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Obesity Set to Overtake Smoking As Biggest Cancer Cause

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sarah Smith

New research suggests that one in ten new female cancer cases will be caused by excess weight by 2035, and this is only 2,000 less than tobacco currently. Therefore, it is worth considering the serious dangers of both obesity and … Continue reading →

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Smokers warned they are 45% more at risk of dementia

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Steve Walker

It isn’t the first time the two have been linked together, but more research has shown a clear association between smoking and the onset of dementia. Despite the fact anybody can develop the debilitating disease, research released by the World … Continue reading →

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Stanford University halts tobacco sales on campus – will UK Universities follow?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Steve Walker

One of the world’s leading Universities is leading by example and clamping down on smoking by banning sale of cigarettes in addition to smoking on campus. Stanford University in California’s Bay Area will force its campus shops to cease the … Continue reading →

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Alarming figures show almost one billion smokers on the planet

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Mark Riley

The earth’s population has more than doubled in the last 50 years, soaring to 7.1 billion according to the United States Census Bureau (USCB). Inevitably, this has impacted the total number of smoker’s around the globe, with estimates showing there … Continue reading →

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Grandchildren could develop asthma from their grandmother’s smoking

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Mark Riley

There are umpteen reasons to quit smoking for good, and it seems that on a daily basis there is yet another story to hit the headlines that highlights more evidence of the massive damage that tobacco does to a person’s … Continue reading →

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