After decades of lawsuits, public campaigns and painful struggles, Americans have finally done what once seemed impossible: Most of the country has quit smoking, saving millions of lives and leading to massive reductions in cancer.
That is, unless those Americans are poor, uneducated or live in a rural area.
Continue reading… “Tobacco’s new crisis – rich people stopped smoking, the poor didn’t”
Some experts say menthol makes it easier to start smoking and harder to quit because its taste masks the harshness of tobacco.
Among people who smoke who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers – and this seems to be especially true for women and non-African Americans, according to a North American study.
Continue reading… “Menthol smokers have more strokes: Study”
Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest employer, recently sought the higher payments from some smokers, as much as $2000 more than non-smokers.
Employers are making a shift toward penalizing employees with unhealthy lifestyles rather than rewarding employees with good habits as more employers are demanding that workers who smoke, are overweight or have high cholesterol shoulder a greater share of their health care costs.
Continue reading… “More employers penalize smokers with higher insurance premiums”
Non-smokers hit menopause between age 46 and 51 while smokers hit menopause between 43 and 50.
According to a new study, women who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than those who don’t smoke. The study also notes an earlier menopause may influence the risk of getting bone and heart diseases.
Continue reading… “Women who smoke hit menopause younger”
“You could have a heart attack in the absence of other risk factors if you smoke.”
Heart attacks tend to hit smokers years earlier than non-smokers, according to a new study from Michigan.
Continue reading… “Heart attacks hit smokers younger than non-smokers: study”
Across 12 countries, Britons between 45 and 54 were found to be in the worst shape.
Middle-aged people are meant to be in the prime of their lives. But the middle-aged people in Britain have been found to be in the world’s worst shape.
Continue reading… “Middle-aged Britons are the unhealthiest in the world”
Early morning smokers have higher levels of nicotine and possibly other tobacco toxins in their body.
Are you a smoker that needs a cigarette soon after waking up in the morning? Then, you have an increased risk of developing lung, and head and neck cancers, two new studies have warned.
Continue reading… “Morning smokers at an increased risk of developing cancer”
Alex Hearn’s nicotine inhaler
There are thousands of ex-smokers who haven given up their habit, only to feel the yearning for the euphoric effects of nicotine. And there are the smokers who refuse to listen to reason and continue the habit saying, “Death is inevitable -whether by cigarette or a car-it make no difference.” Continue reading… “New nicotine inhaler: Is it a safer alternative to cigarettes?”
Graphic warnings are the most effective at encouraging smokers to quit, a study has found.
Graphic warning showing neck tumors and diseased lungs on the front of cigarette packets do push smokers in to giving up cigarettes, researchers say.
Continue reading… “Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs Do Help Smokers Quit”
In approximately 50 years there will be no smokers in the developed nations according to Citigroup.
Citigroup estimates that within approximately 50 years there will be no smokers left in developed nations. We list the date smoking will die in 18 different countries from the UK to New Zealand.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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