Bono admits he’s started smoking cigarettes due to his back surgery. The rock legend blames his painful, often boring back surgery. Can Bono quit again?
Bono has restored his health since his recent back surgery that had him out of the music world for over two months. The U2 frontman missed out on their North American tour and Glastonbury Festvial, but he’s back and ready to rock. Ream more »
Savannah is poised to ban smoking at all bars and restaurants in the next few weeks or months.
But at a their regular meeting Thursday, council members expressed concern for a handful of tobacco-related businesses.
They appeared to draw the line at closing a newly-opened hookah lounge, the city’s first such business, one that many larger cities have. Ream more »
The rapper “Juvenile” pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in St. Bernard Parish and received a suspended three-month sentence and must pay a $250 fine, authorities said.
The New Orleans rapper, whose real name is Terius Gray, pleaded guilty Thursday before state District Judge Manny Fernandez to misdemeanor possession stemming from his arrest for less than an ounce of marijuana Feb. 25 at an Arabi house he was using as a recording studio. Ream more »
It was all George Michael could do to take his mind off the indignity of being charged with drug and driving offences yesterday. Back from a North London police station, he settled into a butter-soft leather sofa in his basement living room, his beloved labrador, Hippy, at his feet. Then he flicked the remote control at his giant flatscreen TV to watch EastEnders.
His personal assistant knew not to disturb him for the next 30 minutes. She knows the times of his favourite shows, which at the moment include Big Brother, and guards the slots in his daily diary as if they were top-level board meetings. Ream more »
(NaturalNews) Smoking is directly correlated with a lower IQ, according to a study conducted by researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and published in the journal Addiction.
Researchers tested the IQs of more than 20,000 healthy men between the ages of 18 and 21 who were either serving in the Israeli military or who had recently completed their service. Twenty-eight percent of the men in the sample smoked, while 3 percent were former smokers and 68 percent had never smoked. Ream more »
Kellan Lutz is in his mother’s bad books! According to reports, the hunky Twilight star received an angry phone call from his mom when she saw a picture of her famous son smoking a cigarette!
American tabloid the National Enquirer says momma Lutz told the star, Ream more »
The Co-operative Pharmacy is urging fasting Muslims to stop smoking during Ramadan. A total of 82 Co-operative Pharmacies located in areas with a high proportion of Muslim customers, are offering a free “medicines check” which now incorporates stop smoking advice. The pharmacy considers this to be the ideal time of year to think about stopping smoking as Muslims will already be abstaining during daylight hours to fulfil their religious obligation of fasting. Ream more »
CHICAGO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ — James “The Road Runner” Thomas, a well-known runner, quit smoking seven years ago: “I never really smoked much, but I did always enjoy it.” Like many, Thomas gave up cigarettes for health reasons and because he knew smoking would hold him back from achieving the success he trained so diligently for as a runner. Ream more »
Emmy-award winning TV show “Mad Men” is offering a walk-on role in the 1960s advertising drama in a charity auction that will partly benefit lung cancer treatment and research.
The 10-day auction, which starts on Thursday on eBay at 3.ly/madmen, is a unique twist on the smoking seen in “Mad Men”, which meticulously recreates the social mores of the early 1960s. Ream more »
US (ChattahBox) – By now people have probably heard White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs suggestion that Liberal opponents of Barack Obama were on drugs. But Michael Moore has pointed out the more obvious likelihoods. According to RAW, Moore was on Keith Olbermann’s MSNBC show, where he accused Gibbs of being the one smoking the “really heavy stuff” if he thought that was the issue. Ream more »