Categories:
· Health/Science
International:
· Australia
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Smoking One Joint Equivalent to Smoking Five Cigarettes |
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Source: FoxNews,2007-07-31
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Smoking a single marijuana joint does as much damage to the lungs as several cigarettes, a study suggests. The drug reduces airflow into the lungs, damages the functioning of the large airways, diminishes the number of small airways and forces the lungs to work harder, according to a report in the London Times.
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Categories:
· Health/Science
International:
· Australia
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Printer particles as bad as cigarettes |
Source: The Sidney Morning Herald,2007-07-31
Author:Richard Macey |
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SMOKERS have been banished from the office - but another threat, potentially as dangerous, may still be lurking by the water cooler.
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Categories:
· Health/Science
· Tobacco control
International:
· U.K.
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Plan to ban 'traditional' cigarettes in drive to cut house fires |
Source: Scotsman.com,2007-07-31
Author:HAMISH MACDONELL |
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TRADITIONAL cigarettes which stay alight when they are not being smoked could be banned as part of a European effort to reduce house fires.
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Categories:
· Business
International:
· USA
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Blocking a killer hook |
Source: The Boston Globe,2007-07-30
Author:Diedtra Henderson |
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Smoking is linked to one in five US deaths a year. But legal and technological changes are in sight to dramatically reduce nicotine, the addictive property in tobacco products.
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Categories:
· Crime
International:
· U.K.
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QE2 cigarette smuggler is facing up to three years’ jail |
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Source: Hampshire.net,2007-07-30
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A CREWMAN on South-ampton's flagship liner QE2 has been warned he faces up to three years in jail after being convicted of smuggling nearly two million cigarettes into Britain.
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