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For Immediate Release   ANNOUNCING NEW, NON-TOBACCO, SAFE PRODUCT FOR NON-SMOKING ZONES; NOVUS TWIGS TARGET NATION’S GROWING SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENTS  Launch Coincides With Annual ‘Great American Smokeout Day’ NEW YORK CITY, NY, November 15, 2012 – Defying cigarettes’... Read More

November 15th marks the 37th year of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout campaign.  Here is a link to the website page for the campaign. In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report on the dangers of smoking, but links between smoking and cancer were... Read More

November 12, 2012 / St. Louis (KSDK.com) / — We begin our series about what’s poisoning children in Missouri and Illinois with a common theme poison centers are seeing on both sides of the river. Nicotine poisonings are common in young children who get their hands on... Read More

October 30, 2012 / LA Times / — The days of lighting up a cigarette between classes or of a smoke break outside the dorm will soon be over at UCLA as the campus prepares to become tobacco-free. Chancellor Gene D. Block said in a letter that tobacco products —... Read More

November 6, 2012 / NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of smokers lighting up on hospital grounds has fallen about seven percentage points since 1995, according to a new study. “It is encouraging that there has been improvement, but it’s discouraging that the... Read More

October 30, 2012 / Forbes Tech / — Electronic cigarettes have recently been marketed and promoted as a “safe” alternative to traditional tobacco smoking, but based on recent research, this popular and growing trend could be just as harmful to your lungs and overall health.... Read More

September 11, 2012 / AllAfrica / — Men considering fatherhood should steer away from nicotine – and not only in cigarettes, but nicotine-replacement products, such as gum or patches should also be avoided. This is according to new research by the University of... Read More

September 18, 2012 / Forbes Tech / — Hookah bars and cafes have been popping up more frequently throughout the US, promoted as a recreational and social activity that is potentially safer than cigarette smoking. Unfortunately, based on recent research and available... Read More

October 29, 2012 / Forbes / — Four new studies offer powerful evidence of the dangers of smoking and the health benefits of quitting or not being exposed to secondhand smoke. Smoking in the UK– Between 1996 and 2001 the Million Women Study started following more than one... Read More

October 22, 2012 / CP24 Toronto’s Breaking News / — The city is on the verge of butting out more locations where smokers can light up.  At its meeting today, the Toronto Board of Health is looking at starting a consultation process on banning smoking on bar and restaurant... Read More