"Tobacco is fast becoming a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease," says the WHO. John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society, has an even bleaker outlook. "We're about to witness the largest manmade, tobacco-industry-induced pandemic that the world has ever seen." Definition of Pandemic from Wikipedia: A pandemic (from Greek pan all + demos … [Read more...] about Prediction of a Manmade Pandemic
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Tobacco Industry Efforts to Derail Effective Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Anti-smoking ads that reveal the tobacco industry's deceptive practices have been aggressively quashed through various methods found Temple University Assistant Professor Jennifer K. Ibrahim, co-author of an analysis in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health. In the article, Ibrahim tracks the rise and fall of state and national efforts to curb smoking for … [Read more...] about Tobacco Industry Efforts to Derail Effective Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Beware Corporate Wolves In Consumer Watchdog Clothing
The so-called Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is at it again. This time, it's not the American Medical Association or Mothers Against Drunk Driving they're after. Instead, it's the Physicians' Committee For Responsible Medicine (PCRM). The PCRM is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, proper nutrition, and healthy lifestyles. So why is something … [Read more...] about Beware Corporate Wolves In Consumer Watchdog Clothing
No Smoke With This Man’s Fire
AS THESE things go, "I'm going to cure the world of smoking" is up there with the world's best catchphrases. These words were uttered by Allen Carr on July 15, 1983, the day when he stubbed out his last cigarette. Convinced he had discovered a method based mainly on the logical reasons smokers need to quit (rather than on the sea of drugs and patches and gums and … [Read more...] about No Smoke With This Man’s Fire
Those Who Don’t Know History…
I've been on my high horse today about Big Tobacco trying to squirm out of facing responsibility for killing people. I do recognize my own responsibility of making the initial choice to try a sickarette. But I also feel it's appropriate for BT to accept its role in making sure people stay "life long customers". So I looked something up in a great body of information … [Read more...] about Those Who Don’t Know History…
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