Though 20.6% of Americans still smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), anyone following the tobacco industry knows that, overall, cigarette manufacturers are hurting. Until 2008, when the economy took a turn for the worse, smoking rates were declining each year. Stress-induced…
E-cigarette research is heating up, and scientists are starting to show that using e-cigarettes can have some surprising health effects, according to new findings presented at the meeting of the American Thoracic Society. “Millions of people around the world that are puffing e-cigs, ” says Peter Dicpinigaitis…
Ancient People have been living on the Australian continent for ages. The first people lived there between 42, and 48, years ago. The first inhabitants probably came from what is now known as Southeast Asia. These people are called the Aboriginals and are considered the “first Australians”. Australian…
Several research studies have shown a link between cannabis and cancer. But other studies have shown no link. This makes it difficult to say exactly what the risk is. There have been a couple of systematic reviews that have tried to draw some conclusions on this. In 2005 a review looked at the results of several studies into marijuana use and cancer risk. The researchers looked…
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Introduction: The PROMIS® Smoking Initiative has developed an assessment toolkit for measuring 6 domains of interest to cigarette smoking research: nicotine dependence, coping expectancies, emotional and sensory expectancies, health expectancies, psychosocial expectancies, and social motivations for smoking. The papers in this supplement describe the methods used to develop…
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“Marlboro Man is Dead” we read the headlines once again. Mr. Eric Lawson was the fourth in a row of Marlboro classic cowboys who died for smoking-related disease. But why is it an international news? What made the Marlboro Man a pop icon and the most successful branding campaign in the history of tobacco advertising? Mild As May – Marlboro for the ladies Many current Marlboro…
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Cigarette smoking is the single greatest risk factor for lung cancer. There is a significant dose-response relationship between the number of pack-years smoked and lung cancer risk; that is, the more a person smokes and the longer he or she smokes, the greater the risk for lung cancer. How does cigarette smoking cause lung cancer? This question has not yet been answered definitively…
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Incidence and Mortality is the second most common cancer and the primary cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the United States. The overall rate for lung and cancers rose steadily through the 1980s, peaked in the early 1990s, and has been slowly declining since 2001. Trends in lung cancer and mortality rates have closely mirrored historical patterns of smoking…
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Cultivation, Harvest, and Curing We originally started growing and offering tobacco seeds as ornamental annuals. They are a quite magnificent plant with beautiful flowers making them a great selection for the back of flower beds. All of the seed varieties available here have interesting histories, were grown in different geographical locations, and cultivated for varied and…
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