'Great American Smoke-out' Nov. 20If you haven’t done it already, Nov. 20 could be the day. Millions of people quit smoking for a day or longer during the Great American Smoke-out – held on the third Thursday of November.
read more ...11/10/03
Pataki May Allow Changes To State's Smoking BanThere's a chance city
smokers will have a few more places where they can light up.
read more ...05/28/03
Patios at Napa eateries go smoke-freeTobacco use is the number one cause of preventable disease and premature death in the nation, and it's killing 43,000 Californians each year, according to a recent study.
read more ...05/12/03
Many Asthmatics Ignore Added Risk of SmokingMONDAY, May 12 (HealthScoutNews) -- The last thing you'd expect to see someone with asthma do is light up a cigarette. But that's exactly what a sizable chunk of asthmatics do every day, new research says.
read more ...05/12/03
State Plan Would Give New York City Highest U.S. Cigarette TaxAlbany, New York, May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Governor George Pataki and legislative leaders agreed to let New York City raise its cigarette tax to .50 a pack -- matching the state's highest-in- the-U.S. tax -- which would send prices in the city to near , l
read more ...05/02/02