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UC system to ban smoking, chewing tobacco - Inside Bay Area

The University of California will ban smoking and chewing tobacco on all 10 campuses within two years, President Mark Yudof told campus chancellors this week.

January 12, 2012 - Read more in The Oakland Tribune

Calif. Senator Padilla Announces Legislation to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products within 600 Feet of a School

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) today announced that he will move forward with Senate Bill 331, which would prohibit new tobacco retailers from locating within 600 feet of a school.

January 11, 2012 - Read more at California Newswire…

Prevention Drives Drop in Cancer Deaths: Reduced smoking and better screening save lives

Deaths from cancer continue to decline, pushed downward by critical prevention strategies, especially progress against smoking.

January 6, 2012 - Read more in Tobacco Free Kids…

Anti-smoking campaign saves Mass. $3 for every $1 spent, study finds

For every dollar Massachusetts spends on anti-smoking programs for low income residents it saves $3 in medical costs, largely from avoided heart attacks and other cardiac-related hospitalizations, a new study finds.

January 6, 2012 Read more in Boston White Coats Notes…

Parental Smoking and Vascular Damage in Their 5-year-old Children

Exposure of children to parental tobacco smoke during pregnancy affects their arterial structure and function in early life.

January 4, 2012 - Read more in American Academy Pediatrics…

N.C. Heart Attack Rates Down Since Passage of Smoke-Free Law

RALEIGH – Emergency room visits by North Carolinians experiencing heart attacks have declined by 21 percent since the January 2010 start of the state’s Smoke-Free Restaurants and Bars Law.

November 9, 2011 - Read more in NC DDHS