Saskatchewan teens are smoking almost three times more than their peers in other provinces, according to newly released numbers.
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Cigarette warning: Two thirds of people who try one become full time smokers
Scientists pooled data from previous studies involving more than 215,000 people from across the world to show an estimated 70 per cent progressed to daily smoking after taking their first puff. Professor Peter Hajek, of Queen Mary University, London, said: “This is the first time the remarkable hold cigarettes can establish after a single experience […]
Smokers pay more, but it’s tobacco companies, not the government, cashing in
Cigarette prices have increased in Canada over the past two years, but they’ve done so gradually, without any major federal tax hikes, providing a big revenue boost for tobacco companies, an anti-smoking group says. CBC | Health News
Smokers fume at new cigarette ban on hospital property
After a two year build-up, smoking on hospital property in Ontario is now illegal. CBC | Health News
Cancer WARNING: Smokers who have had FIVE oral sex partners at risk of THIS disease
MEN who perform oral sex on their partners are more likely to get a rare form of mouth and throat cancer, warns new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Lung cancer risk increased in male smokers who take vitamin B6 and B12
LUNG cancer risk could increase among certain men who take high doses of vitamin B supplements, experts have claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Smoking crackdown as Government announces plans to SLASH number of smokers to 12 per cent
The figures were revealed as part of the tobacco control plan, a paper which was due to be published last summer and has just been released. The plan also targets a reduction in the number of 15-year-olds who regularly smoke, from eight per cent to three per cent or lower, as well as a fall […]
Could your ’smoker’s cough’ be a sign of this potentially life-threatening lung condition?
EMPHYSEMA is a type of lung condition that causes problems breathing, and it could turn dangerous. Here are the symptoms to look out for. Daily Express :: Health Feed
‘Light’ cigarettes make smokers more vulnerable to most common lung cancer
SO-called “light” cigarettes with ventilated filters may have made smokers more vulnerable to what is now the most common form of lung cancer, say scientists. Daily Express :: Health Feed
‘Light’ cigarettes make smokers more vulnerable to most common lung cancer
Researchers investigated why rates of adenocarcinoma, a cancer that occurs deep in the lungs, had increased over the last 50 years. During same period, the number of people developing other forms of lung cancer had fallen in relation to more smokers quitting tobacco. The results confirmed what many experts had long suspected. A “clear relationship” […]
