January 9, 2013

5-Year-Olds With Cigarettes: Glamorous or Hideous?

A new photography exhibit aims to make viewers think twice about what smoking really means.

See more. [Images: Frieke Janssens]

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Filed under: Cigarettes Health Photography Art Politics Controversy Children 
September 20, 2012
Study: Low-Earning Smokers in New York City Spend 25% of Their Income on Cigarettes

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Filed under: Health News Economics Smoking Cigarettes WTF 
August 21, 2012
Study: Tobacco on Pace to Kill One Billion People This Century

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Filed under: News World news Health Smoking Cigarettes Tobacco 
August 15, 2012
Australia Unveils Grotesque Cigarette Labels Tobacco companies took a kick-to-the-groin (that’s official legal jargon) in Australia today, when the country’s high court OK’d some of the world’s most grotesque cigarette packages. Logos and branding are out. Plain sleeves and giant, nauseous warning labels are in, as you can see in the illustrations above, which were cooked up last year by the Aussie government.  Read more. [Image: The Australian]

Australia Unveils Grotesque Cigarette Labels

Tobacco companies took a kick-to-the-groin (that’s official legal jargon) in Australia today, when the country’s high court OK’d some of the world’s most grotesque cigarette packages. Logos and branding are out. Plain sleeves and giant, nauseous warning labels are in, as you can see in the illustrations above, which were cooked up last year by the Aussie government. 

Read more. [Image: The Australian]

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Filed under: News Health Cigarettes Australia World news WTF Smoking Cancer 
August 14, 2012
Study: Eggs Are Nearly as Bad for Your Arteries as Cigarettes While the link between eggs and cholesterol — and between cholesterol and heart disease — is well established, this study sheds light on the extent of their potential harm if eaten routinely in large quantities. A single large egg contains more than 180 mg of cholesterol — more than a third of a person’s daily recommended intake. By this measure, a typical American breakfast alone, with two eggs (plus bacon!), would push well past that. Egg whites, meanwhile, remain excellent. Read more. [Image: anneh632/Flickr]

Study: Eggs Are Nearly as Bad for Your Arteries as Cigarettes

While the link between eggs and cholesterol — and between cholesterol and heart disease — is well established, this study sheds light on the extent of their potential harm if eaten routinely in large quantities. A single large egg contains more than 180 mg of cholesterol — more than a third of a person’s daily recommended intake. By this measure, a typical American breakfast alone, with two eggs (plus bacon!), would push well past that. Egg whites, meanwhile, remain excellent.

Read more. [Image: anneh632/Flickr]

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Filed under: Food Eggs Health Cholesterol Cigarettes Heart disease 
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