Smoking is the primary cause of preventable illness and premature death, accounting for approximately 74,600 deaths a year in England. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and dramatically reduces both quality of life and life expectancy. Smoking causes lung...
Cigarettes are much more than chopped up tobacco leaves wrapped in paper. Cigarettes release thousands of dangerous chemicals when they burn. Rolling tobacco is not any safer; it contains the same cancer-causing chemicals as manufactured cigarettes. What’s in tobacco...
There is no doubt that smoking can have serious consequences for a person’s health, but just how much effect can it have on your life expectancy? Researchers at ‘Action on Smoking and Health’ have reported that a 30-year-old smoker can expect to live...
Smoking is the most common cause of preventable disease in the UK. Nearly 78,000 people die each year in the UK from smoking-related causes. Many more live in poor health because of smoking. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you will ever do for your health....
What is COPD? COPD is the umbrella term for serious lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Smoking is the main cause of COPD and is thought to be responsible for around 9 in every 10 cases. People with COPD have difficulties breathing,...
Properties taken back by banks rise 15% in three months as mortgage rates shoot up. The number of home repossessions rose 15 per cent between July and September this year compared to the three months before, as mortgage rates spiked and the cost of living crisis put...