Rolling tobacco use has increased by 60 percent in 2010. Consumers prefer it because it is cheaper and is believed to be less harmful and addictive than conventional cigarettes. But the reality is that it is just as harmful and causes more addiction.
Those who claim that smoking keeps their memory more alert have just run out of arguments for not giving up cigarettes. A new experiment conducted by Northumbria University (United Kingdom) reveals that smokers who quit tobacco go from remembering 59% of the tasks in a prospective memory test to remembering 74%.
Women who smoke have a 25% higher risk of developing coronary heart disease and having a heart attack than men, even if they smoke fewer cigarettes per day, according to a study published in the journal 'The Lancet'. For every year a woman smokes the risk increases by 2%.
"Smoking can damage sperm and reduces fertility" "Smoking clogs arteries and causes heart disease and strokes" "Smoking can kill" "Smoking can damage your relationships and increase your sex drive." The first three phrases appear on tobacco packages to persuade smokers to quit this harmful habit. The fourth does not appear but could appear, according to a new German study.
Two independent studies by researchers from the University of Washington (USA) and King's College London (UK) have identified a region of the genome linked to depression, a disease that can affect 20 percent of the population. The works have been published in the 'American Journal of Psychiatry'.
Yes, at least to our muscles. Rob Wüst from the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) has shown that smokers' muscles tire faster than non-smokers regardless of how many cigarettes they consume per day.
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute (USA) have identified a brain pathway that regulates how vulnerable an individual is to the addictive properties of nicotine. The finding, published by the journal 'Nature' in its online edition, could lead to new treatments for smoking cessation.
Exposure to "invisible" tobacco smoke that is deposited on carpets, clothing, furniture, and other surfaces is called "third-hand smoking." Now, an Israeli study published in the latest issue of the journal 'Environmental Science & Technology' reveals that this smoke could be more dangerous to health than previously thought.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
