Bad news for cigar lovers: the Cubans are as harmful as cigarettes, if not even worse. A recent study from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows that cigar smokers have more cancer-causing substances in their organisms than non-smokers. Cigar smokers may believe that because they do not inhale the smoke, the habit is not particularly dangerous for their health. But second-hand smoke can be … [Read more...]
FDA to launch anti-tobacco awareness campaign on February 11
In a bid to check the increasing use of tobacco, traditional and modern cigarettes among the Americans especially the teens, the government is going to launch a major new anti-tobacco campaign in the United States next week. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is going to launch $115 million campaign to target the 10 million youths in their age group 12 to 17 who are opening themselves to try … [Read more...]
Cigarette Smoking getting deadlier than 50 years ago
Even if the government is leaving no stone unturned to check the use of cigarettes and tobacco products, cigarette smoking is getting more hazardous today than they actually were five decades ago. A newly released US Surgeon General’s report shows smoking is leading towards more diseases, killing more and more people and imposing more burden to economy in the United States than 50 years … [Read more...]