2007-02-15 07:16:53 · 4 answers · asked by Faith l 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
short term: shortness of breathe, out of shape, yellow teeth
long term: emphysema, lung cancer
2007-02-15 07:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by jillybean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short or long term you can damage your lungs let alone your heart and other organs plus be at risk for getting cancer! It can cause what they call COPD,(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)emphysema,bronchitis,asthma. The little air sacs in the lung are so damaged that you can not breathe or get your breath,it has no cure,just medicines to cope with it and some people have to have oxygen 24/7. It chages your whole life,but it can be a disability you cope with everyday! It can be also cause by the environment,but smoking really is the culprit. So don't smoke ever!
2007-02-15 11:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by beverly c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short term- coughing, harder to get over respiratory infections, smelly clothing and hair, yellow fingertips, yellow teeth
Long term- Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Stroke, Heart Attack, Lung Cancer, Circulation Problems, blood clots, problems healing after surgeries
2007-02-15 07:28:46 · answer #3 · answered by sweet_trixie_1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feature articles on smoking:
Double jeopardy: Obese smokers at higher risk of death (press release)
People who are both very obese and who smoke increase their risk of death by 3.5 to 5 times that of people of normal weight who never smoke, finds a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. According to the study, 20 percent of obese adults in the United States...
Anti-smoking ads cleverly boost smoking among teens
(NewsTarget) Tobacco industry-funded anti-smoking ads aimed at discouraging teen smoking actually caused teens to smoke more, according to a new report by Australian researchers published in the American Journal of Public Health. Phillip Morris' "Talk: They'll Listen" ad campaign -- designed to...
Smoking out the links between nutrition and oral cancer (press release)
Every year, nearly 300,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with oral cancer. This type of cancer has the highest incidence in people who use tobacco, including cigarettes, but the means by which tobacco promotes the development of oral cancer is unknown. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition...
Smoking increases risk and omega-3 fatty acids decreases risk of blinding disease (press release)
Researchers in Boston studied elderly male twins and found that those who smoke or have a history of smoking had an increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration as compared to those who never smoked. At the same time, those who ate more fish and had diets with higher levels of omega...
Obesity in Middle Age Linked to Higher Risk of Hospitalization, Death (press release)
Middle-age individuals without high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels but who are obese have an increased risk in older age for hospitalization or death from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes, compared to individuals of normal weight, according to a study in the January...
Smoking, High Body Mass Index Increase Genetic Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (press release)
Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and the Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, report for the first time how two behavioral lifestyle factors together alter the genetic susceptibility to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), associated with the common coding variant...
The Flavor of Marketing to Kids (press release)
Reynolds Tobacco (or RJR), the company that brought us Joe Camel, is up to its old tricks, targeting our children again. Twenty years ago RJR created Joe Camel, who blew smoke rings over Times Square and was so heavily promoted that more children recognized this cartoon character than Walt Disney’s...
Tobacco Industry Promoted “Ineffective” Ventilation Systems (press release)
Newly released documents reveal that, despite knowing that ventilation and air filtration are ineffective at removing environmental tobacco smoke, British American Tobacco (BAT) promoted these technologies to the hospitality industry as viable options to smoking bans. Writing in this week’s BMJ...
Maternal smoking linked with severe tic disorder (press release)
Women who smoke during pregnancy appear to have a very strong risk of having a child with severe symptoms of Tourette's syndrome and the risk of having obsessive-compulsive disorder is also increased in these children. Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that develops in childhood or adolescence...
Smoking and Obesity May Increase the Risk of Erectile Dysfunction (press release)
A prospective study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found that obesity and smoking are strongly associated with a greater risk of erectile dysfunction (ED). Meanwhile, regular physical activity appeared to have a significant impact on lowering the risk of ED. This is...
Obesity in Middle Age Linked to Higher Risk of Hospitalization, Death (press release)
Middle-age individuals without high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels but who are obese have an increased risk in older age for hospitalization or death from coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, or diabetes, compared to individuals of normal weight, according to a study in the January...
Big Tobacco firms found guilty of conspiracy, racketeering
(NewsTarget) Yesterday a federal judge found Big Tobacco firms guilty of civil fraud and racketeering, but failed to impose harsh sanctions against the companies in the suit, citing a restrictive appeals court ruling. U.S. District Judge Gladys E. Kessler said the government's seven-year case against...
Clearing the air – links between smoking and osteoporosis strengthened (press release)
Young or old, man or woman, smoker or non-smoker – no matter what category you fit into, cigarette smoke can weaken your bones and increase your risk for fractures, according to new research presented this week at the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis in Toronto. Smoking has...
Secondhand smoke dangerous at any level, warns Surgeon General
(NewsTarget) -- A new report by U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona has concluded that there is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure. The report, which reviewed 20 years of evidence on the health hazards of exposure to secondhand smoke, found that even trace levels of exposure have immediate,...
The great direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising con: how patients and doctors alike are easily influenced to demand dangerous drugs
A cute, animated ball bounces around very sadly until he takes a magic potion; suddenly, it becomes happier than ever. No, that isn't the plot of a new children's movie. On the contrary, it's the storyline of a Zoloft commercial – yes, Zoloft, a powerful antidepressant drug. In the 1990s, direct-to-consumer...
Is the American Cancer Society more interested in cancer profit than cancer prevention?
A staggering 1.37 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in calendar 2005. That statistic was taken straight from the American Cancer Society's own reports. Given the crushing impact of cancer on public health, coupled with the ineffectiveness of measures like chemotherapy and radiation, you'd...
Big Tobacco and Big Pharma: same tactics, different chemicals
Have you ever thought about the similarities between pharmaceutical and tobacco companies? They're striking. Both sell products that kill people when used as directed. The statistics are readily available for pharmaceuticals, which kill around 100,000 Americans each year according to the Journal of the...
Why we should bar smokers from taxpayer-funded health care coverage
Is it time to ban cigarettes yet? In this essay, I'm going to give you three different perspectives on the issue. From one perspective, the public health view that says cigarettes are a deadly product that causes untold pain, suffering and death in the American population. From another view, I'll talk...
Big Tobacco racketeering charges mirror pharmaceutical industry crimes
The United States Justice Department charges that under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), cigarette companies have deceived the public for decades in an effort to sell their products. Few would deny the deceptions, except perhaps the tobacco companies themselves. But what's...
Philip Morris concealed research facility evidence showing harmful effects of smoking cigarettes
Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet -- a leading medical journal -- has published yet more revealing evidence that could have a tremendous impact on public health. In research published this month, it was revealed that Philip Morris used a German research facility to study the health effects of cigarette...
How to give yourself cancer in five easy steps
Following with our ever-popular series on "How to Get Disease," this article discusses how to give yourself a raging case of cancer. It could be breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer or even something like leukemia. By following the instructions in this article, you can give yourself almost...
Sedentary lifestyle causes more deaths than smoking, says study
Following a sedentary lifestyle is more dangerous for your health than smoking, says a new study reported in the South China Morning Post, and carried out by the University of Hong Kong and the Department of Health. In the study, researchers looked at the level of physical activity in people who died...
2007-02-15 07:24:11 · answer #4 · answered by mission_viejo_california 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