Vegetables and Fruits can’t Protect Smokers from Cancer

Colon cancer among non-smokers can be reduced by eating fruits and vegetables, but in smokers they can increase the chances of colon cancer, found researchers. Scientists from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) showed that a high intake...

Tobacco smoke toxic for pets

Anyone who is both a smoker and a pet owner can do one very important thing to protect the animal’s life and his own: Quit smoking. A growing body of research, including the surgeon general’s report, shows there are no safe levels of exposure to secondhand smoke for...

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...

New York City Seeks Ban On Smoking In Parks

New York City is looking to follow California's initiative and ban smoking in parks and on beaches. It has been illegal to smoke inside public buildings In New York City since 2003. The proposed smoking ban is part of a larger plan to improve residents' health over the next...

Prince Harry Turns To Hypnotist To Quit Smoking

Britain's Prince Harry is having trouble quitting smoking. The prince, who will turn 25 later this month, started smoking when he was 14. He managed to quit the habit for a year, but started again when he joined the Royal Air Force. Now the Prince is turning to hypnotherapist...

Phillip Morris Pays Millions To Smoker's Daughter Jodie Bullock

Jodie Bullock, daugter of longtime smoker Betty Bullock who died of lung cancer in 2003, has been awarded $13.9 million in damages by the cigarette company Phillip Morris. The recommendation was made on Monday, in the third trial between Bullock and Phillip Morris. Jodie...

British Man Geoff Spice Went To The Uninhabited Island To Quit Sm

In order to quit smoking, Geoff Spice, a former banker of 56 years old, will spend August as a castaway on a remote uninhabited Scottish island. Spice hopes the solitude will help him to break his habit... 

FDA Finds Toxic Chemicals In Electronic Cigarettes

7/22/2009 Alida Antonia Cornelius The FDA is notifying healthcare professionals, patients, and consumers about their laboratory testing of the ingredients from cartridges from two leading brands of electronic...

Warning to be Placed on Boxes of Chantix and Zyban Boxes

Two popular drugs that aide in smoking cessation, Chantix and Zyban will require a warning on the box regarding serious mental health events that may occur while taking them.  It has been found that some people react badly to the medication and may develop mood...

Saudi Smokers Quit Smoking, Get a Free Wedding

A quit-smoking campaign in Saudi Arabia will earn one man an all-expenses-paid wedding. The campaign is designed to promote a healthier lifestyle in a nation where an estimated quarter of the 27.6 million...

China raises tobacco tax to curb smoking

China has raised taxes on tobacco by 6 to 11 percent to reduce the smoking in the world's largest cigarette market. Well this seems that now china government is quite conscious about the smoker community and wants...

Senator Richard Burr Defends Kid-Like "Tobacco Lollipops"

"On May 27, CNN’s Carol Costello reported on tobacco company R.J. Reynolds new dissolvable “smokeless products.” Noting that critics call them “tobacco lollipops” that are aimed at getting “kids hooked...

Professor: Tobacco Free Kids Will Help Kill Millions of Smokers

Tobacco Free Kids will contribute to the death of millions of smokers because of fanatical opposition to any tobacco products, a professor in medicine has claimed. Brad Rodu, a professor of medicine and holder of...

Tobacco Harm Reduction Author Urges Opposition to Tobacco Bill

In a mass email William Godshall, executive director of SmokeFree Penyslvannia and co-author of Tobacco Harm Reduction: An Alternative Strategy for Inveterate Smokers, has urged opposition to a Tobacco Bill set to enter the Senate next Tuesday.  According to tobacco harm...

Electronic Cigarette Association Launched

An Electronic Cigarette Association has been launched with a You Tube movie address by its President, former congressman Matt Salmon. The association, which has been formed by private companies involved in...

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