Monthly Archives: May 2016

Can smoking cause unemployment?

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Bruce Townsend

(Reuters Health) – Unemployed smokers have more difficulty finding a job – and when they do find one, they tend to earn less than their smoke-free counterparts, a study suggests. Among unemployed people in the San Francisco Bay Area, nonsmokers … Continue reading →

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E-cigarette cancer risk 5 to 15 times higher than that of tobacco smoking risk?

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Bruce Townsend

While the levels of toxic chemicals in e-cigarettes are much lower than tobacco, chemicals are still present, so inhaling still exposes your delicate tissues, organs, cells and immune system to toxic damage.2 One of these chemicals is formaldehyde, known to … Continue reading →

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Graphic images not stopping smokers?

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Bruce Townsend

CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 23 (UPI) — While smokers and non-smokers agree in their disdain for graphic images on packs of cigarettes, smokers say the pictures still won’t stop them from lighting up. Researchers at the University of Illinois found the … Continue reading →

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