HealthPublic Smoking
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Navajo President Shelly celebrates non-smoking initiative award (5/22/2013)
(Arizona) -- On Tuesday, Navajo President Ben Shelly accepted an award at the 2013 Symposium held by the PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of...
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Improve or close, govt tells of casino smoking areas (5/6/2013)
(Macau) -- The administration reiterated they are determined to reduce, or even cancel, the casino smoking areas in casinos and other gaming venues that again fail to...
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Proposed ban now comprehensive, includes casino (5/2/2013)
(Missouri) -- Unlike the weather, the heat was present Thursday night while council members continued to debate a proposed smoking ban.
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A good bet: Better air at Erie casino (4/29/2013)
(Pennsylvania) -- Gamblers and employees at Presque Isle Downs & Casino should be able to breathe easier now. MTR Gaming Group Inc., the parent company of Erie's...
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Scioto Downs OK with use of e-cigarettes (4/29/2013)
(Ohio) -- The ban on electronic cigarettes at Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino has gone up in smoke, and the devices are permitted, casino officials say. That means...
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Smoke-free casino in Oklahoma the exception in the area (4/28/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Searching for a way to stand out among the many tribal casinos in northern Oklahoma, the new Kaw Nation SouthWind Casino decided not to let customers smoke...
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E-cigarette users out of luck in Ohio’s casinos (4/27/2013)
(Ohio) -- Whenever she plays the slot machines in a casino, Kathleen Weber gets the urge to light up a cigarette. “Every casino I’ve ever been to, you could...
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OH casinos divided on use of electronic cigarettes (4/27/2013)
(Ohio) -- Patrons wanting to use electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking tobacco, which is prohibited in most public places by state law, are out of luck at...
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Exempting casino a key goal as St. Charles council weighs smoking ban (4/10/2013)
(Missouri) -- The City Council may impose a smoking ban by the end of the year, but it probably wouldn’t apply to the Ameristar Casino’s gambling floor.
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Smoke-free gaming rooms at Cherokee Casino (4/1/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- In one of many recent renovations inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs, casino officials recently opened a nearly 800-square-foot non-...
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Gaming regulator wants to get tough on smoking (3/7/2013)
(Macau) -- The deputy director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Anthony Leong Man Ion, says casino operators that are not meeting all the air quality...
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Gov’t urged to take lead in complete casino smoking ban (2/26/2013)
(Macau) -- In a Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary session, numerous lawmakers, including Angela Leong, who is gaming operator SJM’s Managing Director, urged the...
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10pct casino workers have liver problems, medical test finds (2/18/2013)
(Macau) -- A medical test finds as many as ten percent of casino workers are facing serious liver problems as their ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase) indicators have...
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Effort to ban smoking in casino gaming areas stalls (2/12/2013)
(Iowa) -- Hopes for anti-tobacco forces to ban smoking at the gambling floors of state-regulated casino were left smoldering Tuesday when a Senate subcommittee decided...
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Effort to Ban Smoking in Casino Gaming Areas Stalls (2/12/2013)
(Iowa) -- Hopes for anti-tobacco forces to ban smoking at the gambling floors of state-regulated casino were left smoldering Tuesday when a Senate subcommittee decided...
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St. Joseph casino GM fights smoking ban on gambling floor (2/11/2013)
(Missouri) -- The head of a St. Joseph casino says revenues would drop 25 percent to 30 percent if the city bans smoking on the gambling floor, putting local jobs and...
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Will more casinos embrace non-smokers? (1/28/2013)
(Washington) -- If you saw our Sunday story about visiting Suquamish and the new tribal museum there, you might have noticed we didn’t say much about the casino.
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Govt asks for understanding on casino smoking ban (1/15/2013)
(Macau) -- Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On said yesterday that the government is strictly enforcing the partial smoking ban in casinos. But he admitted some fine-...
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Health Bureau assures casino workers on implementation of smoking ban (1/10/2013)
(Macau) -- The Health Bureau and Smoking Control Office met with casino workers’ association and assured the frontline workers that the authority will strictly...
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Casino workers unsatisfied with smoking ban (1/8/2013)
(Macau) -- The Macau Gaming Industry Staff’s Rights Association yesterday slammed the recently enacted partial ban on smoking inside casinos.
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Casino workers want more tables in smoke-free areas (1/2/2013)
(Macau) -- The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff’s Association has urged the government to impose a ratio between the number of gaming tables in smoking and non-...
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Smoking ban likely to hit casino revenue growth (12/11/2012)
(Macau) -- Investment bank Morgan Stanley says that Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue growth rate in 2013 may be 2.8 percentage points “lower than normal...
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Crown staff forced to passive smoke (11/26/2012)
(Australia) -- High rollers have been allowed to light up in the International Pearl Room for years, essentially buying their right to smoke.
