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News items on 'Tobacco Smoking Behaviour'
Fans sign up for Smokefree United
(BBC 21/11/2009)
Chelsea fans may be celebrating their team being top of the Premier League but they are struggling off the pitch to give smoking the red card. Only 79 Blues fans have signed up for Smokefree United, a virtual club of quitters, compared with 282 from rivals Manchester United, who top the table. More than 1,500 fans have signed up for the scheme, launched in October by the NHS and covering all league clubs. Fans are said to be four times more likely to kick the habit with support.
Second-hand smoke may harm health outdoors
(The Scotsman 20/11/2009)
THE smoking ban is causing outdoor second-hand smoke exposure in some areas to more than double, according to a new study. Experts say that outdoor smoking areas could be creating a new health hazard. The new study, by researchers at Georgia University in the US, assessed the levels of a nicotine by-product, cotinine, in non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke outdoors. They found levels were 162 per cent greater than in those who were not exposed.
Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic'
(BBC 17/11/2009)
At Jeevanjee gardens in Nairobi, smokers gather during their lunch hour to read, chat and light up. It is one of the few zones in the Kenyan capital where people can smoke in public, since the ban on smoking in public came into effect in 2007. As he takes a puff, one of the young men describes his habit. "I've been smoking for 40 years but I hate it," he says. "I have often tried to give up by throwing cigarettes into the toilet, but I have not succeeded in stopping smoking."
Under-18s smoking ban tightened
(BBC 04/11/2009)
Scottish government ministers have agreed to toughen up proposed laws on tobacco sales to make it illegal for under-18s to buy cigarettes. If agreed by parliament, it would also be against the law to buy tobacco products for those under age. Under current laws only the retailer commits an offence when someone under the age of 18 is sold cigarettes. Holyrood's Health Committee recommended changes in the new Tobacco and Primary Medical Services Bill.
Smoking mums have 'problem kids'
(BBC 03/11/2009)
Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to UK and US researchers. Writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, they say the problems can be evident in children as young as three years old. They believe smoking in pregnancy may damage the developing structure of the baby's brain. One expert said it was another strong reason for mothers to give up smoking.
Pregnant smokers lie about habit
(BBC 30/10/2009)
Nearly a fifth of women who smoke while pregnant lie about their habit to health professionals, a study has said. Researchers at Glasgow University believe official figures underestimate the number of pregnant smokers by 17%. Random blood tests suggested that many women had been smoking, even though they had reported otherwise. The report, published on bmj.com, suggests that more accurate methods be used to establish the true level of smoking among pregnant women.
Indoor smoking bans proven to lower risk of heart attack
(Telegraph 16/10/2009)
Indoor smoking bans lower the risk of heart attack even among nonsmokers by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke a report by US health experts has confirmed. The report, produced by the Institute of Medicine for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides the most definitive evidence to date that laws that ban smoking from workplaces, restaurants and bars can reduce cardiovascular-related health problems where they are imposed. "Secondhand smoke kills. What this report shows is that smoke-free laws reduce heart attacks in nonsmokers," said CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden.
Web debate giving tips on stopping smoking
(Help-EU 15/10/2009)
The EU has made the fight against smoking one of its top public health priorities. Tobacco-related diseases are the single largest cause of death in Europe today. Tobacco accounts for over 650,000 deaths every year in the European Union, i.e. one death out of seven. This figure includes 19,000 deaths from passive smoking and these people have never even smoked! You can submit questions for a live EU sponsored web tv discussion of tips on how to stop smoking (there'll also be a video record).
MPs back cigarette vending ban
(BBC 13/10/2009)
The removal of cigarettes from public display is a step closer after MPs said vending machines should be banned and shops should keep stocks out of sight. MPs supported a backbench amendment to outlaw cigarette vending machines in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland has its own separate bill. The vending machine amendment to the government's Health Bill was passed by the Commons without going to a vote.
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