Egyptian scientists have proved that smoking a hookah is comparable to three packs of cigarettes.
Previously it was believed that tobacco smoke in a hookah is less harmful than tobacco, as well as time to cool down in the water. However, the team of Egyptian doctors and engineers decided to see whether this really is. For this, they constructed a special device. It consists of a cylinder whose volume equals the volume of human lungs. Inside it moves the piston to simulate inhalation and exhalation of tobacco smoke. After a full cycle of the piston in the apparatus is so harmful, how much accumulates in the lungs of a smoker. The results were disappointing. Studies have shown that smoking hookah tobacco normal servings (25 grams) can be equated to 60 cigarettes.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
DPRK diplomats arrested for smuggling cigarettes in Sweden
Swedish police arrested two North Korean diplomats suspected of smuggling into the country 230 thousand cigarettes, the press service of Customs.
Man and woman were stopped by customs officials when they left the ferry, coming from Helsinki. According to Monica Magnusson, press officer of customs, in their car were found a total of 230 cigarettes Thousands Couple is the DPRK diplomatic officials in Russia, they have the Swedish border guards of his diplomatic immunity.
Swedish Foreign Ministry chose not to comment on this case, however, its position marked like this: "Anyone who comes to Sweden and commits a crime, does not have any preference under the law of Sweden.
Man and woman were stopped by customs officials when they left the ferry, coming from Helsinki. According to Monica Magnusson, press officer of customs, in their car were found a total of 230 cigarettes Thousands Couple is the DPRK diplomatic officials in Russia, they have the Swedish border guards of his diplomatic immunity.
Swedish Foreign Ministry chose not to comment on this case, however, its position marked like this: "Anyone who comes to Sweden and commits a crime, does not have any preference under the law of Sweden.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Philip Morris owe to the customer of 300 million dollars
The jury of Florida has passed the decision that the largest tobacco company of United States Philip Morris is obliged to pay 300 million dollars as indemnification to the customer who suffers an emphysema of lungs.
The court has decided: the company should pay Sindi Nogl (61 year) 56 million as indemnification of means, are spent for treatment, and 244 million more «penal losses» which actually become punishment for the tobacco company.
The woman has started to smoke cigarettes of mark Benson and Hedges in 1968 when to it was 20. Its basic aspiration to look was more adult in the opinion of contemporaries. Sindi Nogl continued to smoke within 25 years, finish smoking it could only by use of a nicotinic plaster. Now at the former client Philip Morris the emphysema of lungs, this serious illness of respiratory ways has developed. Now Sindi Nogl practically is not capable to move independently and is compelled to use the volume ventilator constantly.
Истица recognised that smoking was its error. The tobacco company does not consider itself the customer guilty for a grave condition. Lawyers of the woman confirm: the tobacco company has been obliged to warn the clients about possible diseases and degree of their weight. As it it has not been made, the manufacturer of cigarettes should be recognised by guilty.
Lawyers Philip Morris do not consider conclusions of jurymen correct. In their opinion, the litigation course was marked by a number of infringements. The Press Secretary of company Mjurrej Garnik after the court termination has informed that the manufacturer of cigarettes intends to achieve judgement revision.
In the summer of last year the jury of Los Angeles has made the decision on collecting from company Philip Morris of 13,8 million which have gone on Dzhodi Bullock's indemnification, whose mother has died of a cancer of lungs.
Before the court of Florida already awarded to Stewart Hessa's widow which also has died of a cancer of lungs, 8 million dollars as indemnification from Philip Morris.
On June, 12th this year the Senate of the United States by a majority of votes has supported the bill which has seriously increased powers of the bodies knowing supervision in sphere of manufacture of tobacco production. Advertising campaigns of tobacco manufacturers as have received a number of serious restrictions.
Legislators consider that toughening of frameworks for tobacco advertising allows not only to keep youth health, but also it is essential to save on medical expenses, after all smokers, as it is known, address to doctors much more often.
According to statistics, an addiction suffers about 45 million Americans. Every year from the illnesses directly connected with a tobacco smoke, 400 000 persons die nearby. The data testifies and that appreciable decrease in number of smokers is during the last years marked. Most likely, this consequence of popularisation of data on dependence between smoking and probability of development of a cancer of lungs.
