Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Rabinoff is the author of the award-winning book Ending the Tobacco Holocaust: How Big Tobacco Affects Our Health, Pocketbook, and Political Freedom—And What We Can Do About It (Elite Books). In this book, Dr. Rabinoff offers readers great detail on every aspect of the tobacco industry as well as how we can easily regain control of our health and … [Read more...] about The Tobacco Holocaust: Actions to Take for a Tobacco-Free World
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Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
Italian researchers recently reported that smoking cigarettes ups the the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent and the risk of malignancy by about 25 percent. This study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (December 17, 2008). Smoking cigarettes does a lot of damage to your body. Organs that have direct contact with carcinogens … [Read more...] about Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk
Smoking-Related Illnesses Come with Significant Costs
Nicotine dependence is the physical vulnerability to the chemical nicotine, which is potently addicting when delivered by various tobacco products. Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes contains thousands of chemicals, including nicotine. Being addicted to tobacco brings a host of health problems related to the substances in tobacco smoke. These effects include damage … [Read more...] about Smoking-Related Illnesses Come with Significant Costs
A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman
PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX -- Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose issued the following statement: All of us at Lung Cancer Alliance, our Board, our advocates and the patients, families and caregivers we represent, extend our deepest sympathy to the wife and family of Paul Newman. Mr. Newman was an icon of the American stage and film, loved … [Read more...] about A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman
Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
Reuters Health Report Recently researchers found a link between the risk of lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The article reported that the risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of tobacco and asbestos exposure, according to a case-control study in US military veterans. Using a Veterans … [Read more...] about Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
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