Awareness of the toll has prompted more research into how to lessen it. Gary McMane, 50, of Fontana, is convinced that his own depression has taken a toll on the three children he adores. “They’re all good kids, and good in school, but I know it’s had a terrible effect on them.” ... read more >>
City Tries to Shut Club It Says Flouts Smoking Ban 1
The Bloomberg administration is moving closer to shutting one of the largest and busiest nightclubs in the city, as part of an aggressive new strategy to revoke the operating licenses of clubs that health officials believe promote smoking. The nightclub, the M2 UltraLounge on West 28th Street in Manhattan, went on trial last week at a special administrative court that the city uses when it seeks to take away property. If the case against the club succeeds, it would be the first time the city had closed a business solely for flouting a ban on smoking. ... read more >>
Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson’s
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March 15th, 2010
In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson’s disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk. Previous research had suggested that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. ... read more >>
Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video Featuring Beyonce Is Beyond, NSFW
Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ with Beyonce is out and it is wilder than their last collaboration. The nine-minute video starts with Gaga being escorted into a prison cell and stripped of her clothing by two female guards. “I told you she didn’t have a dick.” says one of them. “Too bad,” the other replies, and Gaga leaps against the bars of her cell, exposing a blurred out view of her genitals. (She already proved she is not a hermaphrodite with her skimpy Grammys costume.) ... read more >>
Kathryn’s Oscar comes too late
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March 15th, 2010
A woman winning the Oscar for best directing is one of those cultural milestones that would pass better unremarked. Sadly, it didn’t. “The moment has come!” chirruped Barbra Streisand, emoting harder than any of the actresses who were nominated that night. “It’s Kathryn Bigelow!” Newspapers and magazines hurried to trumpet this historic landmark; I would have kept it quiet. ... read more >>
David Beckham ruled out of World Cup after tearing Achilles tendon
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March 15th, 2010
The 34 year-old, currently on loan at AC Milan from LA Galaxy in an effort to prove his fitness to England coach Fabio Capello, suffered the injury during the closing stages of Milan’s 1-0 victory against Chievo on Sunday evening. A tearful Beckham limped to the touchline, appearing to says ‘It’s broken, it’s broken,’ after sustaining the injury without physical contact from an opponent. ... read more >>
Fake body discovered as part of funeral union asbestos abatement protest
A ghoulish union protest in lower Manhattan has gone from bad to corpse. Some local residents were already upset that a coffin was being used as a prop to rally against a nonunion asbestos abatement firm at 176 Broadway in lower Manhattan. Then they noticed a macabre addition: a fake body inside. “I’m disgusted by it,” said a woman who lives in the building and gave her name as Cathy. “The mannequin is taking it way too far.” ... read more >>
Cigar sales see worldwide slump
The Cuban cigar has historically been a status symbol among wealthy businessmen and, for Americans, forbidden fruit. But the recession has forced many to rethink their spending on amenities, and Cuban cigar sales plummeted last year. As a result, cigar producers and local cigar bars have begun targeting a new and perhaps unlikely segment of smokers: women. ... read more >>
Gonjasufi: A Sufi and a Killer
Gonjasufi – aka California’s Sumach Ecks – sounds like a human radio that’s stuck between stations. Songs on his debut LP crackle in and out of life and dance between genres: one minute he’s croaking out-of-frequency soul, the next it’s a Big Boi-style hip-hop rundown. It’s all over the place, but thrillingly so. ... read more >>
Door-to-door program helps quit smoking
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March 5th, 2010
U.S. researchers found offering door-to-door counseling helped new moms cut down on smoking. Brad Collins of Temple University in Philadelphia and colleagues offered Philadelphia Family Rules for Establishing Smoke-free Homes — a 16-week intensive one-on-one counseling program. Previous research had found 40 percent of new moms in North Philadelphia either smoked currently or had smoked late into their pregnancies, and were increasing their babies’ risks of sudden infant death syndrome, asthma, lung or ear infections. ... read more >>
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