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Tobacco Bill to go before Parliament

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:54:40 +0000

AFTER more than a decade in the making, the Tobacco Bill — which seeks to control the use of tobacco in the island — is soon to be put before Parliament. Health Minister Rudyard Spencer says the chief parliamentary counsel is now making final amendments to the document and he expects it to be tabled [...]

“Light” Tobacco Products havemore Health Risks

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:05:43 +0000

A federal law is restricting the words “light,” “low,” and “mild” from tobacco products now on the market, as health officials launch a campaign to inform smokers that there’s no such thing as a safe cigarette. Under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, a tobacco company can’t use the words “light,” “low,” [...]

Smoking makes you stupid

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:30:17 +0000

(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 [...]

Hookah and cigarettes: which is worse?

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:01:23 +0000

Two lighters are lit. One is held to the end of a cigarette while the other is held to a piece of charcoal on top of a hookah. Both items are being lit to produce tobacco smoke. We know tobacco causes multiple health problems, but is one method of smoking it safer than the other? [...]

Health vs. law, smoking policy

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:13:20 +0000

To allow the statewide smoking ban to become the law of Kansas on Thursday would violate the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Kansas Bill of Rights, an attorney representing a club in Tonganoxie said. Blocking the statewide smoking ban against smoking in enclosed public spaces would be bad for your health, [...]

DNA and key enzymes damage from smoking tobacco

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:48:54 +0000

Smokeless tobacco’s adverse effects are not just limited to the mouth, it can also damage the normal function of a key family of enzymes found in almost every organ in the body, according to a new research. Read more

US tobacco firms under more pressure at home

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:29:25 +0000

The World Health Organization, in its latest report on what it calls the global tobacco epidemic, has accused cigarette manufacturers in rich countries of transferring the epidemic to developing countries. Read more

Random tests show marijuana drug of choice in Canadian military ranks

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:56:35 +0000

Marijuana is the illegal drug of choice in the Canadian Forces, according to the first random tests of the entire military. Read more

Did Camel Ads Encourage Teen Girls to Smoke?

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:21:01 +0000

Does your teenage or college-age daughter read fashion magazines such as Glamour or Vogue? Does she smoke? Read more