If there’s one thing I promised to do (and still exists) is not to smoke. I plan to live longer, heart and lung disease free life.

St. Louis County Council Chairman Mike O’Mara said Thursday that the county’s year-old smoking ban edict “should be optimal,” and that he is open to proposals to remove exemptions to the ban..

Federal researchers are studying the economic impact of North Carolina’s nearly 2-year-old ban on smoking in restaurants and bars.

After years of failed efforts, 2012 could see the Indiana General Assembly finally approve – with some exemptions – a statewide public smoking ban.

Five years after ban took effect, Ohio works to improve compliance.

THE ROYAL Cornwall Hospitals Trust is imposing a total ban on smoking across its three main sites.

The National Anti-Tobacco Committee (NATC) is expected to request King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to issue a decision banning smoking in public places.
The proposal was made during a meeting chaired by Dr, Abdullah Al-Rabea, Minister of Health, in Riyadh, Thursday.

Smokers across England have sparked up at work and in the pub for the last time as the ban on smoking in enclosed public places begins.
The new law, which came into effect at 0600 BST, is intended to cut deaths from second-hand smoke.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland already have similar bans in place.
Many venues held farewell events for the final night of smoking on Saturday, while local authorities are preparing to enforce the ban.
Doctors estimate second-hand smoke kills more than 600 people a year.
The government also hopes it will help smokers to quit, and discourage children from taking up the habit.