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Angela Leong calls for complete smoking-ban in casinos (11/25/2012)
(Macau) -- Legislator and gaming operator SJM’s Managing Director, Angela Leong On Kei, made a surprising recommendation in the plenary discussion with Francis Tam...
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Tobacco & Cigarettes
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FDA seeks firm for Native American anti-tobacco effort (5/16/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- The US Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products is seeking a firm to launch an anti-tobacco program targeting Native Americans.
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CN Healthy Nation expands Tobacco Tour (3/19/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- For the first time, the Cherokee Nation’s Healthy Nation Tobacco Tour recently went outside of the tribe’s jurisdiction by speaking to students...
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OPINION: Local tribal councils become tobacco-free in 2012 (1/11/2013)
(Alaska) -- Looking back at 2012 for Maniilaq Association's Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs, the year went fairly well. Both programs visited and met with...
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Tribe subsidizes smoke shops while encouraging people to stop smoking (11/30/2012)
(Oklahoma) -- As this column took shape, I learned Principal Chief Bill John Baker issued a proclamation declaring Nov. 15 as “Great American Smoke Out Day”...
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Palmer Casino
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Health impact forum debates positives, negatives of a casino in Palmer (5/10/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- They wanted to hear the good and the bad associated with a casino, and they got it. The non-profit Partners for a Healthier Community held a community...
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Native Voices
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HOPKINS: Obama Should Protect Citizens' Health, not Monsanto’s GMOs (5/7/2013)
(North Dakota) -- Welcome to the laboratory-rat cage, folks. We’re all being experimented on by Monsanto and the federal government.
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Foxwoods
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Foxwoods CEO back at work after hip surgery (3/20/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Foxwoods President and CEO Scott Butera is back at work following hip surgery on March 9.
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Foxwoods CEO recovering from hip injury (3/12/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Scott Butera, Foxwoods Resort Casino's president and chief executive officer, is recovering at The William W. Backus Hospital from a hip injury.
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Mining & Drilling
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Tribe warns that children might play with illegally dumped filter socks (3/5/2013)
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes’ environmental division is worried that children will play with the potentially radioactive filters used by the oil...
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Oilsands health study questioned after aboriginal community opts out (2/22/2013)
(Alberta) -- The credibility of a long-awaited study is already being questioned before it has even begun, after one local aboriginal community announced it was pulling...
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Davenport Casino
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Scott County Board of Health endorses a casino smoking ban (2/23/2013)
(Iowa) -- Scott County Board of Health members have issued two unrelated calls for action, one that smoking be prohibited in any new casino built in Davenport and...
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Cedar Rapids Casino
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Clearing the air on casino smoking (2/17/2013)
(Iowa) -- Some inquiring readers wonder whether a potential Cedar Rapids casino will or won’t allow smoking while gambling.
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Whiteclay
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Student group calls for change in Whiteclay (1/28/2013)
(Nebraska) -- The plight and struggle of alcoholism at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has been well-documented over many years.
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Idle No More
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How a hunger strike affects the body (1/17/2013)
(Canada) -- As First Nations Chief Theresa Spence wages her politically motivated hunger strike from an island in the Ottawa River, her body is gradually feeling the...
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AFN leader Shawn Atleo takes doctor-ordered break (1/14/2013)
(Saskatchewan) -- The leader of the Assembly of First Nations says his doctor has ordered him to take time off after a frustrating week of negotiations with the federal...
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AFN says Atleo's illness won't derail gov't talks (1/14/2013)
(Saskatchewan) -- A surprise announcement by the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations that he is taking temporary sick leave won't stall momentum of...
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Manitoba elder says he'll join Spence in Ottawa as hunger strike continues (1/1/2013)
(Winnipeg) -- Chief Garrison Settee of Manitoba's Cross Lake First Nation says an elder from the band is going to Ottawa to continue his hunger strike in solidarity...
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Pine Ridge
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Oglala Sioux president set to return to work (1/15/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is scheduled to be back in his office on Wednesday after spending more than two weeks in a hospital.
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Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux president remains in hospital (1/11/2013)
(South Dakota) -- Oglala Sioux Tribal President Bryan Brewer continues to recover from injuries he sustained in a one car accident the night of Dec. 29.
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Brewer recovering in hospital (1/8/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday to repair a broken pelvis.
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OST President Brewer to undergo surgery for broken hip (1/8/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The injuries Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer suffered last week in a one-vehicle accident are more severe than previously thought, according...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe president recovering from wreck (1/4/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The newly elected president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has been moved to a rehabilitation unit at a Rapid City hospital following a one-vehicle accident...
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Oglala Sioux Tribe president injured in car accident (12/31/2012)
(South Dakota) -- The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe broke his hip Sunday in a traffic accident, according to a tribal official.
