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2. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

3. Effects of nicotine on human brain development - Wikipedia

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   A 2015 review concluded that "Nicotine acts as a gateway drug on the brain, and this effect is likely to occur whether the exposure is from smoking tobacco, passive tobacco smoke or e-cigarettes." [25] Nicotine may have a profound impact on sleep. [26] The effects on sleep vary after being intoxicated, during withdrawal, and from long-term use ...

4. Tobacco harm reduction - Wikipedia

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   The consumption of tobacco products and its harmful effects affect both smokers and non-smokers, [9] and is a major risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world, including respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, periodontal diseases, teeth decay and loss, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancers, strokes, several debilitating ...

5. Smoking and Health - Wikipedia

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   The health effects of tobacco had been debated by users, medical experts, and governments alike since its introduction to European culture. [1] Hard evidence for the ill effects of smoking became apparent with the results of several long-term studies conducted in the early to middle twentieth century, such as the epidemiology studies of Richard Doll and pathology studies of Oscar Auerbach.

6. Blood Money: Why Vampires Are Worth $10 Billion to Our ... - AOL

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   Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel had large followings. The Vampire Diaries continues to be popular, and HBO's smash hit True Blood, which is now in its fourth season, routinely has 5 million or ...

7. Smoker's macrophages - Wikipedia

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   Cigarettes are known to cause many lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and lung cancer. Smoker's macrophages are alveolar macrophages whose characteristics, including appearance, cellularity, phenotypes, immune response, and other functions, have been affected upon the exposure to cigarettes. [1]

8. Tobacco smoking - Wikipedia

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   Common adverse effects of tobacco smoking. The more common effects are in boldface. [86] Cancer prevention poster from New Zealand. Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a global public health concern. [87] There are 1.3 billion tobacco users in the world, as per latest data from WHO. [17]

9. Are vampires real? Here's what the experts say - AOL

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   Get your turtlenecks ready, it's time to talk vampires. If you're fascinated by creatures of the night, the kind that prey on human blood, you aren't alone.From dressing up in vampire costumes on ...