Two sides of Smoking :-
Posted: 27 Apr 2008
A lot has been said about the negative effects of smoking. But maybe there are different ways of looking at it. To start with the usual,…
Health risks of smoking :-
The main health risks in tobacco pertain to diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular myocardial infarction (heart attack), cardiovascular disease, diseases of the respiratory tract such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer and cancers of the larynx and tongue.
A person’s increased risk of contracting disease is directly proportional to the length of time that a person continues to smoke as well as the… Continue reading
