Monthly Archives: February 2015

Smoking Age to be raised to 21

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Bruce Townsend

After considering the impact of increased usage of tobacco products among teenagers on public health, state senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) has introduced a legislation that would increase the minimum smoking age in California to 21 from 18. Hernandez, who … Continue reading →

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Death rate for smoking is actually much higher than estimated

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Bruce Townsend

The U.S. surgeon general lists 21 deadly diseases that are caused by smoking. Now, a study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine points to more than a dozen other diseases that apparently add to the tobacco death toll. … Continue reading →

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25% of non-smokers effected by toxic secondhand smoke

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Bruce Townsend

Exposure to secondhand smoke in the US has dropped by half between 1999 and 2012. However, 1 in 4 nonsmokers are still exposed to deadly secondhand smoke, according to a new study. The report from the Centers for Disease Control … Continue reading →

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