Since 1998 US authorities have shifted a part of responsibility for health of smokers on the tobacco companies. Manufacturers of tobacco have listed 206 billion dollars which should cover a part of expenses on treatment of smokers. From this year the tax to tobacco is increased. From 62 cents it has risen to 1,01 dollars.
The court has decided: the company should pay Sindi Nogl (61 year) 56 million as indemnification of means, are spent for treatment, and 244 million more «penal losses» which actually become punishment for the tobacco company.
The woman has started to smoke cigarettes of mark Benson and Hedges in 1968 when to it was 20. Its basic aspiration to look was more adult in the opinion of contemporaries. Sindi Nogl continued to smoke within 25 years, finish smoking it could only by use of a nicotinic plaster. Now at the former client Philip Morris the emphysema of lungs, this serious illness of respiratory ways has developed. Now Sindi Nogl practically is not capable to move independently and is compelled to use the volume ventilator constantly.
Истица recognised that smoking was its error. The tobacco company does not consider itself the customer guilty for a grave condition. Lawyers of the woman confirm: the tobacco company has been obliged to warn the clients about possible diseases and degree of their weight. As it it has not been made, the manufacturer of cigarettes should be recognised by guilty.
Lawyers Philip Morris do not consider conclusions of jurymen correct. In their opinion, the litigation course was marked by a number of infringements. The Press Secretary of company Mjurrej Garnik after the court termination has informed that the manufacturer of cigarettes intends to achieve judgement revision.
In the summer of last year the jury of Los Angeles has made the decision on collecting from company Philip Morris of 13,8 million which have gone on Dzhodi Bullock's indemnification, whose mother has died of a cancer of lungs.
Before the court of Florida already awarded to Stewart Hessa's widow which also has died of a cancer of lungs, 8 million dollars as indemnification from Philip Morris.
On June, 12th this year the Senate of the United States by a majority of votes has supported the bill which has seriously increased powers of the bodies knowing supervision in sphere of manufacture of tobacco production. Advertising campaigns of tobacco manufacturers as have received a number of serious restrictions.
Legislators consider that toughening of frameworks for tobacco advertising allows not only to keep youth health, but also it is essential to save on medical expenses, after all smokers, as it is known, address to doctors much more often.
According to statistics, an addiction suffers about 45 million Americans. Every year from the illnesses directly connected with a tobacco smoke, 400 000 persons die nearby. The data testifies and that appreciable decrease in number of smokers is during the last years marked. Most likely, this consequence of popularisation of data on dependence between smoking and probability of development of a cancer of lungs.
Since 1998 US authorities have shifted a part of responsibility for health of smokers on the tobacco companies. Manufacturers of tobacco have listed 206 billion dollars which should cover a part of expenses on treatment of smokers. From this year the tax to tobacco is increased. From 62 cents it has risen to 1,01 dollars.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
"One dead easy." One hookah - 400 cigarettes!
Homeland hookah consider whether America, or Africa. Coming to Asia, he gained great popularity, as there was that smoking - a lot of quality tobacco. Writes new today kalyanschiki like to appeal to the long history of smoking hookah, they say, thousands of years people smoked, and all was well with what would now deny yourself this. But if the matter was taken to the World Health Organization, it is probably worth thinking about the safety of hookah.
Tobacco as tobacco
WHO experts say that smoking hookah is not a safe form of tobacco use and can be addictive. Misconceptions about the dangers of traditional oriental tobacco led to its widespread use in the last decade, particularly among youth. Duty phrase amateur hookah, which they lure newcomers: "He's not harmful, it's not cigarettes. Here, the smoke is mild and sweet. Tobacco smoke contains powerful carcinogens harmless? Fantastic assumption.
- When burning tobacco into a 4 thousands of chemical elements and compounds, of which 80 substances that cause cancer, in the first place - the lungs - Stance explained Otto, PhD, head physician of the Kiev urban health center. - This includes carbon monoxide, acetone, benzopyrene (one of the strongest carcinogens), butane, cadmium (harming the liver, kidneys and brain), arsenic (poison that affects the nervous system), polonium-210 (a radioactive element), propylene glycol, phenol (chemical pesticides), lead (damages the brain cells), formaldehyde (a toxic chemical), toluene (dangerous toxic component of pine resin and oil), hydrogen cyanide (kills the immune system of the lungs).
