Read more smoking stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1889/smoking.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:36:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73928/more-americans-smoking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of smokers has ticked up a notch after five years of decline or holding steady. The percentage of Americans who light up rose from 19.8% in 2007 to 20.6% in 2008, a CDC report says. The longer-term picture is better: Since 1998, the percentage has dropped...http://www.newser.com/story/73928/more-americans-smoking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73798/ama-mellows-on-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe American Medical Association has finally softened on marijuana, urging the government to give it a new classification that would open the door to serious research on its medical merits. Now a Schedule I drug, with no accepted medical uses, under the AMA proposal it would become a Schedule II...http://www.newser.com/story/73798/ama-mellows-on-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 9:12:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73645/cigarette-butts-are-toxic-waste-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe chemicals in cigarette butts are lethal to fish, and the finding is bolstering researchers who want coffin nails classified as toxic waste. San Diego State University researchers submerged filters from smoked cigarettes in tanks of water for 24 hours, then added fish. Within 5 days, half the fish died....http://www.newser.com/story/73645/cigarette-butts-are-toxic-waste-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73146/drudge-alarmed-over-skinny-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a post today headlined “Barack ‘N Bones,” the Drudge Report sounds the alarm over President Obama’s gaunt appearance over the weekend. An intense, hoops-heavy exercise regimen is behind what the conservative site calls “dramatic” weight loss. “No, he’s not chain smoking,” a source says of the photos of Obama,...http://www.newser.com/story/73146/drudge-alarmed-over-skinny-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 20:00:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72646/clove-cigarettes-banned-enter-clove-small-cigars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor one California importer of smokes, an awful lot has come to rest on the precise definition of a cigar. After a ban on clove cigarettes went into effect last month, Kretek International slyly began importing Djarum-brand clove “small cigars." They're quite similar to Djarum’s clove cigarettes, though they come...http://www.newser.com/story/72646/clove-cigarettes-banned-enter-clove-small-cigars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71791/man-jailed-for-encouraging-3-year-old-to-smoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA UK man received 18 months in prison today for handing a 3-year-old girl a lit cigarette and encouraging her to smoke it—and inhale. He then asked a 14-year-old girl to record the event with her camera phone. In the video, the 31-year-old man can be heard laughing, “believing...http://www.newser.com/story/71791/man-jailed-for-encouraging-3-year-old-to-smoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 12:41:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70567/smoke-breaks-bad-for-health-good-for-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s a good thing that smokers have been banished to huddle outside or in special smoking rooms at work, writes Michael Skapinker of the Financial Times . Not just because it keeps their second-hand smoke away from the rest of us, but because it brings them closer together. Sure, it's bad...http://www.newser.com/story/70567/smoke-breaks-bad-for-health-good-for-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70342/smoking-ban-health-hype-going-up-in-smoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReporters are covering stories that link smoking bans to lower heart attack rates—which would be terrific news if it were true, Christopher Snowdon writes on Spiked. Even the anti-smoking group Action on Smoking and Health stood up to a Sunday Times report of a "10% heart attack drop," saying...http://www.newser.com/story/70342/smoking-ban-health-hype-going-up-in-smoke.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 17:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70047/us-ban-on-flavored-cigarettes-kicks-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect today, marking one of the first visible signs of the Food and Drug Administration's new authority to regulate tobacco. The ban on manufacturing, importing, marketing and distribution includes candy-, fruit- and clove-flavored cigarettes, which health authorities say are more appealing to...http://www.newser.com/story/70047/us-ban-on-flavored-cigarettes-kicks-in.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:54 CDT