Legacy’s World Affairs
Cigarette Smoking at New Low Among Youths, Survey Finds
July 12, 2013 Cigarette smoking hit the lowest point ever recorded among American eighth-graders and high school sophomores and seniors last year, a newly released report shows. Read More.
Spurn Burns Deep for Young Smokers
July 12, 2013 They laugh at the thought of getting throat cancer, but tell them they won’t pull chicks if they taste like an ashtray and young smokers will take notice. Read More.
Law Spoils Tobacco’s Taste, Australians Say
June 11, 2013 More than seven months have passed since Australia imposed one of the world’s toughest laws for tobacco warning labels, swapping iconic packaging for graphic images of mouth ulcers, cancerous lungs and gangrenous limbs. Read more.
Cigarette Smoke Impacts Genes Linked to Health of Heart and Lungs
July 11, 2013 Diana J. Bigelow and colleagues point out that active smoking doubles the risk of heart disease, while second-hand smoke exposure increases this risk by about one-third. Read more.
Statewide Bans Boost Smoke-Free Campus Momentum
July 10, 2013 College smokers are finding themselves increasingly out of luck, as more schools across the USA ban smoking and use of other tobacco products from campus grounds. Read more.
Tobacco Control Measures in India Could Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths
July 10, 2013 Smokefree laws and higher tobacco taxes in India could prevent nine million heart disease and stroke deaths over the next decade, a new study says. Read more.
Denormalizing Smoking: Making the Case for Banning Cigarettes in Parks and On Beaches
July 9, 2013 Many state and local governments have banned smoking in parks and on beaches on the basis that passive smoke is a risk for non-smokers, cigarette butts pollute the environment, and seeing people smoke poses a long-term risk to children. Read More.
Adverse Fetal Growth, Exposure to Maternal Smoking Correlated with Lower Measures of Sperm Quality
July 8, 2013 Studies over the past 20 years have suggested (though not unequivocally confirmed) that semen quality is in decline, reflected most evidently in falling sperm counts and reduced sperm motility. Read more.
Sweden’s Snus Tobacco Invades, but Americans Prefer Snuff
July 8, 2013 Josh Pedigo likes to spit, the 27-year-old handyman from Wentworth, N.C., started using Skoal snuff when he was 10 years old, and now he spits even when he doesn’t have a wad of tobacco in his lower lip. Read more.
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