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The Syracuse Common Council has snuffed out the right to smoke in city parks and publicly-owned downtown gathering areas, like Clinton Square.The council…
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The Syracuse Common Council will vote Monday on a proposal to ban smoking in city parks and other areas. The ban would limit smoking in any areas the city…
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Syracuse lawmakers are moving to ban smoking in city parks. And that includes some popular downtown hangout spots.An ordinance brought up by the Common…
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Health authorities are very aware of the increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes. Some think these tobacco products lure teens and young adults to…
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The Syracuse Common Council’s new health committee used its first meeting to discuss a smoking ban in the city’s Cathedral Square neighborhood.The…
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You sometimes hear that with all we know about the dangerous health effects of cigarettes, you’d have to be crazy to smoke. That turns out to be more true…
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New York state received mixed grades in the annual American Lung Association report card. But the advocacy group says more can be done to help people quit…
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Thursday was the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, an effort begun by anti-cancer groups nearly four decades ago to help people quit…
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The Food and Drug Administration may soon get in on the fast growing e-cigarette industry. It’s considering labeling them as tobacco products, which would…
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It's been 10 years since New York passed some of the toughest smoking laws in the country, snuffing out the practice inside many buildings -- including…