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• Youth smoking is focus of new Surgeon General report, sources say

  March 7, 2012 10:19 PM

  (CNN) -- Tobacco companies' advertising and promotional campaigns may influence young adults and adolescents to start smoking, says a new report from the Surgeon General, according to sources familiar with the document. Studies show that the vast majority of smokers begin smoking as young adults, and that the once... more »

• Teen smoking: 12 states with highest rates

  August 5, 2011 5:07 PM

  For decades health experts and teachers have been hammering into kids the dangers of smoking - but it's not necessarily working. A new report from the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows heavy smoking is down among teens nationwide, but casual smoking rates are on the rise. "The fact... more »

• Big Apple bans smoking in public: Have health police run amok?

  February 24, 2011 11:48 AM

  Smokers in the Big Apple are fuming, now that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed into law a ban on lighting up in city parks, beaches, public plazas and boardwalks. His administration banned smoking in restaurants, bars and other public indoor spaces in 2002. The ban goes into effect 90... more »

• And you thought second-hand smoke was bad? Study finds that "third-hand smoke" sticks around & produces new carcinogens

  February 10, 2010 10:32 PM

  You might not be a smoker yourself, but hanging around people who are smoking can cause you to inhale noxious cigarette fumes. For years, scientists have cautioned against the ill-effects of such second-hand smoke. Now they're warning about the dangers of "third-hand smoke"-the chemical traces that cling to a smoker,... more »

• President Obama's approval rating drops

  November 17, 2009 9:57 AM

  The commander and chief took big hits on his ability to manage the economy as well as the economic stimulus package. Those polled were split at 42 percent on Obama's handling of foreign relations. The trillion dollar health care bill was also slammed. 74 percent said the legislation will make... more »