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Morning Links: Smoking Damages DNA Within Minutes


Ginger Could Relieve More Than Stomach Pains – It could ease sore muscles, too, thanks to naturally-occurring anti-inflammatories. (New York Times)

Smoking Damages DNA Within Minutes – If you’re worried about the long-term effects of smoking on your lungs, get a grip: your smelly habit is far more damage than that, and quickly. Smoking causes genetic damage within minutes, research says. (ScienceDaily)

Turn the Lights Down Low – Studies find that we’re exposed to too many bright lights in the evening, limiting our bodies’ melatonin production (which, in turn, messes with our ability to get a good night’s sleep). (Vitamin G) … More »

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Morning Links: Smoking Damages DNA Within Minutes

Obesity and STD Rates Rising In American Women


Check out this post about a recent women’s health study on That’s Fit.

While fewer American women are smoking and dying from heart disease and stroke, there have been disturbing setbacks in women’s health in the U.S. over the last decade.

The newly released 2010 edition of Making the Grade on Women’s Health: a National and State-by-State Report Card, developed by the National Women’s Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University, showed that more women are suffering from obesity, high blood pressure and sexually transmitted diseases. In addition, more women are engaging in riskier behaviors, like binge drinking and failing to obtain regular health screenings for conditions like cervical cancer. … More »

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Obesity and STD Rates Rising In American Women

Video of the Day: Bloody Anti-Smoking Campaign Asks If You Really Need a Hit With Your Coffee?


We’re used to anti-smoking ads that point out the harmful side effects of cigarettes, but we’d never have come up with this bloody anti-smoking campaign, directed by Stefan Friessner & Lukas Griesser and posted by Good Food Studio on Vimeo earlier this month: … More »

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Video of the Day: Bloody Anti-Smoking Campaign Asks If You Really Need a Hit With Your Coffee?

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It’s a Gamble: Some Las Vegas casinos are ignoring the smoking ban. (via The New York Times)
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Pink Cigarettes for Breast Cancer: Upright Citizens Brigade Videos That Crack Us Up


When it comes to exploiting breast cancer for monetary gain, how could we expect big tobacco to be out of the loop? Upright Citizens Brigade imagines what it would look like if cigarette companies got in on breast cancer awareness. Honestly, we wouldn’t be surprised if we saw pink cigarettes popping up around the country, along with pink vodka bottles and pink Doritos. … More »

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Pink Cigarettes for Breast Cancer: Upright Citizens Brigade Videos That Crack Us Up

Get Paid to Quit Smoking, and Breathe Bitters for Asthma Relief: Morning News Round-Up


Can’t Quit Smoking? Cash bribes should do the trick. (BBC News)

“Tools for Living” — A new shopping bible for the best designer homewares. (International Herald Tribune)

Jamie Oliver’s 30-Minute Meals — Take at least two hours to make, according to testers. (The Guardian)

New York Teens Are Slutty — According to a new study, and they’re not always smart about sleeping around. (Seattle Times) … More »

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Get Paid to Quit Smoking, and Breathe Bitters for Asthma Relief: Morning News Round-Up