Showing posts with label tobacco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tobacco. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Rotting from the Inside

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Smoking and the decline of the body.  We all know smoking is bad for your health. It causes lung cancer and emphysema and contribu...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Why the CDC Director Hates E-Cigarettes

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The pros and cons of getting your vape on. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a new era—regulating e-cigarettes. ...
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Smoking and Surgery Don’t Mix

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Even routine operations are riskier for smokers. Smokers who are scheduling a medical operation might want to think seriously about quit...
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Big Tobacco Easily Evades “Light” Cigarette Ban

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Color coding allows smokers to easily identify their former brands. The tobacco industry has once again made a mockery of the Food and ...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

States Quietly Defunding Anti-Smoking Programs For Kids

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Only 2 cents of each tobacco settlement dollar goes to smoking prevention plans. If there’s one thing we know about smoking, it’s that f...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Hidden Story of How Big Tobacco Invented Freebasing

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Review of The Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. Part I It’s easy to think of cigarett...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Does Menthol Really Matter?

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Nicotine experts say menthol makes addiction more likely--but differ over what to do about it. Back in the 1920s, Lloyd “Spud” Hughes of M...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Update on Smoking Bans Around the World

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The noose tightens. Smoking bans are everywhere. But what does the global picture look like as 2011 gets underway? Herewith, a brief rundo...