Doctor tells President Obama to eat “healthy diet”! That was the shocking news to come out of the president’s first medical check-up since he moved into the Oval Office. Except that it wasn’t. Instead, the noise machine got excited by the next line from the presidential physician, urging “moderation in alcohol intake”. So does that mean the president of the United States is fond of a drink, wink wink? Not at all – let’s read the actual report and put it in context: ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘Cigarettes’
Cigarettes and alcohol and Obama
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The cigarettes, crisps and creme egg diet (but then do you know what YOUR teenager’s eating?)
Friday, February 26th, 2010
A recent study revealed that teenage girls are starving their bodies of essential nutrients and smoking in an effort to stay thin like their celebrity role models. Lily Elford is a 17-year-old A-level student from Hassocks in Sussex where she lives with her parents, Craig, 51, a surveyor, Claire, 44, a nursery teacher and her two sisters and brother. We asked Lily to keep a food diary for a week – to see what a typical middle-class teenage girl eats and drinks over a seven-day period. The results will shock many people – including Lily’s mother. ... read more >>
A recent study revealed that teenage girls are starving their bodies of essential nutrients and smoking in an effort to stay thin like their celebrity role models. Lily Elford is a 17-year-old A-level student from Hassocks in Sussex where she lives with her parents, Craig, 51, a surveyor, Claire, 44, a nursery teacher and her two sisters and brother. We asked Lily to keep a food diary for a week – to see what a typical middle-class teenage girl eats and drinks over a seven-day period. The results will shock many people – including Lily’s mother. ... read more >>
Glazer: Cost of smoking goes beyond the price of a pack
Monday, February 8th, 2010
I grew up among smokers. Both grandfathers were Prince Albert men, rolling their own cigarettes in tissue-thin paper filled with shreds of tobacco. I kept my preschool treasures in one of the empty red tins with its hinged lid and drawing of the portly prince on the front. My father was a Winston smoker. Almost every dad I knew smoked. Most of the moms did, too. ... read more >>
I grew up among smokers. Both grandfathers were Prince Albert men, rolling their own cigarettes in tissue-thin paper filled with shreds of tobacco. I kept my preschool treasures in one of the empty red tins with its hinged lid and drawing of the portly prince on the front. My father was a Winston smoker. Almost every dad I knew smoked. Most of the moms did, too. ... read more >>
Quitting Smoking
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Overview
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Overview
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The worst thing about the smoking ban
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
As we know, the ban on smoking in public places, and the misery of being forced to stand outside like a naughty dog every time you want a fag, has caused almost everyone to give up. This has had a profound knock-on effect on our social lives. ... read more >>
As we know, the ban on smoking in public places, and the misery of being forced to stand outside like a naughty dog every time you want a fag, has caused almost everyone to give up. This has had a profound knock-on effect on our social lives. ... read more >>
Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Monday, February 1st, 2010
What is teen substance abuse? ... read more >>
What is teen substance abuse? ... read more >>
The Movies, Cigarettes, and Our Children
Friday, January 15th, 2010
The death of Marlon Brando reminds us of the power of the movies to create a lasting image. Half a century after Brando wowed audiences with his torn undershirt, it is still that image that we remember – not the overweight, aging Brando of recent decades. Much has changed in 50 years, and the smoldering Brando seems almost quaint by today’s movie standards. But one thing hasn’t changed: a cigarette hanging from his lips is still part of the bad-boy image. And smoking is still part of a sexy and strong image of women in movies, too. ... read more >>
The death of Marlon Brando reminds us of the power of the movies to create a lasting image. Half a century after Brando wowed audiences with his torn undershirt, it is still that image that we remember – not the overweight, aging Brando of recent decades. Much has changed in 50 years, and the smoldering Brando seems almost quaint by today’s movie standards. But one thing hasn’t changed: a cigarette hanging from his lips is still part of the bad-boy image. And smoking is still part of a sexy and strong image of women in movies, too. ... read more >>
Swecker: PACT Act Could Cut Underage Tobacco Use
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Just over a decade ago, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control was designated by the General Assembly to be the primary en forcer of Virginia’s tobacco laws as they pertain to underage sales of cigarettes at retail. ... read more >>
Just over a decade ago, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control was designated by the General Assembly to be the primary en forcer of Virginia’s tobacco laws as they pertain to underage sales of cigarettes at retail. ... read more >>
Men and Women Smoke—and Quit—Differently
Monday, January 11th, 2010
In 2001, a group of young cigarette smokers was fitted with opaque goggles and nose clips at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After lighting up, the women in the group collectively rated their cigarettes less “satisfying” than the men did. In another study, women who sampled both standard and low-nicotine cigarettes noted less of a difference in their enjoyment and perceived nicotine intake than male participants did. ... read more >>
In 2001, a group of young cigarette smokers was fitted with opaque goggles and nose clips at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. After lighting up, the women in the group collectively rated their cigarettes less “satisfying” than the men did. In another study, women who sampled both standard and low-nicotine cigarettes noted less of a difference in their enjoyment and perceived nicotine intake than male participants did. ... read more >>
Fertility and use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
This study demonstrated that cigarette smoking was associated with an increase in both time to conception (among 2817 fertile women) and risk of primary infertility (among 1818 infertile women and their primiparous control subjects). The average time to conception was 4.3 months for women who never smoked, 4.6 months for those who smoked in the past, and 5.1 months for those who currently smoked. ... read more >>
This study demonstrated that cigarette smoking was associated with an increase in both time to conception (among 2817 fertile women) and risk of primary infertility (among 1818 infertile women and their primiparous control subjects). The average time to conception was 4.3 months for women who never smoked, 4.6 months for those who smoked in the past, and 5.1 months for those who currently smoked. ... read more >>
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