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Red Lake Tribe
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Red Lake grads to offer comfort to Newtown, Conn., families (12/19/2012)
(Minnesota) -- Justin Jourdain is among the few people who just might be able to understand. Jourdain, a 2008 graduate of Red Lake High School, was in the school on...
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Native Vote
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Marguerite Salazar: Toward a healthier future in Indian County (11/23/2012)
(USA) -- November 23 is Native American Heritage Day, and I hope you’ll join me in honoring American Indians and Alaska Natives who are building a stronger and...
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Ontario Gaming
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SPCA tries to prevent neglect of former race horses (11/19/2012)
(Ontario) -- A group of SPCA and Humane Society officers is trying to prevent the neglect of former race horses in Ontario. The provincial office of the Ontario SPCA put...
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Other News
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CN AG takes leave to seek treatment (5/8/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree has been granted a leave of absence to seek treatment for alcohol dependence.
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Cherokee AG taking leave of absence for alcohol treatment (5/6/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree requested a leave of absence Monday to seek treatment for alcoholism, according to a letter he sent to tribal...
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Tribe’s attorney general takes leave of absence (5/6/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree is taking a leave of absence to seek treatment for alcoholism, according to a letter dated May 6.
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Vernon Downs shut down after horse is diagnosed with contagious disease (5/6/2013)
(New York) -- Vernon Downs has canceled racing after a contagious viral disease was diagnosed Saturday in a horse. The harness track said today the case of Equine Herpes...
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Navajo prep students learn about health and fitness (4/20/2013)
(New Mexico) -- Students at Navajo Preparatory School filled the Eagle's Nest gymnasium on Thursday to try a variety of health and wellness booths at the school'...
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California Examines Puzzling Trend of Horses’ Sudden Deaths (4/10/2013)
(California) -- Seemingly healthy racehorses have been dropping dead at an alarming rate in California, perplexing researchers and attracting the attention of regulators...
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OST president to get hip replaced soon (4/7/2013)
(South Dakota) -- The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe will have hip replacement surgery. Tribal officials say Bryan Brewer is scheduled for the operation Wednesday...
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Almost half all indigenous people older than 14 smoke daily (3/24/2013)
(Australia) -- ANTI-SMOKING campaigns for indigenous youth have conspicuously failed, in yet another setback to efforts to "close the gap" on key health,...
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Navajo communities consider a "junk food' tax (3/17/2013)
(New Mexico) -- Chowing down on junk food could become just a little less satisfying in months to come for the Navajo. A little known health advocacy group is...
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Psychology Student Explores the Healing Power of Digital Storytelling (3/9/2013)
(California) -- In the video entitled “Red Moon,” a Cheyenne man speaks of a self-hatred that permeated his soul even as a child. It went so deep, he...
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To Save A Life, Odds Favor Defibrillators In Casinos (3/7/2013)
(Canada) -- If someone's heart suddenly stops beating, a quick shock can be a lifesaver. By the time a person can get to the hospital, though, it's often too...
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Skiers Sickened After Visiting Resort (3/6/2013)
(Arizona) -- Authorities are investigating a ski resort in Arizona after a group of visitors came down with what is believed to be norovirus. The skiers, who have not...
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Childhood Obesity Levels High In New Mexico, Higher In Native American And Hispanic Children (3/6/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- According to the 2012 Childhood Obesity Update, nearly 15% of kindergarten students and 22% of third graders are obese.
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Diabetes Takes Deadly Toll On Apache Tribe (2/26/2013)
(Arizona) -- “Even these children are educators,” said Cassandra Stouder, diabetes coordinator for the Tonto Apache Tribe. Tashina Smith couldn’t a...
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Aboriginal wheelchair champ inspires Iqaluit youth (2/22/2013)
(North Canada) -- Kids from Iqaluit’s basketball association took turns trying out a sports wheelchair that belongs to four-time paralympian Richard “Bear...
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Casino assault victim remains in critical condition (2/21/2013)
(South Dakota) -- A Rapid City man remained in critical condition Thursday after getting punched and hitting his head on an automatic teller machine at a La Crosse...
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Gambling and alcohol addiction linked, report says (2/20/2013)
(UK) -- Gambling and alcohol addiction share greater similarities than previously realised, a new report claims. Alcohol Concern Cymru and the Royal College of...
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Hoop Dancers Headline Health Message (2/19/2013)
(Arizona) -- The Tonto-Apache Tribe hired Cassandra Stouder to educate them on living with Type 2 diabetes and she has not failed them.
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Artificial sweeteners tied to obesity, Type 2 diabetes (2/17/2013)
(USA) -- Diet pop and other artificially sweetened products may cause us to eat and drink even more calories and increase our risk for obesity and Type 2 diabetes,...
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Avid gambler finds an unlikely kidney donor at casino (2/12/2013)
(Illinois) -- Tim Brennan has been a regular at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines since it opened. The 64-year-old retired firefighter had dreams of winning big, but...
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