There are two conflicting sayings, “Nothing in life is free” and “The best things in life are free”. Truth can be only one, isn’t it? More often than not, there is a price tag attached to the choices you make, but not all prices have to be paid in money. For example, you can find [...]
It has always been dangerous to work in mines. The roof may fall in and there are risks of flooding and explosion. Over the years, miners found that keeping canaries in the mines was a good early warning system. The birds were likely to die if there was a gas build up and this gave [...]
The US Court of Appeals in Washington unanimously found that the leading tobacco companies were guilty of fraud because of the way they’ve chosen to advertise their brands of cigarettes. For too long, consumers have been seeing the magic words, “low tar”, “mild” or “light” on the packaging and exterior ads. This suggests that these [...]
It’s the easiest thing in the world to say that the way you live your life affects the quality of your life. All kinds of judgements come into play. There can be unkind comments about couch potatoes who endlessly eat junk food and never exercise. There can be medical commentaries about health risks. Some stories [...]
Thanks to the pictures that have been added to cigarette packets in many parts of the world, it’s impossible for smokers to avoid understanding that smoking causes cancer. Yet the tobacco industry continues to sell high volumes of cigarettes and other products that allow people to smoke or consume nicotine. Once people are addicted to [...]
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