Freedom gets smoked: Tobacco labels and what they really mean

Well that oughta do it. At long last those idiot smokers will finally get the message and drop their filthy habits once and for all. Why, you may ask, will they finally comply with sanity and stop lighting up?...

Smoking

Light up At this point, if you see someone smoking, they are either at the end of their life cycle or just plain stupid. It is a sure sign of lack of self-discipline. The warnings have been loud and clear. If you...

Why British Asian Women Smoke

Are British Asian women the new smokers? If, asked this question twenty years ago you would more than likely hold your head up high and reply “NO.” Whereas, times have clearly changed since the 80s and 90’s with statistics now suggesting a more unconventional fact that...

Phillip Morris International Criminal

They changed their name to protect the guilty. They continue to operate as a cancer on the global population and must be eliminated as the source of human cancer, disease, and pollution. If human beings want to...

Poor people are most hard-hit by TB, COPD and tobacco

Tobacco use, tuberculosis (TB), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are all burgeoning problems in resource poor settings. The evidence of their potentially devastating effects on global public health is increasing and they require a coordinated approach for...

Up to 1-in-5 TB deaths attributed to tobacco use

The 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health hardly two weeks ahead of us, the issues which emerged at the 39th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, France, where CNS was present, are worth re-visiting. With 50% of all deaths from lung...

Tobacco Industry Interferes in implementing global tobacco treaty

During the 10th International Week of Resistance to Tobacco Transnationals (IWR) during 4-8 October 2010, civil society groups from around the world told the world: how tobacco industry interferes in the implementation of the global tobacco treaty, formally known as the World...

Village Where Nobody Smokes!

Despite a ban on it, smoking continues to claim thousands of lives in India each year. But in a small village in  India's Haryana state a folk tradition helps people shun smoking  and stay healthy. ...

World No Tobacco Day - a critical point in the Year of the Lung

31 May is World No Tobacco DayThe World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2010, is a critical point in the 2010: Year of the Lung campaign, according to theInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). Studies show that 50% of...

Doctor: President has been sneaking cigarettes

A note from President Obama's doctors reveals that he has been sneaking cigarettes, and has been encouraged to try nicorette gum or the patch, press say.   The President had a  routine physical at...

Tobacco control is most cost-effective way to prevent cancer

- Special on World Cancer Day: 4 February 2010 Most public health programmes of the Government of India are directed towards communicable diseases such as malaria, filaria, polio, tuberculosis and leprosy etc. The occurrence of certain diseases due to lifestyle changes...

Michigan Smoking Ban Approved By The House And Senate Majority

A smoking ban was passed today in the state of Michigan by the House and Senate majority. The ban will apply to all bars, restaurants, workplaces except for three Detroit area casinos and cigar bars. Michiganians...

Great American Smokeout 2009 Urges Smokers To Kick The Habit

Great American Smokeout 2009 is taking place today in the United States. It is an annual campaign against smoking that happens on third Thursday of every November. This year marks the 34th year of the campaign. The American Cancer Society campaign asks smokers to stop smoking...

GSK And Nabi Pharmaceuticals Developing Anti-Smoking Vaccine

An anti-smoking vaccine may soon be available to finally help smokers quit for good. The drug has been developed by GSK (Glaxosmithkline) who will be working with Nabi Pharmaceuticals who will develop the...

Smoking propaganda from the lefties!

Gasp puff, ahhhhh puff… Yes! I smoke and I have always been careful that my smoke does not bother anyone.  I am all for clean air and really like the fact that smoking has been banned in many public places...

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