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Cigarette smoke has 70 carcinogens
Smokers and passive smokers (within 1 meter) are susceptible to chronic diseases of the lungs, respiratory tract, and many other diseases, which can lead to cancer.
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70,000 Vietnamese people can die from cigarette smoke
With 15 million smokers and more than 4 million pipe smokers, Vietnam is in the
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Tobacco can alter fetal DNA
Women who smoke during pregnancy may increase their risk of altering their DNA, making them more susceptible to disease than other children.
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'Scary tobacco than the disease of the century'
Each year, Vietnam has about 40,000 tobacco-related deaths, while the number of deaths due to HIV / AIDS accumulated until March 2008 is only about this number.
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Smoking at hunger is more dangerous than usual
The toxicity of tobacco becomes very high if people smoke early in the morning, when they have not eaten or eaten anything.
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Simple change to prevent cancer
According to health experts, cancer can be prevented if people eat enough nutrients and exercise more.
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Cigarettes attack the gene in just a few minutes
In just a few minutes smoking can cause genetic diseases, related to cancer. This finding by American scientists is a warning for people who are intending to smoke.
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Tobacco reduces intelligence
Smokers have a lower IQ than non-smokers and the longer the smoking time, the more deteriorated the human mind is.
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Controversy about the safety of electronic cigarettes
Battery-powered tobacco products sparked a lot of controversy in the US about its safety for users.
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Mint smokers are harder to quit
Tobacco containing peppermint essential oil makes it harder to quit smoking than regular cigarettes. The conclusion was made by scientists from Penn State, Miami, Califo…
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Detect 3000 more toxic substances in cigarette smoke
The Chief Surgeon's Office (*) of the US Department of Health and Human Services has just released on December 9 the General Report, stating the latest evidence on cigar…
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Electronic cigarettes are at risk for health
E-cigarettes, which are increasingly used in the world, are believed to be unsafe and pose a risk to health.
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'Don't squeeze your baby's nose, even with smoke!'
The Asia-Pacific Conference on Tobacco Control (APACT 2010) took place in Sydney (Australia) from October 6-9, 2010.
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Do not use any tobacco products
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), non-smoking tobacco products (dry powder tobacco or chewing tobacco) should not be used as a substitute for convention…
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Thousands of American children have been poisoned by tobacco
Every year in the United States, thousands of children are accidentally poisoned by tobacco products.