According to Pulse of Radio, A new study out yesterday (December 5th) found that even smoking just one cigarette a day, which some people believe they can do without much harm, can significantly increase the chances of early death. National Cancer Institute researchers found that people who smoked up to one cigarette a day have […]

On May 21, 2016, the American Lung Association in Houston will host its second annual LUNG FORCE Walk to support the nationwide initiative LUNG FORCE. Now in its second year, this initiative seeks to make lung cancer in women a public health priority, drive policy change and increase research funding. Lung cancer is the top cancer […]

According to the AP, The tiger that legendary entertainer Michael Jackson once loved so much that he named him ‘Thriller’ has past away from lung cancer (of all things). http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/michael-jacksons-tiger-dies-lung-cancer

In a bold move today the US Department of Health and Human Services revealed new proposed regulations for cigarette advertisements and packaging, which include “nine new larger and more noticeable textual warning statements and color graphic images depicting the negative health consequences of smoking.”  Read More:

// Bobby Brown is the latest celebrity victim of an online death hoax – the star’s rep has been forced to confirm he is alive and well following a spate of rumours suggesting he had died. Fake stories of Brown’s demise began circulating on Twitter this week. Bobby Brown called into Atlanta’s V-103 radio station […]