http://www.mail.com/subjects/15454-smoking-laws-regulations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15454-smoking-laws-regulations.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886392-russian-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-smoking-public.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban smoking in public places, a contentious measure in a country with one of the highest smoking rates in the world. The ban has the backing of government leaders, who point to the hundreds of thousands of Russians who die of smoking-related illnesses every year. ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1886392-russian-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-smoking-public.html 2013-02-12T14:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1875088-order-greek-lawmakers-fume-smoking-colleagues.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers are fuming over colleagues who openly flout the country's anti-smoking laws in the very building where the statutes were passed. A cross-party group of 88 representatives wrote to the Parliament speaker Thursday urging action against what they call a "pathetic and infuriating" state of affairs. Greece has one of the E... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1875088-order-greek-lawmakers-fume-smoking-colleagues.html 2013-02-07T14:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1847828-penalties-smokers-obese-sense.html NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, experts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of trying to penalize them and change their ways, why not just let these health sinners die prematurely from their unhealthy habits? Annual health care costs are roughly $96 billion for smokers and $147 billion for... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1847828-penalties-smokers-obese-sense.html 2013-01-26T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1844170-penalty-smokers-health-overhaul.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama's health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a little-noted provision in the massive legislation. The Affordable Care Act — "Obamacare" to its detractors — allows health insure... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1844170-penalty-smokers-health-overhaul.html 2013-01-24T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1829314-homeless-challenge-sarasota-fla.html SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — On a recent sunny winter day on a downtown Sarasota street corner, a cluster of homeless men lounged on the back steps of a building, grimy backpacks and bags at their feet, while a few folks ambled to the nearby bus station. Parked at a meter just feet from them was a red Ferrari and around the corner was Sur la Table, an upscale co... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1829314-homeless-challenge-sarasota-fla.html 2013-01-18T08:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1779338-booker-wont-nj-gov-eyes-us-senate-seat.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker, perhaps New Jersey's highest-profile Democrat, has ruled out a bid for governor next year and is eyeing a run for U.S. Senate in 2014. The decision, announced Thursday on Twitter, means Booker has decided against a possible campaign against Republican Gov. Chris Christie. But depending on how things play out,... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1779338-booker-wont-nj-gov-eyes-us-senate-seat.html 2012-12-20T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760552-amsterdam-to-ban-smoking-pot-school.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Amsterdam's mayor said Wednesday he would formally ban students from smoking marijuana at school, making the Dutch capital the first city in the Netherlands to do so. Eberhard van der Laan's introduction of a law that in other countries either already exists or seems so obvious it wouldn't even require a rule is the result of the Netherla... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760552-amsterdam-to-ban-smoking-pot-school.html 2012-12-12T11:27:00Z