The link between smoking and AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is now as robust as the link between smoking and lung cancer, yet few people are aware of the link or even of AMD. AMD is the UK's leading cause of sight loss - there are around 500,000 people in the UK with AMD - and an estimated 54,000 people have the condition as a result of smoking. Pauline Edwards, … [Read more...] about Link Between Smoking and AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)
Smoking Related Diseases
The Harmful Effects of Smoking on Different Parts of the Body
Cigarette smoking is always unsafe. Men who smoke 20 cigarette per day take twice as many days off work each year than nonsmokers. Of men now age 35, the proportion that will die before reaching retiring age is 40% for heavy smokers, but only 18% for non-smokers. Smoking causes more than 400, 000 deaths a year in America all alone. Below in this article we will tell … [Read more...] about The Harmful Effects of Smoking on Different Parts of the Body
Smokers Risk Damage to All Major Body Organs
Health Consequences of Smoking, Surgeon General's Report Smokers risk damage to almost all major organs in their bodies, according to the latest report by the surgeon general The list of diseases caused by tobacco now includes cancers of the kidneys, stomach, cervix, and pancreas as well as leukemia, cataracts, pneumonia, and gum disease. These illnesses are in … [Read more...] about Smokers Risk Damage to All Major Body Organs
Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
"About 80% of the patients whose legs or extremities I have to amputate are current smokers. If they are not current smokers, then they almost certainly used to smoke. If patients presenting with PAD have never smoked, I have cause to doubt whether they have the disease at all." -Mr. Daryll Baker, Consultant vascular surgeon, Royal Free Hospital. The most common cause of … [Read more...] about Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
Smoking Addiction and the Human Choice
The past week I have seen two fatal accidents along the route 9 corridor heading towards Brattleboro, Vermont. Both could have been avoided if the drivers had not made bad decisions. The first accident involved a left turn and the second accident involved a right turn. What did both drivers have in common? They both risked their lives and the lives of others by making a … [Read more...] about Smoking Addiction and the Human Choice
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