Word: lungfuls
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Between 2003 and 2033, the researchers estimate, 83 million Chinese will die from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, which would constitute nearly a quarter of the nation’s deaths during this period...
...study—which modeled the effects of varying amounts of smoking and solid-fuel use on COPD, lung cancer, and tuberculosis—predicted that 65 million people would die from COPD and 18 million from lung disease in this period. Eighty-two percent of COPD deaths and 75 percent of lung cancer deaths in the model can be attributed to the combined effects of smoking and pollution...
...give two examples. As a die-hard UVA fan, I hate do this, but I’m Crimson now, and drastic times call for some measures that may also be drastic: North Carolina’s standout guard of the mid-80s, Steve Hale, punctured his lung the game before facing rival Duke. While sitting on the bench, the Crazies would taunt him, chanting, “in-Hale, ex-Hale.” Creative and devilish. So devilish.Then, in 1984, Maryland’s Herman Veal was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student. In the game...
...than 500 students and faculty have signed petitions in support of the ban. That's great news for anti-smoking coalitions around the country who have been pressing colleges and universities to get stricter on tobacco. Although PASSHE is the first full school system to outlaw smoking, the American Lung Association estimates that about 130 schools now have campuswide bans, while several others have prohibited selling cigarettes on campus or have designated smoking areas away from school buildings...
...fear that the battle against cancer has turned into a study of greed. I am 60 and have been watching family members die from cancer all my life--among them were my grandfather and uncle, both nonsmokers who died of lung cancer. I believe scientists could find a cure, but will there ever be one? I can't believe so. How many jobs would no longer be necessary if a cure were found? Cancer has become big, big business. S. Michael Long, LEVITTOWN...