Fans have blamed lazy players, poor management and insurmountable tension within the team. But the reason for England’s excruciating World Cup defeat may be far simpler – an unhealthy penchant for cigarettes. Key members of the squad, including Wayne Rooney, Aaron Lennon and Ashley Cole, have all been spotted lighting up in the last few weeks. And according to experts, the effects on fitness of regularly smoking either cigarettes or ... Jump to full article >>

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Charles Piendle made a fatal mistake: He believed tobacco companies that smoking was safe, attorneys representing his widow told a jury today. The Royal Palm Beach man who died of smoking-related lung cancer in 1996 at age 55 may have known about surgeon general reports, read the warning labels on cigarette packs and even called cigarettes “Cancer Sticks” or “Coffin Nails,” but they said there is a vast difference being kn ... Jump to full article >>

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THE Department of Health said parents should avoid smoking at home to spare their children from the effects of second-hand smoke. “If your child is frequently getting sick, experiencing headaches, having difficulty in breathing, runny nose, cough and colds, ear infections or allergies, don’t look far. The problem may be right in your home and it may even emanate from parents,” DOH-Tobacco Control Program head Anthony Roda said in a ... Jump to full article >>

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Raising California’s cigarette tax has been proposed as a relatively painless way to finance medical research and shrink the state budget shortfall. But do higher taxes mean higher revenues? Not necessarily. Oakland mayoral candidate Don Perata wrote in the Mercury News July 8 that his 2012 statewide ballot measure to raise the tobacco excise tax by $1 per pack would generate $855 million annually for cancer research. Similarly rosy predict ... Jump to full article >>

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Workout phene Jessica Alba was caught smoking cigarettes while on vacation with hubby Cash Warren this weekend. While touring France, Alba was shutterbugged more than once lighting up. The 29-year-old mother to Honor Marie has interviewed with multiple magazines in quest of advice on how to hone her buff physique, but this isn’t the first time the actress has been caught smoking the sin sticks. In fact, Alba has a long laundry list of incid ... Jump to full article >>

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Private sector employers are coming under increasing pressure to offer inflation-busting pay rises to staff as the economy picks up, new figures have shown. However, one in 10 companies are still pushing through pay freezes and the typical pay rise in the private sector was 2pc in the three months to May, the latest analysis by Income Data Services (IDS) has revealed. Ken Mulkearn, editor of the IDS pay report, said that retail price inflation, ... Jump to full article >>

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