IN MY VIEW: American Lung Association Urges Thousands of Ex-Smokers to Return to Smoking
The American Lung Association (ALA), through both direct statements to consumers and through its policy statements, is urging thousands of ex-smokers in the U.S. to return to cigarette smoking. Specifically, the Lung Association is urging ex-smokers who have quit smoking by virtue of the use of electronic cigarettes to discontinue use of those devices and return instead to regular cigarettes
Dr. Watson's CyberOffice: You've Had a Heart Attack, Now What?
The prefix ‘ myo ‘ relates to muscle, while ‘cardial’ refers to the heart, so together it translates to heart muscle. The word ‘infarction’ means the development of dead tissue from lack of oxygen. Put it all together and we have the death of heart ..
IN MY VIEW: American Cancer Society Doesn’t Want Smokers to Quit, Unless They Use Pharmaceutical Products
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), quitting or cutting down on smoking by use of electronic cigarettes is not a good thing and harms the public’s health. According to an article in the Washington Post : “A spokesman [of the ACS] said it believes the devices were created to get around smoking bans and violate the spirit of smoking bans. “Allowing them would really be turning back the clock on what we’re trying to do in Virginia to create smoke-free workplaces and environments that promote health,” said American Cancer Society spokesman Keenan Caldwell.” The Rest of the Story The American Cancer Society needs, first of all, to get its facts straight
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Praises New Warning Labels, Despite Evidence that They Will Have Little Effect — Other than Immunizing Big Tobacco
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is praising the new, larger warning labels on smokeless tobacco advertisements, but scientific evidence shows that these labels will have little effect on health, but will have a huge effect in helping to immunize the tobacco industry from liability in litigation. According to an article in the New York Times : “Magazine readers no longer have to squint to see the health warning on ads for smokeless tobacco products
