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Want skin cancer? Please have a cigarette

...he number of cigarettes and pipes smoked. However, cigar smoking did not significantly increase the risk of developing skin cancer. The authors opine that squamous cell carcinoma is caused directly by smoking, which acts as a carcinogen and stimulates changes in the cells, which lead to the onset of canc...

Senate assures ban on smoking

...ked in private clubs, fraternal organizations, and cigar bars that can prove more than half of their revenues come from tobacco sales. Republican opponents of the measure said the exemptions highlighted the policy's flaws. "If you're an employee of a nursing home, you can still be exposed to smoke every d...

E-Mail Affects Brain More Than Marijuana

...oday’s technology has replaced the smoking pot and cigar of the 70s. If you want to kill your brain //cells in true 21st-century style, just stay on your cell phone and check your e-mail multiple times over the course of an afternoon. A study commissioned by Hewlett-Packard shows that today's dependency o...

Festive Tip For Wine Shoppers

...o accompany a meal or is to be enjoyed with a good cigar beside the fireplace. Then there is the question of what to drink. A shopper has to decide whether they prefer red or white, dry or sweet wine. 'Of course, it also depends upon personal tastes, whether it should be a slightly tart Riesling or rathe...

Spate of smoking-related fire deaths cause concern in San Diego

...are: ·Never smoke in bed·Put out your cigarette or cigar at the first sign of feeling drowsy while watching television or reading ·Use deep ashtrays·Do not walk away from cigarettes or other smoking materials·Install smoke alarms, authorities advised. ...

Drop in smoking rate stalls

...are also not sufficient to meet the objectives for cigar smoking, use of smokeless tobacco, and attempts at smoking cessation," the authors concluded. A federal program called Healthy People 2010 aims at bringing down the smoking rate to 12%."Meanwhile, smoking remains the most preventable cause of prema...

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