Statewide bans on indoor smoking went into effect today in Minnesota and in Tennessee. Tennessee is especially notable because it is the first traditional...
State Rep. Al Park, author of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act, is considering running for Congress in the 1st District, according to Heath Haussamen's...
R. J. Reynolds and Philip Morris have set an Oregon record by so far spending $9.2 million in an attempt to defeat Measure 50, an amendment to the Oregon...
Otero County Tobacco Education Coalition will meet this Thursday, October 18, at 5 PM, at CHINS, 501 24th Street. There are several other events that evening,...
On October 10 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that prohibits smoking in a vehicle if someone under 18 is present. Violators are subject...
A review of existing evidence on smoking and SIDS carried out by the UK's Bristol University Institute of Child Life and Health found a strong correlation...
Today's (Oct. 25) ADN carries an ad on p. 5A for a rally at the Alamorosa Restaurant on Saturday. This is probably not something we need to attend - Mr. Smith...
A lengthy article in today's Marietta (Ohio) Times looks at a decline in bingo participation since Ohio's indoor smoking law went into effect in May. It is all...
Alamogordo Daily News is reporting in today's issue that 150 people showed up for yeserday's rally at the Grubstake Restaurant in Alamorosa, although several...
Alamogordo Daily News is reporting today that Henry Morgan Smith, owner of Grubstake Restaurant in Alamorosa, has filed a suit against Otero County for $435...
FORCES International has filed a complaint with the Office of Research Integrity against the 2006 Suregon General report "The Health Consequences of...
Alamogordo Daily News is reporting today that Henry Morgan Smith and the Grubstake Restaurant may have been selling liquor without a license. This is becoming...
The Health Happenings column in today's Alamogordo Daily News deals with the Great American Smokeout, which is coming up November 15. The event, sponsored by...
Tobacco companies have now spent $12 million in an attempt to defeat this measure. The election is tomorrow. Voter turnout is low so far. Some see the debate...
OTEC will meet this Friday, November 9, at Noon, at CHINS, 501 24th Street. The agenda is below. Allen Stenger. = = = = = Agenda Greetings and Administrative *...
Voters in Oregon on Tuesday defeated by 60% to 40% Measure 50, an amendment to the state constitution that would have increased tobacco taxes and used the...
ADN ran a front-page feature article on GASO today. The article is "Smokeout Thursday" by Michelle Scharmack, Alamogordo Daily News, Wednesday, November 14,...
The current issue of "CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians" has an article surveying the spread of clean indoor air laws, the effect on public health, and the...
A new study performed at Indiana University claims a 70% drop in the rate of heart attacks among non-smokers with no history of heart disease after a smoking...
I didn't realize until today that we have a new Acting Surgeon General. Here's the recent history: The most recent Surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona,...
A new Australian study by Access Economics shows that 38.8% of smokers are mentally ill, and persons with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are 3 times more...
A recent poll of pub owners in England and Wales shows that they think sales are down a lot since an indoor smoking ban went into effect. The survey was made...
A circuit judge has struck down the Louisville (KY) strong indoor smoking ban because it exempted the Churchill Downs racetrack. The equal protection clause of...
A recent study by Michael R. Pakko of the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis claims that restaurant revenues are down 5% in Columbia (MO) since a smoke-free...
The Associated Press editors and news directors voted New Mexico's statewide smoking ban #5 of New Mexico's top ten stories of 2007. Read the AP article about...
There's an article in today's ADN that Henry Morgan Smith, famous for his restaurant Grubstake Steakhouse in Alamorosa being cited numerous times for allowing...
A December 12 report ranks New Mexico 15th in funding for tobacco prevention and cessation efforts, measured as a percentage of the Centers for Disease Control...
The smoking ban is one of 2007's top local stories according to Alamogordo Daily News. They have a special feature section today covering all the top stories....
Neil Klepeis, a Stanford University scientist, did a demonstration with the California Department of Public Health, measuring the amount of particulate...
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