Unfortunately, supporters hookah sessions are hoping that most of the harmful substances do not reach the body, because the smoke passes through the filters and clean water. And to convince them otherwise oh how difficult.
- In this smoke a lot more tar than cigarettes, and thus is a great burden on the lungs and heart. The basis of the same water pipe - the same as that for cigarettes, tobacco, dried, but on special technologies and soaked in fruit molasses - continues Otto A..
Several years ago, German experts of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment for Health in Berlin were concerned about the kalyanokureniya. After long examinations, they concluded that while smoking hookah body can absorb more harmful than smoking the strongest cigarettes without filter. Filter and water do not stop the hazardous substances, and the smoke is cooled, and this contributes to the fact that he comes to the most remote parts of the lungs. Studies have shown: the content of nicotine in the blood of hookah smokers are several times higher than that of conventional cigarettes or smoking tobacco.
"One dead" light
But the Egyptian study really amazed the medical world. Professionals built the cylinder like a human lung. Inside it was placed plunger to simulate inhalation and exhalation of tobacco smoke. The device was designed so that after a full cycle of the piston in it left just enough smoke, what settles in the lungs of a smoker. All the smoke after the experiment was subjected to detailed physical and chemical analysis. At the same time, scientists have observed for hookah smokers to find out how much time is spent on their smoking and how long to delay the smoke in the lungs after a delay. The findings of the observational data were entered into a computer, which controls the apparatus that simulates smoking a hookah, and processed.
Every year from tobacco smoking in the world dying around 6 million people. WHO warns: "If we did not throw a cigarette now, by 2030 this figure will increase to 8 million. By the way, Ukraine ranks first in Europe for smokers. Every year in our country, smoking kills more than 100000 people.
It turned out, the consumption of 25 grams of tobacco in hookahs are smoking 60 cigarettes. While American scientists assert: supposedly you can safely call the numbers 200-400, they say, everything depends on the manner of smoking and quality of tobacco. Another bad news for lovers of shisha was the conclusion of experts that the constant inhalation of 500-600 cubic centimeters of smoke leads to a loss of elasticity of the lungs, resulting in growing and lose their ability to effectively get rid of harmful substances.
The worst thing is that the bulk of kalyanschikov - non-smokers, teenagers, women. But for them a "safe, soft and tasty" smoke - a straight road to cancer, the transition to smoking marijuana, the birth of children with abnormalities. By the way, the overall use of a mouthpiece hookah smoke contains some risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, including tuberculosis.
OPINIONS
FOR
Stance Otto, PhD
- Besides that smoking affects the physical health, it destroys his psyche. When the body is nicotine is a state of euphoria, pleasure, happiness, disrupting the brain's natural balance of hormones of happiness - endorphins. As a result, the smoker becomes irritable, then, then apathetic or depressed and requires constant dose. Man can not live without cigarettes, even at night and waking up to smoke. The dependence of this makes one substance in tobacco - nicotine. And smoking a hookah also undoubtedly cause dependence.
AGAINST
Victor Kovalenko, engineer
- I do not think hookah harmful, because of its smoke quite often - several times a week - and not feel bad. I used to smoke cigarettes - on a half packs a day. After this morning coughing badly, I could not sleep, do not smoke. And from a hookah is not coughing, he relaxes and helps to "stop time". Since an hour you're just sitting or lying down and sip the smoke. Most often smoke with friends - banana, grass. I think that this problem is exaggerated, but no one did not ukurivaetsya.
Tobacco as tobacco
WHO experts say that smoking hookah is not a safe form of tobacco use and can be addictive. Misconceptions about the dangers of traditional oriental tobacco led to its widespread use in the last decade, particularly among youth. Duty phrase amateur hookah, which they lure newcomers: "He's not harmful, it's not cigarettes. Here, the smoke is mild and sweet. Tobacco smoke contains powerful carcinogens harmless? Fantastic assumption.
