Do the heaps of cigarette butts that litter the ground where smokers gather get on your nerves? Did you know the filter tips on cigarettes are the most common item of litter in the world? The largest part of most cigarette butts is a non-biodegradable plastic filter made of cellulose. Filters first appeared in the… Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unveiled new graphic health warnings for cigarette packs, the latest development in a decade-long battle between regulators and the tobacco industry. The 13 proposed warning labels focus on lesser-known risks associated with smoking, such as erectile dysfunction, bladder cancer and cataracts. Messages include “tobacco smoke can harm your children” with… Read More »
A 60-year-old who had his leg amputated after he was attacked was shocked when he saw an image of his stump on a cigarette packet. The Sun reports that the Albanian man made the discovery when his son bought a packet of rolling tobacco in Luxembourg last year. The picture of his amputation is displayed… Read More »
A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker’s preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavor additive. The variant of the MRGPRX4 gene is five to eight times more frequent among smokers who use menthol cigarettes than other smokers, according to an international group of researchers supported by the U.S.… Read More »
There are multiple reasons you should not start smoking, or you should quit. Despite decades of warnings by the U.S. Surgeon General, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to call tobacco the “single largest preventable cause of cancer and disease in the United States.”1 Today, cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000… Read More »
E cigs have been sought after for a few years now, these devices would possibly appeal mostly to smokers who would either want to quit smoking or perhaps just use a healthier option in order to cut down the amount they are smoking, these e cigs are certainly ideal for a variety of people. These… Read More »