Dangers Of Smoking Links

Meeting of the minds on fake pot

Students were among those who spoke up at a session in Essex County, helping to make a plan to combat the dangers of synthetic marijuana.

DVT dangers: Why you should avoid the window seat on the plane (even in First Class)

Sitting by the window discourages passengers from walking around and stretching their calf muscles, compared with the aisle, according to the American College of Chest Physicians.

Secondhand smoke more dangerous in confined spaces

Smoking in public places is becoming frowned upon more and more and now, the Centers for Disease Control is saying don't do it in your home or even in your car!

Male smokers lose brain function faster as they age

LONDON (Reuters) - Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco, scientists said on Monday. In a large, long-term study, British researchers found that while there seems to be no link between cognitive decline and smoking in women, in men, the ...

Judge: health labels may stem tobacco co rights

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal rule requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising may violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, a U.S. district court judge said at a hearing on Wednesday. In a case that could wind up before the Supreme Court, five cigarette makers are suing to overturn a Food and Drug Administration rule requiring companies to label ...