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Nicotine creates cancer causing substance -

Nicotine is not only addictive, but also dangerous for your health. American researchers have discovered that nicotine creates carcinogenic substances.
This is shown by research done in collaboration with the University of California.
When smoking a cigarette nicotine is released in the form of vapor. This vapor attaches itself to surfaces of furniture, carpets, clothing and human […]

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Connection between cannabis use and testicular cancer -

Long term cannabis usage increases the risk of getting an extraordinary aggressive type of testicular cancer. This the conclusion of an American research.
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Center for Cancer Research in Seattle compared the marijuana use of about 370 men that suffered from testicular cancer and of about 980 men that did not have […]

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Smoking increases chance for irregular heartbeat -

To quit smoking is good, but never to start smoking is much better. This is the result of a study conducted at the Erasmus Medical Center. A history of smoking can increase the chance of getting cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat.
People who smoke or have smoked, have a 50 percent higher chance to develop a […]

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The consequences of passive smoking -

At home and in the bar are the most common places non-smokers get exposed to the smoke of smokers. The degree of health damage you suffer from passive smoking depends on several factors like how long you are exposed to the smoke, the distance between you and the smoker and how many smokers there are […]

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Smoking damages health non-smoking partner -

Non-smoking partners of men or women who do smoke have a 42 percent bigger chance to get a stroke than people whose partner do not smoke. For ex-smokers who live with a smoker that chance is 72 percent higher.
These are the results of a study that was published recently in the American Journal of Preventive […]

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Diesel fumes make stupid? -

Inhaling diesel fumes leads to a transformation in the brain in the way it processes information. This is possibly done by the nano particles that are present in diesel exhaust fumes. The leader of this research Paul Borm suggests that is plausible that a long term exposure, as in a city for example, can influence […]

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Smoking can damage your hearing -

Smoking as well as being overweight can permanently damage your hearing. This is the result of an European study led by the University of Antwerp. Of course the main cause of hearing loss is still noise pollution and too strong sound. But this investigation shows that there is a connection between cardiovascular disease and the […]

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Four advices for living longer -

You will live years longer if you take to following advice to heart:

don’t smoke
excercise regularly
be modest with alcohol
eat five servings of fruits and vegetables daily

This is the result of a analysis of the eating habits of 20.000 people by scientist at Cambridge.
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Smoking father ruins sperm of son too -

Smoking and drinking men pass on their damaged sperm to their potential sons. The sperm defects can be passed down as much as four generations.
The damaged sperm cells can endanger the health of the future child. Furthermore for boys there is a big chance that they will have the exact same broken sperm cells as […]

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Smoking cannabis causes inflammation of the gums -

Smoking cannabis can lead to inflammation of the gums or gingivitis. It has been known for a while that smoking often causes problems with the gums. But now it has been shown that smoking cannabis is also bad for your gums.
One out of three cases of gum inflammation can be attributed to the extensive use […]

Popularity: 28% [?]