Students in the Digital Art and Design program at the Academy for Technology and Academics in Myrtle Beach have helped create a marketing campaign aimed at educating others students about the dangers of smoking. The Smoke Free Horry Eduction and Resource Center opened in Myrtle Beach Mall as a resource center where students can help counsel other students with a tobacco-free … [Read more...] about Smoke Free Horry Education and Resource Center
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States Ranked On Anti-Tobacco Campaign Spending For Kids
In a new report outlining the use of tobacco state by state New Hampshire has received a failing grade. It was released jointly by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and American Lung Association. The report, entitled "A Broken Promise to Our Children" ranked states on their cost associated with … [Read more...] about States Ranked On Anti-Tobacco Campaign Spending For Kids
What Does Smoking Cigarettes Have to Do With Radioactive Radon Gas?
Tobacco research has discovered thousands of risks from the tar and chemicals in cigarettes. Many people are not aware of just how many dangers there are from smoking tobacco, and this is one of those facts that is not widely known. For over 40 years, tobacco researchers and tobacco corporations have known that cigarettes contain radionuclides. The contamination is … [Read more...] about What Does Smoking Cigarettes Have to Do With Radioactive Radon Gas?
Passive Smoking Happens to Pets Too
Fluffy, Fido, and Tweety all suffer from the secondhand smoke of their owners, according to a growing body of literature that has looked at the issue, said Carolynn MacAllister, a veterinarian with the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service. Cats are twice as likely to develop malignant melanoma if they live with smokers as with nonsmokers. This form of … [Read more...] about Passive Smoking Happens to Pets Too
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
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