By Agence France-Presse Monday, October 22, 2012 15:07 EDT Topics: john dalli ♦ tobacco legislation A shady Maltese lobbyist, Sweden’s substitute for snuff, robberies against anti-smoking groups: the resignation of the EU’s top health official in a tobacco-linked “whodunnit” is… Read More ›
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‘Cannabis alters human DNA’ — new study
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Rajinder Singh 44-116-223-1827 University of Leicester Research at University of Leicester highlights cancer risk from cannabis smoke A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found “convincing evidence” that cannabis smoke damages… Read More ›
Chinese workers urged to puff up economy by smoking
2009 article posted for filing CLIFFORD COONAN in Beijing CHINESE STATE employees are being asked to do their patriotic duty to support the local economy – by lighting up a cigarette. And no butts. In Gongan county in Hubei province,… Read More ›
Tobacco contains highly toxic compounds not regulated by law: Hydrogen cyanide, 1,3-butadiene or some of the families of aldehydes, nitrosamines and phenols”.
Contact: SINC sinc@agenciasinc.es 34-914-251-820 FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology IMAGE:The concentration of certain harmful and carcinogenic substances varies significantly from one brand of cigarettes to another. Click here for more information. Researchers from the University of Alicante… Read More ›
Just Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease – Tobacco Contaminant
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may also increase the chance of developing lung disease. The University of Michigan School… Read More ›
Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet
Public release date: 28-Sep-2011 -Requested Repost Contact: Kim Irwin kirwin@mednet.ucla.edu 310-206-2805 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed “deep and intimate” knowledge… Read More ›
Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet
Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed “deep and intimate” knowledge of these particles’ cancer-causing potential, but… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 