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Hollywood screen writer Joe Eszterhas, a former smoker stricken with cancer, writes about how he intentionally created...
Legislation has been introduced in New York City to provide ALL workers (including office, restaurant, bar, bingo, bowling, and nightclub workers) with a safe,...
Passive Smoke Worse in Workplace Than in Home
By Alison McCook
Friday, August 30, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A research report from Europe concludes...
Political ironies are always interesting. Saddam Hussein's son controls Iraq's tobacco industry. The following article claims that American cigarette...
Press Release
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B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Bar and Restaurant Employees Advocating Together for a Healthy Environment
New York...
Teen smokers risk breast cancer
By Anne McIlroy, The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Friday, October 4, 2002
Teenage girls almost double their risk of developing...
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The following articles are about a waitress in Canada who got lung cancer from breathing secondhand smoke. If...
What's Really Going On With Intro. 256 - NYC's SmokeFree Air Act of 2002
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is trying to pass legislation to provide a smokefree...
Unions push for smoke-free pubs, clubs, and casinos
A new campaign to urge governments across Australia to pass smokefree workplace legislation has begun,...
News Release
For info, contact Joe Cherner, 212-912-0960
B.R.E.A.T.H.E.
Bar and Restaurant Employees Advocating Together for a Healthy Environment
New York...
How Does the Tobacco Cartel Fight Smokefree Workplace Legislation?
The tobacco cartel identifies issues that the public cares about, and then tries to...
A close friend was diagnosed with Emphysema last year. He was a smoker for 40+ years he is 58 now. The doc said he had lost 25% lung capacity. He immediately...
How Does the Tobacco Cartel Fight Smokefree Workplace Legislation?
The tobacco cartel identifies issues that the public cares about, and then tries to...
CAN SPEAKER MILLER WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME?
A recent letter sent to NYC Council Speaker Gifford Miller criticizes the Council for claiming it can't...
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The two articles below attest to the incredible popularity of 8 years of smokefree workplace legislation in...
I was wandering what the cost associated with emphysema is? Like how much antibiotics can cost and doctors fees? Also if anyone knows how much a lung...
tb12385 <tb12385@...> wrote: I was wandering what the cost associated with emphysema is? Like how much antibiotics can cost and doctors fees? Also if...
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Heather Crowe never smoked. She is dying of lung cancer. Doctors attribute Ms. Crowe's lung cancer to 40 years of work in smoky restaurants and bars. The...
Suffolk Legislator Attempts to Divert Attention from Smokefree Workplace Legislation
Two worthwhile bills have been introduced in the Suffolk County...