Women who light up may have an increased susceptibility to tobacco carcinogens.

A new study from Swiss researchers shows that women are more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing effects of smoking tobacco.
The study results were reported this week at the European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology in Lugano, Switzerland.
The researchers studied 683 lung cancer patients referred to a cancer center between 2000 and 2005.
They found that women tended to be younger when they developed the cancer, even though they smoked on average significantly less than men.
On a more positive note, other research presented at the conference shows that women tend …read more

If you smoke both marijuana and tobacco, you’re at an even higher risk of developing a serious lung disease, say researchers.
According to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal last week, people who regularly smoked both tobacco and marijuana were about three times more likely than non-smokers to develop a COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a serious lung disease. The authors wrote:
Smoking only tobacco was associated with an increased risk of COPD, as defined in all 3 ways. Smokers who reported using both marijuana and tobacco were almost 2.5 times more likely than nonsmokers to have respiratory symptoms …read more

During the 1890’s Victorian doctor Thomas Allinsin had some very controversial essays on healthy living published. I believe his opinions would still be called controversial today (or perhaps there is a better word out there – feel free to suggest some). His diaries have just now been republished, and The Independent has published just a bit of what he offered to his public.
Here is what he has to say about baldness:
The causes of baldness are wrong living, improper foods, too many meals, intoxicating drinks, tobacco, strong tea and coffee, late hours, bad air, vicious sensual habits, or anything …read more