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	<title>ciggyfree.com &#187; smoking related illnesses</title>
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		<title>On Average 10 Year Decrease in Life Expectancy for Smokers</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/09/02/life-expectancy-smokers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/09/02/life-expectancy-smokers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sanbreck</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits of quitting smoking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=2939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a smoker who just doesn&#8217;t want to quit, then you are subjecting yourself to a shorter life span than average. By continuing to smoke, you have a greater chance of losing 10 years off your life, time that could be spent with your loved ones. You also subject yourself to a general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking-Related Illnesses Come with Significant Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/10/smoking-related-illnesses-costly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/10/smoking-related-illnesses-costly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic bronchitis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cigarette chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mayoclinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine dependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking cessation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking related illnesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tobacco habit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tobacco industry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nicotine dependence is the physical vulnerability to the chemical nicotine, which is potently addicting when delivered by various tobacco products. Smoke from cigarettes, cigars and pipes contains thousands of chemicals, including nicotine. Being addicted to tobacco brings a host of health problems related to the substances in tobacco smoke. These effects include damage to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking May Trigger Depression in Women</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/01/smoking-may-trigger-depression-in-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/10/01/smoking-may-trigger-depression-in-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australia smoking statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression in women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking related illnesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking research studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women smokers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking is widely known to damage the body but new Australian research suggests the addictive habit could be taking a toll on the mind too. A study of more than a thousand women has found that females who smoke are more likely to develop major depression. Heavy smokers &#8211; those who smoke more than 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Since 1878 Reports Confirmed Smoking Was a Health Hazard</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/09/25/sept-25-1878-yes-smoking-is-a-health-hazard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/09/25/sept-25-1878-yes-smoking-is-a-health-hazard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-smoking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charles r drysdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangers of smoking tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secondhand smoke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1878: Eighty-six years before the U.S. surgeon general issues a report confirming the dangers of smoking tobacco, a letter from English physician Charles R. Drysdale condemning its use appears in The Times of London. Drysdale, the senior physician to the Metropolitan Free Hospital in London, had already published a book on this subject titled Tobacco [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toenails Reveal All</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/20/toenails-reveal-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/20/toenails-reveal-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangers of smoking tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart disease study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine levels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking related illnesses]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your toes tell it all, ladies. Toenail clippings can provide evidence of tobacco exposure and help explain the risk of heart disease, at least in women, according to a unique study from the University of California-San Diego and Harvard University. The medical researchers examined levels of nicotine in toenails of 905 women who were diagnosed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could Genetics Play a Role in Degrees of Addiction?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/18/degrees-of-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/18/degrees-of-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biology of disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decode genetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future health problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetics and smoking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine related diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peripheral arterial disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking and lung cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a practicing hypochondriac it was of particular interest to me to learn about a research company in, of all places, Iceland, which is making what could be historic advances in medicine through the study of human genetics. This company, deCODE genetics, is exploiting a most unusual data base: that of the total population of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/02/understanding-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/02/understanding-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic bronchitis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emphysema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking related illnesses]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chronic Pulmonary Disease kills over 100 thousand Americans each year. This makes COPD the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Take a moment and learn about COPD, and how this combination of diseases (chronic bronchitis and emphysema) combine to create COPD, and how to detect it. click for &#62; Part Two: Chronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked To Nicotine Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/04/01/researchers-identify-genetic-variant-linked-to-nicotine-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/04/01/researchers-identify-genetic-variant-linked-to-nicotine-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardiovascular effects of tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetics