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Antismoking groups blast McLellan *
Health Minister is undermining tobacco control, coalition complains [More]

Canada joins global pact against use of tobacco *
Amid cheers and clapping, representatives of more than 190 countries approved the world's first public health treaty yesterday in Geneva. It is aimed at controlling and diminishing tobacco use. [More]

Canadians smoke most in middle age *
The number of Canadians lighting up may have dropped since the days when there was a pack of cigarettes in the pocket or purse of every second Canadian, but one thing hasn't changed — those who do smoke tend to smoke the most during middle age. [More]

CPP dump tobacco holdings? Nonsense *
One person's opinion. Note: evalu8.org does not endorse this point of view. [More]

Drug advertising bad for medicare, CMA says *
Allowing direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs in Canada would be a bonanza for the media, generating an estimated $360-million a year in new ads. [More]

Evidence mounts against secondhand smoke *
Research finds link to breast cancer, increased blood carcinogen levels. [More]

Fewer Canadians lighting up *
Far fewer Canadians smoke today than a decade ago, and the biggest decline is occurring among teens, a new Statistics Canada says. [More]

First, they came for the smokers ... *
Don't visit Vancouver, Doug: Should pro-smokers have a voice...? Doug Saunders refuses to butt out. [More]

Florida court throws out tobacco verdict *
A Florida appellate court on Wednesday tossed out a record-setting $145-billion (USD) verdict for thousands of Florida smokers against the tobacco industry, saying the case should not have been tried as a class-action lawsuit. [More]

Freedom from smoke, a reBUTTal *
This reader says smoking is no laughing matter: "Doug Saunders's jokey column doesn't include a reason why unprotected exposure to a Class A carcinogen should be a condition of anyone's employment..." [More]

Hotel goes 100 per cent Smoke-Free *
The Listel Vancouver -- as of January 1st -- has converted itself to Vancouver's first 100 per cent smoke-free hotel. [More]

If you smoke and drink, beta-carotene may give you cancer *
Smoking and drinking alcohol may reverse the anti-cancer effect of beta-carotene, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. [More]

Irish smokers out in the cold *
Ireland outlawed smoking in workplaces on Monday, imposing the strictest anti-tobacco measure ever adopted by any country — and one certain to change the atmosphere in the country's national institution, the pub. [More]

Manitoba considers ban on all workplace smoking *
Manitoba could become the first province to ban smoking wherever people work, indoors or out, with no ifs, ands or butts. [More]

Many helping hands make less smoke *
I went through withdrawal slowly. Now it's over and it's done. I'm a non-smoker, I hope, for the rest of a long and healthy life. [More]

MDs to butt out of smoking cities *
Annual meetings to go to smoke-free burgs. [More]

Okay to refuse to hire smokers, EU tells companies *
We're getting cleaner air, slowly but surely. . . [More]

Ottawa may ease tobacco ad ban *
Impact of losing Montreal Grand Prix spurs government to revisit legislation [More]

Paris fumes over France's smoking ban *
France and yet another US state join worldwide bans of tobacco in public places, restaurants and bars. [More]

Pro-smoke lobbyists still fighting Ontario smoking ban *
Two months after Ontario finally decided to kick the habit, lobbyists who fought the province's sweeping ban on smoking in public places say it's having precisely the negative impact on their industries that they had feared. [More]

Smokers get hooked quickly, study says *
Those first few drags may be the deadliest: Nicotine is such a powerful drug that teenagers can become addicted to it after smoking just one or two cigarettes, according to a groundbreaking study. [More]

Smoking ban forces family strategy *
Was Toronto, like, the last place on the planet to deny smokers in restaurants? So, like, how come they're acting like they invented it, eh? (PS: Boo-HOO!) [More]

Smoking continues to exact a deadly toll *
100 babies die each year due to maternal smoking, new Health Canada data show. [More]

Smoking in movies influences teens: U.S. study *
Youngsters who watch movies in which actors smoke a lot are three times more likely to take up the habit than those exposed to less smoking on-screen, a new study of American adolescents suggests. [More]

Smoking parents' children more likely to light up *
Parental influence may be just as significant as peer pressure for youths who smoke, according to a new study reporting that the overall number of Canadian youth smokers is declining. [More]

Snoking ban in Norway *
...introduces a total smoking ban in all public places. [More]

SOCIAL STUDIES -- December 4, 2003 *
A DAILY MISCELLANY OF INFORMATION BY MICHAEL KESTERTON. [More]

Study rejects smoking-ban cost concerns *
Bylaw affecting Ottawa's bars, restaurants has not curtailed sales, researchers say [More]

Third-hand smoke identified as health hazard *
According to both the New York Times and the January issue of Pediatrics, experts confirm that toxic residue -- in the form of "third-hand smoke" from cigarettes -- clings to hair and carpets, endangering children. [More]

UN anti-smoking pact kicks in as cigarette firms fight back *
A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came into force yesterday with the United Nations saying it could save millions of lives. [More]

Vaccine can stop lung cancer, U.S. scientists report *
An experimental vaccine wiped out lung cancer in some patients and slowed its spread in others in a small but promising study, researchers say. [More]

Ventilation won't protect non-smokers, expert says *
A U.S. scientist says ventilation systems in bars and restaurants won't protect non-smokers from second-hand smoke. [More]

WHO approves anti-tobacco accord *
The World Health Organization adopted a sweeping anti-tobacco treaty Wednesday in an unprecedented global push to regulate a product it says kills half of its regular users. [More]

WHO nears anti-tobacco treaty *
The World Health Organization gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a landmark anti-tobacco treaty. [More]

Women run double risk of lung cancer *
Female smokers are twice as likely to develop lung cancer as their male counterparts, according to a new study. [More]

Workers ignore company wellness programs *
Few employees take advantage of corporate wellness programs even though one-quarter are aware that their employers offer them, a new survey says. [More]

Workplace conditions cause lung ailments *
Workplace exposure to dust or fumes might account for up to a third of severe respiratory disease in the United States, a new survey says. [More]

Young smokers report lower grades, StatsCan finds *
Poor self-esteem and 'self-damaging behaviour' linked... [More]

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EU commits $1-billion to battle against disease *
The international fight against the world's most vicious diseases received a major boost yesterday when the European Union and France both promised major new donations to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. [More]

Fat: the next tobacco *
Kraft's decision this week to become more calorie-conscious shouldn't have come as such a big surprise, ALANNA MITCHELL reports. The health campaigner who cost the big cigarette companies billions has turned his attention to what's on the menu. The battle is on [More]

G8 leaders all smiles *
World leaders clamped a harmonious face on a summit simmering with Iraq war disputes Sunday, striking a united front with pledges of billions of dollars to fight AIDS and hunger in poor countries. [More]

Move to decriminalize pot draws criticism *
Saying that "most Canadians" believe that marijuana laws are outdated, the government on Tuesday unveiled legislation that will reduce penalties for possessing small amounts of the drug. Below certain quantities, possession will no longer be treated as a criminal offence. [More]

Nicotine's good side *
Studies suggest the substance can help with Parkinson's, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's, but researchers are in no way recommending that you take up smoking. SIMON SMITH reports [More]

Sir Richard Doll, 92 *
Sir Richard Doll, the scientist who first confirmed the link between smoking and lung cancer, has died today at the age of 92. [More]