Forbes: Ecigs should be …promoted

On September 28, 2011, in Opinion, by Smokey the Barrister

Forbes.com has a recent piece titled: “E-Cigarettes Should Be Promoted, Not Banned” Written by Tim Worstall, the article references the ecig article in The Guardian and the “Nudge Unit” (now that’s a great name for a… unit) employed by the government to, apparently, utilize electronic cigarettes in their efforts to help smokers manage nicotine addiction. [...]

UCLA Nursing study shows nurses who smoke tobacco die at 200% the rate of those who do not smoke tobacco.

On September 11, 2011, in Opinion, by Smokey the Barrister

2 nurse images in a row? How’d that happen? This one was just too good. Anyway…A study from the UCLA School of Nursing reveals the tragic consequences of smoking on the nursing profession. The study was published in the journal Nursing Research outlines smoking trends and death rates among U.S. nurses and highlights the importance [...]

Just for fun: Nicotine enema to cure Crohn’s disease?

On September 10, 2011, in Opinion, by Smokey the Barrister

A study from researchers at University Hospital Cardiff Wales in the UK suggests that Crohn’s disease may very well be treated by, get this – nicotine enemas. That’s right, you heard it here first. Nicotine, as it turns out, has some positive benefits as an anti-inflammatory, particularly within the gut. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease [...]