and smoking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national institute of drug abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine dependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nicotine research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peripheral arterial disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking and lung cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/04/01/researchers-identify-genetic-variant-linked-to-nicotine-addiction/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked To Nicotine Addiction And Lung Cancer &#8211; Variant Also Increases Risk For Cardiovascular Disease Scientists have identified a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more susceptible to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing two smoking-related diseases, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease. The research was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Associated With Both Anxiety And Depression</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/27/smoking-associated-with-both-anxiety-and-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/27/smoking-associated-with-both-anxiety-and-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anxiety and depression]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[norwegian institute of public health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/27/smoking-associated-with-both-anxiety-and-depression/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study indicates that smoking is linked to anxiety with depression, as well as to anxiety alone. However, people who are depressed but not anxious smoke the same as any other smokers. These findings come from a joint study from Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), University of Bergen and King&#8217;s College in London. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Gets Into Your Skin Too</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/02/smoking-gets-into-your-skin-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/02/smoking-gets-into-your-skin-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[causes of skin wrinkles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effects of smoking on skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking and psoriasis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/02/smoking-gets-into-your-skin-too/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smokers can add a new health risk to the ever-growing list of hazards posed by their habit: the unsightly and often painful skin condition known as psoriasis. We all know that smoking can effect the health of the skin, including increasing skin wrinkles, but this recent study indicates the odds of developing other serious skin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tobacco &amp; the Rheumatoid Factor</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/28/tobacco-the-rheumatoid-factor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/28/tobacco-the-rheumatoid-factor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/28/tobacco-the-rheumatoid-factor/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The journal Arthritis and Rheumatism puts in evidence that tobacco might cause a genetic reaction which conducts to serious forms of arthritis rheumatoid. This type of arthritis can be quite painful and often greatly impedes one&#8217;s flexibility. There is a lot of research being done to help ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COPD &amp; Facial Wrinkling Study</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/27/copd-facial-wrinkling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/27/copd-facial-wrinkling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardio-vacular disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardiovascular disease in smokers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/27/copd-facial-wrinkling/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The presence, and perhaps the severity, of COPD might be predictable by examining the facial skin, and accelerated wrinkling could signal the need for studies of lung function. Smoking is associated with other health-related problems, and future studies might attempt to correlate skin findings with cardiovascular disease in smokers. Laboratory elucidation of the specific mechanism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Smoking Cigars Whether You Inhale or Not</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/19/the-truth-about-cigars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/19/the-truth-about-cigars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bladder cancer and smoking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/19/the-truth-about-cigars/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the American Cancer Society, studies show that cigars are just as bad for you as cigarettes. Researchers found that cancer risks increased dramatically for those who smoke three cigars daily, and even more for those who inhale when they light up. The study also shows that cigars themselves are changing. &#8220;PH levels of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young Victim of Smoking Leaves Legacy for the Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/13/young-victim-of-smoking-leaves-legacy-for-the-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/13/young-victim-of-smoking-leaves-legacy-for-the-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[casual smokers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/13/young-victim-of-smoking-leaves-legacy-for-the-youth/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We opened up with a joke on his first name. With a gentle smile, Erphacksand Kinyua Mureithi explained that the name was handed down to him from his paternal grandfather, although it is biblical. The challenge of doing this story from an interview that Kinyua gave a month before he died, is that it has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Smoking on Circulation Can Lead to Amputations</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/21/smoking-can-lead-to-amputation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/21/smoking-can-lead-to-amputation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking effects our health in so many ways. Just how does smoking addiction hurt you? Narrowed and hardened arteries leading to atherosclerosis and gangrene, cold hands and feet, cold skin, decreased fitness, weakened bones,osteoporosis, peripheral vascular disease to name a few. Smoking damages the blood vessels in the legs and arms leading to restricted circulation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Smokers Grow More Facial Hair</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/20/women-smokers-facial-hair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/20/women-smokers-facial-hair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[facial hair in women]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The effects of smoking can show up in ways you may not expect. Although the mustache on the women in this picture is obviously fake, what we are about to tell