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"Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours." -Sir William Osler
My archives are located at Archives of the Cheerful Oncologist, Volume 2
Category: Anti-smoking
The authors conclude that retail shops who display tobacco-related promotional items, called "point-of-purchase" marketing, increase the incidence of cigarette smoking by high school students.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:02 AM • 2 Comments • 3 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
The more I hear about what is going on in China, the more I wonder if the goons running that country have any clue about the health catastrophe lurking at the palace doors.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:02 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
Ever wonder what goes through the mind of someone smoking their first cigarette? I've often wondered what first-time smokers think of as they light up: "I'm so excited." "This tastes weird." "I hope I'm doing it right." "Finally I fit...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 10:15 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
Smoking is looked on as a cool and glamorous way to give your parents, teachers and other authority figures the finger, until the actual addiction sets in...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 3:21 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
Smoke-contaminated clothing is more likely to pass nicotine along to a swaddled babe when the kid is lying next to the smoker...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 1:28 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
Message to all those who are thinking of smoking their first cigarette today:
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:14 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
You gotta love cigarette smokers, if for nothing else but their cognitive dissonance.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 7:53 PM • 9 Comments • 1 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
In a hypothetical setting one could tell a teenage daughter who smokes and is sexually active that if she were diagnosed with HPV-16 infection now, her risk of developing cervical cancer over the next decade is 1400% higher.
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 12:25 PM • 10 Comments • 41 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
Smoking - the gift to kids that keeps on giving...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 8:23 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Anti-smoking
Do you get a feeling of relief whenever you see an anti-smoking advertisement directed toward teenagers? If you do you may want to sit down. Now there is a freshly published study out of Australia that concludes the following: Exposure...
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 9:10 PM • 12 Comments • 55 TrackBacks
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