Cigarette smoking down in the US: CDC
Overall, cigarette smoking among U.S. adults (aged ≥18 years) declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 15.5 percent in 2016. Yet, nearly 38 million American adults smoked cigarettes (“every day” or “some days”) More...
A Few Things You May Not Know About E-Cigs And Vaping
The recently increased interest in e-cigarettes and vaping has created a thick cloud of confusion among many uninformed individuals. Ignorance is not always bliss in every situation, so take a moment to learn More...
Vaping Backed by Science as Healthier Alternative to Cigarettes
After successful completion of the first long-term study on the effects of vaping on your health, experts have given e-cigarettes the thumbs up as an alternative to smoking cigarettes. A fairly new form of nicotine More...
Indonesia: 2-year-old boy, Ardi Rizal, hooked on smoking, Dad is not worried
UPDATE: Ardi Rizal is back in the headlines, this time with some good news – he’s kicked the habit. Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal shocked the world when his 40 smokes a day habit made headlines. Now Ardi, More...
Study Suggests E-cigs Help Traditional Smokers Quit
Manufacturers and marketers of electronic cigarettes have long claimed their products help traditional tobacco smokers quit the habit for good. Despite continued governmental skepticism regarding these claims, things More...
Top Factors Affecting your Life Insurance Premium
Life insurance can be a great way to financially protect your loved ones while making future investments at the same time. Before accepting your application, an insurance company considers several factors when pricing More...
Texas man, Hamid Sadeghy, suffers burns as E-cigarette explodes in his pocket like a ‘firecracker’
A Texas man suffered second-degree burns to his leg after the electronic cigarette he was carrying around in his pocket apparently just expoded. Hamid Sadeghy landed 15 minutes of fame after his switch to e-cigarettes More...
A Few Misconceptions about Pipe Tobacco
When it comes to pipe tobacco, there are actually a lot of misconceptions out there. One of the big ones is about how these pipes are actually made. This is a real shame, particularly when you consider that there More...
This Day in History: 50 years ago surgeon general announced dangers of smoking
The headlines focused more on bronchitis than cancer as the surgeon general, Dr Luther Terry, announced the risks of smoking and called for “appropriate remedial action.” Image/CDC Debate over the hazards More...
International health body, The Union, calls for ‘urgent regulation’ of e-cigarettes
Just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement advising against the use of e-cigarettes, another international health organization has come out against the smoking cessation aid. Members More...
The World Health Organization advises against E-cigarettes
As part of their Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI), the World Health Oganization (WHO) made a statement earlier this week concerning the use of electronic cigarettes or ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems). The More...
Palestinian anti-smoking campaign teaches replace cigarettes with machine guns VIDEO
A Palestinian Authority-based NGO, the Burj Luq-Luq Social Center Society organization, recently performed a puppet show for children in east Jerusalem to promote non-smoking. Anti-Smoking ad date 1905, public domain The More...
2010 Weirdest News Stories: Pierced cats, tattooed eyeballs, Shortest man Record
2010 delivered its fair share of freaky stories. From the “Joking Disease” to “A Zombie Christmas” to a grandmother who tried to sell her grandson and a 4-year-old sued for killing an elderly More...
‘Charlie the Smoking Chimp’ dead at 52, lives a decade longer than most chimps
A chimpanzee which became addicted to smoking cigarettes has died from old age having managed to live at least 10 years longer than most chimps. ‘Charlie the Smoking Chimp’ was famous for his habit, More...
