Oh no! What is going on in Minnesoata? Venders are running out of cigarettes and beer, all liquor as a matter of fact. That’s what happens when the government shuts down and is completely disfunctional. <br />
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If the Democrats and Republican’s cant get their act together in Washington, DC we may all be seeing this and worse. Stock up now cause it might not be on the shelves after August 2, nationwide.<br type="_moz" />
Researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health followed 279 inner-city African-American and Dominican women during their pregnancies. The researchers measured the women’s stress and anxiety levels using a series of questionnaires. When the babies were born, researchers tracked the health of the children through age 7.<br />
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Here is a thought why not do some clinical studies instead of ones that are based on questionnaires, relying on the indiviudal to tell the truth? <br />
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Michigan legislator’s are debating Senate Bill 517 which would reduce the tax on cigarettes by $1.00 a pack.<br />
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Amazing, the legislators have finally figured out if you overtax a product people will purchase it somewhere else. There goes your revenue stream. They are also considering reinstating smoking in bars. Common sense may be returning.<br type="_moz" />
Wales could be the first European country to ban smoking in cars with children.<br />
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The largest bubble of humanity is the baby boomers, born between 1945 and 1955. That generation grew up around smoking parents and relatives. We didn’t have ADD, were not fat, nor were we sick. We worked in a smoking environment most of our lives and guess what? We still are the largest group, we are not dropping dead from all that smoke and some of us still enjoy cigarettes. How do the health nannies explain that?<br type="_moz" />
<span><i>The Wall Street Journal</i> wrote last week that the Australian government introduced into Parliament new laws that seek to ban advertisements on packs of cigarettes, “setting up a legal battle against the world’s biggest tobacco companies.” Instead, they will be cover with grotesque pictures on 90% of the back and 75% of the front.<br />
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Here is new business cigarette covers and cases! If people wish to smoke they will regardless of the cover.<br />
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A new study of nearly 11,000 older men in Australia has found that the longer the men smoked, the less likely they were to undergo surgery to replace hips and knees damaged by arthritis or other conditions. <br />
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Here is a plus for smokers.<br type="_moz" />
You will be hearing today that a new study came out that claims children who live with smokers suffer from learning disabilities, ADHD and other behavioral disorders.<br />
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This is again another guess but by the end of week it will be written in stone. Why doesn’t the media look past their nose before reporting more garbage?<br />
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Belgium’s smoking ban began July 1st with mixed reaction. A younger woman being interviewed by the BBC, believes it will close down many disco’s but won’t effect restaurants in the summer when people can sit outside. <br />
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Smoking bans are bad for business, when are they going to learn?<br type="_moz" />
The Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project is awarding grants to several housing organizations to encourage the adoption of smoke-free policies in apartment and condos in Chicago.<br />
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These people never quit, now they are invading your privacy in the home you pay the mortgage/rent. Enough! One’s personal space should be untouchable! If you allow them in then what else will they do? Check your liquor cabinet or see if their are any sweets, soda or salt?<br type="_moz" />
Winery owners are complaining that the Federal Government is taking too long to approve wine labels. <br />
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Gee, that’s too bad but they don’t have to put graphic labels of liver damage or photo’s of gruesome car accidents, do they?<br type="_moz" />