you isn&#8217;t. The Medical College of Wisconsin has reported a link between smoking and increased facial hair in some women. Women who smoke at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passive Smoking Happens to Pets Too</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/06/pets-suffer-when-owners-smoke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/06/pets-suffer-when-owners-smoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fluffy, Fido, and Tweety all suffer from the secondhand smoke of their owners, according to a growing body of literature that has looked at the issue, said Carolynn MacAllister, a veterinarian with the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service. Cats are twice as likely to develop malignant melanoma if they live with smokers as with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/27/smoking-increases-risks-for-head-and-neck-cancers-for-men-and-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/27/smoking-increases-risks-for-head-and-neck-cancers-for-men-and-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking significantly increases the risk for head and neck cancers for both men and women, regardless of the anatomic site. Published in the journal Cancer, a large, prospective study confirmed strong associations between current and past cigarette smoking and malignancies of the head and neck in both genders. Cancers of the head and neck include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Link Seen in Smoking, Age-Related Blindness</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/20/strong-link-seen-in-smoking-age-related-blindness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/20/strong-link-seen-in-smoking-age-related-blindness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/20/strong-link-seen-in-smoking-age-related-blindness/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People who smoke are about four times more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of severe vision loss, Australian researchers reported. Researchers followed for 10 years 2,454 Australians who were at least age 49 at the study&#8217;s outset. Along with being more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration, smokers developed the disease [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Link Between Smoking and AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/04/link-between-smoking-and-amd-age-related-macular-degeneration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/04/link-between-smoking-and-amd-age-related-macular-degeneration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/04/link-between-smoking-and-amd-age-related-macular-degeneration/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The link between smoking and AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is now as robust as the link between smoking and lung cancer, yet few people are aware of the link or even of AMD. AMD is the UK&#8217;s leading cause of sight loss &#8211; there are around 500,000 people in the UK with AMD &#8211; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Confessions of an Ex-Smoker</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/03/14/true-confessions-of-an-ex-smoker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/03/14/true-confessions-of-an-ex-smoker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/03/14/true-confessions-of-an-ex-smoker/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I&#8217;ll come clean. I once smoked. This surprises people, as I don&#8217;t look like a smoker, whatever that means. Smoking is serious and quitting is very difficult. I quit for good 20 years ago. I told myself that all I had to do was get through that day. I smoked no small amount and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Effects on Your Body</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/02/12/smoking-effects-on-your-body/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/02/12/smoking-effects-on-your-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are over 60 known cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke. While nicotine itself isn&#8217;t thought to be carcinogenic, the highly addictive drug is toxic and potentially lethal in large doses Apart from its use in tobacco products, nicotine is a scheduled poison under the Therapeutic Goods Act. Along with nicotine, smokers also inhale about 4,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangers of 69 Cancer Causing Chemicals in Cigarettes to Men, Women and Unborn Babies</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/13/smoking-your-body/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/13/smoking-your-body/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/13/smoking-your-body/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 69 known cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke. While nicotine itself isn&#8217;t thought to be carcinogenic, it&#8217;s the reason why smokers continue the habit. This highly addictive drug is toxic and potentially lethal in large doses. Apart from its use in tobacco products, nicotine is a scheduled poison under the State Poisons Act. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/10/22/peripheral-arterial-disease-and-smoking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/10/22/peripheral-arterial-disease-and-smoking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/10/22/peripheral-arterial-disease-and-smoking/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;About 80% of the patients whose legs or extremities I have to amputate are current smokers. If they are not current smokers, then they almost certainly used to smoke. If patients presenting with PAD have never smoked, I have cause to doubt whether they have the disease at all.&#8221; -Mr. Daryll Baker, Consultant vascular surgeon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Addiction and the Human Choice</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/07/03/human-choice-indeed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/07/03/human-choice-indeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past week I have seen two fatal accidents along the route 9 corridor heading towards Brattleboro, Vermont. Both could have been avoided if the drivers had not made bad decisions. The first accident involved a left turn and the second accident involved a right turn. What did both drivers have in common? They both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Really Worth Dying Over?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/06/26/is-it-really-worth-dying-over/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/06/26/is-it-really-worth-dying-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 05:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the 1957 report suggested a link between smoking and lung cancer, the connection has been firmly established. Lung cancer now kills 20,000 people every year and health experts predict that lifetime smokers have a fifty percent chance of dying of a smoking-related illness in middle-age. It is also been established that tobacco smoking causes [...]]]></description>
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