- When burning tobacco into a 4 thousands of chemical elements and compounds, of which 80 substances that cause cancer, in the first place - the lungs - Stance explained Otto, PhD, head physician of the Kiev urban health center. - This includes carbon monoxide, acetone, benzopyrene (one of the strongest carcinogens), butane, cadmium (harming the liver, kidneys and brain), arsenic (poison that affects the nervous system), polonium-210 (a radioactive element), propylene glycol, phenol (chemical pesticides), lead (damages the brain cells), formaldehyde (a toxic chemical), toluene (dangerous toxic component of pine resin and oil), hydrogen cyanide (kills the immune system of the lungs).
Unfortunately, supporters hookah sessions are hoping that most of the harmful substances do not reach the body, because the smoke passes through the filters and clean water. And to convince them otherwise oh how difficult.
- In this smoke a lot more tar than cigarettes, and thus is a great burden on the lungs and heart. The basis of the same water pipe - the same as that for cigarettes, tobacco, dried, but on special technologies and soaked in fruit molasses - continues Otto A..
Several years ago, German experts of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment for Health in Berlin were concerned about the kalyanokureniya. After long examinations, they concluded that while smoking hookah body can absorb more harmful than smoking the strongest cigarettes without filter. Filter and water do not stop the hazardous substances, and the smoke is cooled, and this contributes to the fact that he comes to the most remote parts of the lungs. Studies have shown: the content of nicotine in the blood of hookah smokers are several times higher than that of conventional cigarettes or smoking tobacco.
"One dead" light
But the Egyptian study really amazed the medical world. Professionals built the cylinder like a human lung. Inside it was placed plunger to simulate inhalation and exhalation of tobacco smoke. The device was designed so that after a full cycle of the piston in it left just enough smoke, what settles in the lungs of a smoker. All the smoke after the experiment was subjected to detailed physical and chemical analysis. At the same time, scientists have observed for hookah smokers to find out how much time is spent on their smoking and how long to delay the smoke in the lungs after a delay. The findings of the observational data were entered into a computer, which controls the apparatus that simulates smoking a hookah, and processed.
Every year from tobacco smoking in the world dying around 6 million people. WHO warns: "If we did not throw a cigarette now, by 2030 this figure will increase to 8 million. By the way, Ukraine ranks first in Europe for smokers. Every year in our country, smoking kills more than 100000 people.
It turned out, the consumption of 25 grams of tobacco in hookahs are smoking 60 cigarettes. While American scientists assert: supposedly you can safely call the numbers 200-400, they say, everything depends on the manner of smoking and quality of tobacco. Another bad news for lovers of shisha was the conclusion of experts that the constant inhalation of 500-600 cubic centimeters of smoke leads to a loss of elasticity of the lungs, resulting in growing and lose their ability to effectively get rid of harmful substances.
The worst thing is that the bulk of kalyanschikov - non-smokers, teenagers, women. But for them a "safe, soft and tasty" smoke - a straight road to cancer, the transition to smoking marijuana, the birth of children with abnormalities. By the way, the overall use of a mouthpiece hookah smoke contains some risk of contracting serious infectious diseases, including tuberculosis.
OPINIONS
FOR
Stance Otto, PhD
- Besides that smoking affects the physical health, it destroys his psyche. When the body is nicotine is a state of euphoria, pleasure, happiness, disrupting the brain's natural balance of hormones of happiness - endorphins. As a result, the smoker becomes irritable, then, then apathetic or depressed and requires constant dose. Man can not live without cigarettes, even at night and waking up to smoke. The dependence of this makes one substance in tobacco - nicotine. And smoking a hookah also undoubtedly cause dependence.
AGAINST
Victor Kovalenko, engineer
- I do not think hookah harmful, because of its smoke quite often - several times a week - and not feel bad. I used to smoke cigarettes - on a half packs a day. After this morning coughing badly, I could not sleep, do not smoke. And from a hookah is not coughing, he relaxes and helps to "stop time". Since an hour you're just sitting or lying down and sip the smoke. Most often smoke with friends - banana, grass. I think that this problem is exaggerated, but no one did not ukurivaetsya.
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