In a single hookah/shisha session smokers inhale 200 times more smoke than from 1 cigarette

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Health care - a victim of politico-social milieu!

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Lifestyle diseases in Asia - let's stop eating and dying like the Americans!!

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Second Hand Smoke - Is it justified to kill others to enjoy one's So called Freedom of Choice!

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ORAL CANCER

Oral Cancer

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Oral cancer

Oral Cancer





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More than 600,000 people killed by passive smoking

More than 600,000 people killed by passive smoking: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

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BBC News - Passive smoking 'kills 600,000' worldwide

BBC News - Passive smoking 'kills 600,000' worldwide: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

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A new excuse to smoke | Deccan Chronicle | 2010-11-22

A new excuse to smoke | Deccan Chronicle | 2010-11-22

Seems like the tobacco bars have paid the news paper to write this article! It is included in the section Glam sham!!Clever!! How conveniently it misses out on mentioning about nicotine, tobacco or addiction. Shamefully, they also mention about the rates... For all the work that we do in discouraging the youngsters from taking up to substance abuse and addiction..one such irresponsible article can undo all the efforts!!

Guys let us all write to the editor Deccan Chronicle... Lets point out the glaring mistake in publishing such irresponsible articles.. Go! Ayushmantra!


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Areca nut / Supari + Tobacco = Gutka!! Lethal combo!!

http://drpavanbaldava.blog.com/2010/11/20/supari-are-you-chewing-more-than-you-can-bite
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What are the health risks of smoking cigarettes?

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in both men and women. Smoking is the most common cause of this kind of cancer. Unfortunately, lung cancer is hard to cure. In most cases, lung cancer is not found until it has spread to other parts of the body, like the brain, liver, or bones. By quitting smoking, you can reduce your chance of getting this kind of cancer.

• Lung Cancer: This finger-shaped growth partly blocking the windpipe is lung cancer.
• Lung with Cancer: The cancer is the grayish-white bumps on and in the lung. Every time you smoke a cigarette, you increase your risk of death from this kind of cancer.

Oral cancer includes cancers of the mouth, tongue, cheek, and lips. Tobacco in both cigarettes and smokeless tobacco is a leading cause of these deadly cancers.

• Swelling of the Mouth: Smoking can irritate the skin of the mouth, causing it to swell. Notice the bumps—and the teeth stains.
• Tongue Cancer: The sore on the tongue (right side of photo) is cancer. The sore will spread unless it is removed.

Ulcers are sores or holes in the stomach, most often caused by bacteria. Smokers tend to have more ulcers than nonsmokers, and smoking keeps ulcers from healing.

• Stomach Ulcer: The black hole in the middle of this stomach is an ulcer.

Stroke is a lack of blood flow to the brain due to a blockage in a blood vessel or the bursting of a blood vessel. Severe disability and even death can result from a stroke. Smoking cigarettes is related to high blood pressure and to hardening of the arteries, both of which can cause a stroke.

• Stroke Damage: This brain shows stroke damage. The bleeding is the dark red area.

Osteoporosis is a thinning of the bones that takes place as you get older. It is more common in women than men. If you have osteoporosis, you are more likely to have severe back problems and broken bones. If you smoke, you increase your chances of developing this bone disorder.

Premature menopause can be caused by smoking. Most women reach menopause-when they can no longer become pregnant-by their late 40s or early 50s. A woman who smokes cigarettes tends to reach the age of menopause sooner than if she had not smoked. The more cigarettes she smokes, the sooner she will reach menopause.

Premature wrinkling can also be caused by smoking. Poisons in cigarette smoke age your skin and dry it out, causing wrinkles. Smoking not only robs your health, it makes you look older than you otherwise would.

What is secondhand smoke?

Secondhand smoke, also called Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), is the smoke that smokers breathe out and the smoke from burning tobacco products that others breathe in.

Reference: http://dchealth.dc.gov

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Oral cancer - If we do not act now...then when??

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Polonium in tobacco smoke

The presence of polonium in tobacco smoke has been known since the early 1960s. Some of the world’s biggest tobacco firms researched ways to remove the substance—to no avail—over a 40-year period but never published the results. Radioactive polonium-210 contained in phosphate fertilizers is absorbed by the roots of plants (such as tobacco) and stored in its tissues. polonium-210, which emits alpha radiation is estimated to cause about 11,700 lung cancer deaths annually worldwide.

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Smoke exposure ups risk of ADHD

SYDNEY: Children exposed to secondhand smoke have significantly higher rates of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), headache and stuttering than those who are not exposed.

A study conducted by American scientists, and presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health on Friday revealed children exposed to secondhand smoke had double the rate of both ADHD (10.6% compared to 4.6%) and stuttering (6.3%% compared to 3.5%), and an increased occurrence of headaches (14.2% compared to 10.0%). Adolescents also had significantly higher rates of headaches (26.5% compared to 20.0%). This finding could have serious implications for India, which is home to 10% of world's smokers.

Researcher Wendy Max, Professor of Health Economics at the University of California in San Francisco, said results showed children's exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke could have a negative impact on their learning and education as well as their health and all-round wellness. "Our research shows children who are exposed to tobacco smoke are impacted in three different areas of their development. These physical and mental problems are a disadvantage to a child's cognitive and social development," Prof Max said.

"Kids in countries with high smoking prevalence are most vulnerable. As smoking rates in developed countries fall, burden of childhood exposure to secondhand smoke will be disproportionately borne by countries that already face economic disadvantages," he added.