Wildfire smoke can penetrate structures (UPI)

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Particulate analysis of previous California wildfires indicates more serious potential health threats than is generally realized, U.S. researchers suggest.

Dad's in-home smoking may harm family's health (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Fathers-to-be who smoke and want to protect the health of their families should take it outside, suggests new research from Korea.

A Smoke-Free Zone (ThirdAge)

Today marks the Great American Smokeout (in case you were wondering, each year it occurs the Thursday before Thanksgiving). In honor of the occasion, my non-smoking editor has given me the most challenging assignment of my career: To quit my 30-plus year nicotine addiction. And to write about it.

USC Upstate Goes Smoke Free (WYFF 4 Greenville)

On the day of the Great American Smokeout, USC Upstate's campus quit, cold turkey.

Hospitals go Smoke Free (First Coast News)

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- As part of a community effort, all area hospitals joined together to ban smoking beginning today, the day of the Great American Smokeout.

Dublin council votes to make rental units smoke-free (Contra Costa Times)

It's going to be lights out for many rental units after the City Council moved to make an increasing number of housing complexes smoke-free.

The Toxicity Of Wildfire Smoke (Medical News Today)

The health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials.

Fires Spew Hazardous Smoke In Southern Calif. (NPR)

The massive wildfires in Southern California have filled the air with smoke containing hazardous chemicals. Public events have been canceled, and schoolkids have been kept off playgrounds.

Smoking while pregnant harms baby's blood vessels (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Women who smoke during pregnancy may cause permanent blood vessel damage in their children that may become evident as early as young adulthood and raise the risk for heart attack and stroke, Dutch investigators reported today.

Uncle Sam to the Rescue? (ThirdAge)

The federal bailout will soon extend to those hardest hit by the housing crunch -- homeowners. But only those behind in mortgage payments need apply. Today we celebrate the Great American Smokeout with writer Cathie Maitoza. She invites you to journey with her on the road to a smoke-free zone.

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Catherine Glover, executive director of the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce, hit the nail on the head with her column two Sundays ago.

Stillaguamish ex-leaders plead guilty to cigarette trafficking

Four former leaders of the Stillaguamish Indian Tribe must pay more than $25 million to Washington state that should have been charged as taxes on cigarettes sold at the Blue Stilly Smoke Shop in Arlington.

Students observe a Smokeouta

Christina Cotrone said the decision to swap her daily allotment of cigarettes for a six-pack of iced tea was easy.

Tribal head pleads guilty to cigarette trafficking

He was known as "Fast Eddie" around Arlington, for his bright yellow Ferrari and his brash business plans to benefit the Stillaguamish Indian Tribe.

Test Measures Co Gas From Smoking Up In Smoke

Melissa Blasiol talks with Brandon Newton about the results of his test at the Tompkins Martin medical office building.

Fire destroys Lee home

Firefighters planned to attack the heart of the blaze at 7 Clement Way from inside the home, on the second floor where thick plumes of smoke were billowing out of windows over the heads of firefighters on ...

Baby sitter, infant escape conflagration

A baby sitter and infant escaped from a blaze at 15 Sagamore Road on Thursday that destroyed a building containing a second-story apartment and first-level commercial space under renovation.

Great American Smokeout

Reason to Quit: Secondhand smoke Secondhand smoke causes between 35,000 and 40,000 deaths from heart disease every year.

The US vs. Tommy Chong

The US Government vs. Tommy Chong chronicles the entrapment and incarceration of comedy icon Tommy Chong of the legendary comedy duo, Cheech and Chong.

Smoke alarms alert sleepers of fire in Louisville

Working smoke alarms went off and evidently roused one of two young adults home alone when a fire broke out at their residence at 908 Richards St.