This video provides a quick flash of facts about the history of Big Tobacco. Learn facts and how the truth of nicotine addiction was manipulated, twisted, and denied. For instance, in 1943 Philip Morris claimed their cigarettes cleared coughs, then in 1961 Philip Morris research identifies cancer-causing compounds in cigarettes three years before Surgeon General's … [Read more...] about Coldcut: The Truth About Big Tobacco Companies
Quitting Smoking is a Pack Behavior
Smokers tend to quit in groups, according to a new study. One person who quits can have ripple effects across his or her entire social network, prompting others to kick the habit. The New York Times offers this delightfully evocative explanation of how the process works: As the investigators watched the smokers and their social networks, they saw what they said was a … [Read more...] about Quitting Smoking is a Pack Behavior
A Bachelor’s Degree for Quitting Smoking?
For Nora King, a former chain-smoker with a master's degree, it was neither a harrowing visit to her doctor nor a disturbing news article on the latest findings about the damage of cigarettes that caused her to put down her smokes once and for all. It was a television commercial she saw a year ago in her New York City apartment that vividly illustrated what goes on inside a … [Read more...] about A Bachelor’s Degree for Quitting Smoking?
Susan DeWitt – This Video Will Break Your Heart…
Please quit smoking while you still have the choice. Watch this musical tribute of Susan DeWitt's struggle with cancer caused from smoking. This will touch your heart, and offer great motivation for anyone wanting to quit. The video points out smoking statistics and touching moments that make you think twice about lighting … [Read more...] about Susan DeWitt – This Video Will Break Your Heart…
Recent Smoking Study: Tropical Mushroom Extract Fights Cancer
An April press release from Cancer Research UK reports that an extract of the mushroom Phellinus linteus has been found to halt the growth of breast cancer cells in vitro. Previous studies have also shown the species to be effective against prostate, skin, and lung cancer cells, but up until now nobody knew how it worked. Researchers at Methodist Research Institute in … [Read more...] about Recent Smoking Study: Tropical Mushroom Extract Fights Cancer
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