Archive for May, 2006

Scottish Executive declines to advise on smoking shelters

The Scottish Executive is avoiding involvement in any decisions over planning regulations for outside structures to accommodate smokers, despite calls for more guidance from the Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA). Continue

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Depressed Boys More Likely to Smoke as Adults

FRIDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the growing evidence that mental illness in childhood can lead to problems later in life, a new Finnish study suggests that depressed kids are more likely to grow up to become smokers. Continue

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Fear will fail, says quit guru

FEAR campaigns will never stop people from smoking, says a quit-smoking expert. Continue

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Versace says ciao to bling and excess

DONATELLA VERSACE lights up her umpteenth Marlboro Red of the morning and wiggles through the glass doors to her design studio in Milan. Continue

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Row over smoking warnings

THE nation's consumer watchdog is investigating claims tobacco companies are breaking the law by placing detachable health warnings on cigarette tins. Continue

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