Tag Archives: cigarette smoking
Heavy drinking + smoking = fire risk
Heavy drinkers may die needlessly in house fires that would otherwise have been escapable, researchers in Australia suggest. Lead researcher Dorothy Bruck of Victoria University in Melbourne examined coroners’ records for 95 fire victims and found that 58 percent had positive results on blood-alcohol tests – often with very high alcohol levels. The intoxicated victims were less likely than sober … Continue reading
Chewing Tobacco ‘s Brad Pitt Moment
Moneyball is easily the greatest movie ever made about the use of statistical analysis to gain a competitive business advantage. The adaptation of Michael Lewis’s best-selling book, released this month after years of delay, stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics who upset the game’s establishment by turning to Ivy League number crunchers for … Continue reading
Sarah Jessica Parker’s Cigarette Habit Takes Toll on Health, Beauty
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, who recently premiered in her new film “I Don’t Know How She Does It,” is known for her trim figure. But despite being a workout fanatic, she still smokes cigarettes, putting her health at risk. Young people take up smoking for a lot of reasons, but by the time they are in their mid-20s, many come … Continue reading
Smoking a Cigarette, Making a "Twenty Cigarettes" Film
TORONTO — “Don’t be fooled by the smoke,” James Benning told a sold-out audience at the Toronto International Film Festival screening of his latest film “Twenty Cigarettes.” A collection of living portraits, in which 20 smokers, all friends of his, face the camera for the time it takes to consume a cigarette, it is both an homage to Andy Warhol’s … Continue reading
The Smoking Baby: Where Is He Today?
Videos of cute babies doing adorable things are a staple on YouTube, but last year, one particular baby video went viral for all the wrong reasons: It showed a Aldi, two-year-old Indonesian boy, puffing away on cigarette after cigarette as his family looked on. To date, the video has garnered more than 13 million views and provoked outrage. Would worldwide … Continue reading
Solar Cigarette Gives Smoking a Good Image on Actors Today
Smoking on movies was not a big deal during the old times. But with the increasing cases of smoking-related deaths, Hollywood limits smoking ‘incident’ on-screen. Way back when movies were still in black and white scenes, actors enjoyed on-screen smoking with their cigarettes, pipes or cigar. It was cool then and projected a ‘tough guy’ imagery to actors and sexiness … Continue reading
Smoking rates drop in US, but not by much
Despite national and state efforts to raise tobacco taxes, increase awareness of cigarettes’ health risks, and ban smoking in public places, the decline in smoking in the United States has slowed dramatically over the past five years, according to a report released today by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The decline was very gradual,” CDC director Dr. … Continue reading
What cigarette do you smoke, Doctor?
In the 1950s and 1960s, advertisements for cigarettes were everywhere. The immense amount of advertising was made possible by a booming tobacco industry, minimal governmental intervention, and a general public unaware of the long-term consequences of cigarette smoking. A particularly reprehensible advertisement was aired during that time period which suggested that doctors support and encourage the use of cigarettes, particularly … Continue reading
Less Americans Smoking Cigarettes
Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, killing an estimated 443,000 Americans each year. “Any decline in the number of people who smoke and the number of cigarettes consumed is a step in the right direction. However, tobacco use remains a significant health burden for the people of … Continue reading
Get cigarettes out of pharmacies
The use of tobacco products, including smoking cigarettes, remains a serious public health issue in the U.S. Despite many efforts, the CDC estimates that over the past 5 years, the rate of tobacco use has not significantly changed. About 1 in 5 adults in the USA continue to smoke regularly and over 50 percent of children are exposed to the … Continue reading
