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Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 02/06/2012 - 00:49

CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list....


 

UK doctors call for ban on smoking in cars

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 11/16/2011 - 05:42

LONDON (AP) -- The British Medical Association is calling on the government to ban smoking at all times in cars, a step that would go beyond regulations elsewhere....


 

Doctors call for car smoking ban

BBC News | Health | World Edition  Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:13

All smoking in cars should be banned across the UK to protect people from second-hand smoke, doctors say.


 

Are grandparents safer drivers than mom and dad?

Headlines from the Associated Press  Sun, 07/17/2011 - 22:30

CHICAGO (AP) -- Kids may be safest in cars when grandma or grandpa are driving instead of mom or dad, according to study results that even made the researchers do a double-take....


 

Holland's Plan to Cut Traffic: A Tax on Every Kilometer Driven

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 12/23/2009 - 02:50

In a bid to ease congestion in one of the world's most crowded countries,the Dutch will soon start levying a charge on motorists based on thedistance of their trips and the types of cars they drive


 

Teens with own cars have more crashes, study finds

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 09/25/2009 - 11:04

CHICAGO (AP) -- Parents beware: Giving in to teens' demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests....


 

How Meat Is Worsening Global Warming

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Tue, 09/09/2008 - 15:45

Producing the world's beef and pork intake creates more greenhouse gases than all of the planet's cars, planes and boats combined