Almost everyone at the University knows this is John T. Casteen III’s last year as president. What some might not know is that he plans on joining the Board of Directors of Altria as its 10th member. Altria Group, Inc. owns tobacco and wine companies, most notably Phillip Morris, the maker of Marlboro and Virginia [...]
Bailey Quanbeck thinks her classmates may think twice before deciding to smoke, now that they know some of the ingredients in cigarettes.
“I was surprised to find out that fingernail polish was in them,” the eighth grader said.
Brandon Valley Middle School students learned about the dangers of tobacco from Peter DeBenedittis, a former ad agency director [...]
ATLANTA — Quitting smoking can turn back time.
A year after kicking the habit, smokers’ arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this.
The improvement came even though smokers gained an average of 9 pounds after they quit, researchers found. Their [...]
To kick off the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s 16-day nicotine patch and gum give-away for New Yorkers wishing to quit smoking, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley launched a new public-education campaign to highlight the benefits of quitting and the consequences of continued smoking. The campaign, [...]
CONCORD, N.H. — Electronic cigarettes are readily available at mall kiosks and the Internet, come in flavors like tobacco, strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla, and replace smoking with “vaping.’’
And though they deliver a dose of nicotine steam, they can still be legally sold to and used by minors.
Mara Zrzavy, a 16-year-old ConVal Regional High School student [...]
The Utah Legislature has given final approval to a $1 per pack increase to the state’s cigarette tax, sending the measure to Gov. Gary Herbert, whose opposition to a tax increase this session will be tested.
Sen. Allen Christensen, R-Ogden, who has been fighting for years to raise Utah’s cigarette tax, said he can’t speak [...]
The concept of e-cigarettes was initiated to help people who intend to quit smoking. For this purpose, the e-cigarettes have been made readily available on internet with tobacco, strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla flavors and are made accessibly legal for the minors as well.
But teenagers of New Hampshire are opposing the technological cigarette smoking as they [...]
Moscow’s top doctor said Friday that smoking-related diseases were growing and warned that teenage smoking was leading to a “national catastrophe.”
Dr. Leonid Lazebnik painted a grim picture of the harm that tobacco was causing Russians, telling a round table that 65 percent of men and 30 percent of women have smoked at some time in [...]
Like James Dean smoking and brooding through Rebel Without a Cause, Robert Pattinson puffs and sulks – often, impressively, at the same time – in the intense romantic drama Remember Me.
Twilight’s pale and immortal lover boy, adopting a New York accent and a slouchy demeanor (the better to reflect his directionlessness by!), is rich [...]
Isn’t it interesting how every time a state government is in fiscal trouble that the first thing they decide to do is to raise taxes on the sale of tobacco? Somehow, legislators have it in their heads that the only people who might be upset by raising the cost of tobacco are smokers. [...]
NEW YORK – Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. A new study shows that it’s how many years of smoking a person has under their belt — rather than how much they smoke every day — that matters.
“Smoking is bad for you and no one should advocate [...]
Researchers have new insight into the relationship between Parkinson’s disease and smoking. Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. A new study published in the March 10, 2010, online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, shows that smoking for a greater [...]
President Obama hit the nail on the head when he said “the United States Congress owes the American people a final vote on health care reform.” With both chambers having already passed legislation that would rein in corporate greed and help people get the care they need, we shouldn’t have to wait any longer.
While the [...]
“If you have a family history of lung cancer, you probably should not even be around cigarette smokers,” says a researcher who showed the people with a particular gene can easily get lung cancer from very light smoking, and even from exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. This research may provide strong legal remedies for [...]
Do you bite your tongue every time a beloved family member or friend lights up or steps outside for a smoke? Or maybe you’ve tried the opposite tack: nagging. Neither approach works, experts say. What has helped thousands of smokers to quit, they point out, are the following simple strategies.
Keep the focus on you — [...]
