July 2009
Exercise and Diets for Smokers
After it has been proven that smoking ruins human body, many scientists started studying the ways to help smokers to avoid cancer and other smoking related diseases.
December 2008
Smokers Are Prone to Bacterial Infections, Study Found
The recent issue of The Journal of Cell Biology has reported on even more dangers of cigarette smoking. According to a new study conducted by an international team of researchers, smokers tend to suffer from various types of inflammations and infections more often than non-smokers.
Female Smokers Find It Harder to Kick Their Habit
Statistics show that smoking women have a harder time in quitting their unhealthy habit than men do. According to a researcher of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, women’s addiction to both nicotine and their “smoking image” can be stronger and more overwhelming than that of men.
March 2008
Synthetic Vitamins Put Smokers At Increased Risk of Lung and Prostate Cancer
Taking multivitamins has become a morning routine for many Americans. However, a new study published recently at the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, warns against taking popular vitamin supplements because of their unpredictable health effects.
October 2007
Young Smokers Mimic Movie Stars
It is not a secret that tobacco corporations use different methods to recruit new cigarette consumers among young people, and that indirect cigarette advertising in movies and on TV is one of them.
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