
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Night owls may be more likely than early birds to smoke, and less likely to kick the ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Heat, smoke sent Russia deaths soaring in 2010: govt
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A heat wave that fanned wildfires and blanketed Moscow with acrid smoke pushed up the number of deaths in ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Webster takes aim at landlord over smoke alarms
The actress was at home when flames ripped through the roof of the building on Monday night (27Sep10) and all residents were evacuated. No ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Prenatal smoke tied to poorer asthma-drug response
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Studies have shown that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Can secondhand smoke hurt kids' grades?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
More evidence that secondhand smoke can kill
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who breathe in a lot of other people's tobacco smoke are twice as likely to ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Secondhand smoke may harm mental health
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Other people's smoke is bad for your lungs and bad for your heart, and new research ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Kelly Clarkson flies into smoke storm
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Chart-topping American singer Kelly Clarkson has sparked a smoke storm because her planned concert in Indonesia next week is sponsored by a ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Second-hand smoke ups risk of sinus, nasal problems
By Anne Harding
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Other people's cigarette smoke could be to blame for much of the chronic itchy, runny nose ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Last Legal Obstacle to Smoke-Free MI Cleared
(Pontiac, MI - WHTC News) - The proverbial last gasp for smokers in a majority of public places in Michigan may have been taken.
Outspoken Oakland ...
Mon, April 12, 2010
State Launches Smoke-Free Education Campaign
(Lansing, MI) -- Starting on May 1st, it will be illegal to light up a smoke inside restaurants, bars and workplaces around Michigan. To get ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Smoke Detector Ordinance Moves Forward
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - A proposal rewriting the City of Sheboygan’s smoke detector ordinance is headed back to the Common Council, but without a ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Secondhand smoke damages arteries in teens: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children as young as 13 who have evidence of secondhand smoke in their blood also have visibly thicker arteries, Finnish researchers reported ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Smoke from home fuels tied to emphysema
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who burn wood or other "biofuels" for heat or cooking may have a heightened risk of emphysema and related ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
Smoke Detector Ordinance On Hold
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Citing cost and the fears over government intrusion, a Committee has put the brakes on a new smoke detector ordinance in ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
Secondhand smoke raises TB risk: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking has long been known to boost tuberculosis risk, and a new study from Hong Kong suggests that being exposed ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported ...
Sun, February 07, 2010
Vancouver's smoke-free Games plan runs out of puff
By Mary Milliken
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Vancouver's plan to host smoke-free Winter Games were stubbed out after Olympic officials told the city to make ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
New Smoke Detector Ordinance Proposed
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - In less than five years, residents in the City of Sheboygan would be required to have a new type of smoke ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
If you smoke, watch out for low back pain
By Rachael Myers Lowe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you needed another reason to cut the cigarette habit: Smokers, especially younger smokers, are more ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Last Year to Smoke at Lambeau
GREEN BAY (WTAQ) - Starting next year, fans at Lambeau Field will have to put out the butts. Smoking is currently allowed in designated areas ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Most of world exposed to deadly tobacco smoke: WHO
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 94 percent of the world's people are not protected by laws against smoking, leaving them exposed ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
Women who smoke risk having seizures: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests.
Researchers found ...
Wed, November 25, 2009
Moms-to-be smoke less after workplace smoking ban
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ireland's implementation of a workplace smoking ban in 2004 appears tied to a decline in maternal smoking rates as ...
Tue, November 24, 2009
Exposure to smoke, lead ups risk of ADHD
By Megan Brooks NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you need another reason to stop smoking while pregnant, or to rid your home of lead ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Secondhand smoke worst for toddlers, obese kids
By Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Toddlers and obese children suffer far greater blood-vessel damage and other harm from secondhand smoke ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
For heart health: avoid tobacco smoke, pollution
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you want to dramatically lower the odds that you'll die of heart disease, go live someplace where public ...
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