Reports are today that the police want to further question Ben Roethlisbeger. Not only do they want to question the Superbowl winning Quarterback but reports are they are looking for a sample of Ben’s DNA. Anyone who has followed these cases knows a DNA match can possibly send Ben to jail. CBS News legal analyst [...]
WASHINGTON: Individuals who carry a particular genetic variant are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to second-hand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say that for family members who carry this genetic variant, the risk [...]
Anindo Banerjee, 41, respiratory specialist at Southampton General Hospital, said even though there is a ban on lighting up in public, cigarettes continue to be a major health problem and not just for older generations. He called for a total ban on cigarettes on the eve of No Smoking Day.
Mr Banerjee said he is even [...]
CINCINNATI—Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has concluded.
For family members who carry this genetic variant, the risk of lung cancer is [...]
The World Health Organization calls tobacco the leading cause of preventable death in the world. In December, the WHO launched a campaign against cigarette smoking in Africa, saying a rapidly growing population is creating “larger and more accessible markets” on the continent for tobacco companies.
While the risks of cancer and heart disease are generally well-known, [...]
The singer said he suffered “the munchies” after smoking marijuana and went on mammoth binge-eating sessions.
The comments have angered anti-drug campaigners.
Williams, 36, who has fought a battle against drink, drugs and depression, said cannabis was a “lovely drug” but it did not “mix well with me”.
Speaking to the UK’s Radio Times, the troubled star said: [...]
Traditionally, scientists thought nicotine inhaled in a puff of cigarette smoke took a mere seven seconds to be taken up by the brain, and that each puff produced a spike of nicotine. Using PET imaging, Duke investigators illustrate, for the first time, that cigarette smokers actually experience a steady rise of brain nicotine levels during [...]
PARAGOULD, – Call it dip, chew, snuff, spit tobacco …any one of several marketing terms… It’s still not particularly good for you.
Rick Bender starting using smokeless tobacco at age 12.
The resulting effects of cancer and the treatments literally have left him with half a face.
Bender was at Piggott High school today speaking to students about [...]
Iowans are smoking less, though young people continue to be at risk for starting. That’s according to a report released today by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Conducted by the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Behavioral Research, the 2009 Tobacco Control Progress Report shows that Iowa and the state health department have made [...]
For decades, Washington power brokers have gathered on Saint Patrick’s Day to toast, and in some cases invent their Irishness with Guinness, Kelly green cummerbunds and cigar smoke.
Last year, they survived without the smoke. But not everyone was happy, to the point that one legislator has pushed an emergency bill in the D.C. Council to [...]
Kansas is kicking the habit by becoming the latest state to outlaw smoking in bars, restaurants and workplaces. Because of anti-smoking legislations, bars, restaurants and workplaces in Kansas remained without smoking sections.
The Kansas Government called the new legislation a triumph for workers, families, businesses and future generations. Once it will be signed, the ban will [...]
A new study has found that teenagers who are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke are more likely to have changes to their blood vessels that could lead to heart disease later in life.
Researcher Katariina Kallio of the University of Turku in Finland says her study on teenagers extends previous research, which found cardiovascular [...]
APPLETON — City officials could know this week whether Appleton will receive $3 million in federal stimulus money to fight a new form of tobacco product seen as threatening children with nicotine addiction.
Accepting the grant would mean creating four full-time jobs, including a police officer and a school health and tobacco educator, and filling several [...]
Young adults who are longtime pot smokers are more likely to have hallucinations, delusions, or to display signs of psychosis than short-term smokers or people who’ve never smoked marijuana.
The finding comes from a study of 3,801 young adults who were asked about their pot use and then evaluated to determine if they’d experienced “psychotic outcomes.”
The [...]
Restaurants and office buildings in China’s commercial capital Shanghai are scrambling to set up nonsmoking areas as the city bans lighting up in indoor public spaces ahead of the World Expo.
There is rising awareness of the health risks of smoking in China, by far the world’s biggest tobacco-consuming country, and this modern city of 20 [...]
