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Habits acquired in those years--notably addiction to tobacco--can markedly increase the risk of chronic disease in later life. Men in their 30s and 40s often injure themselves by engaging in contact sports or exercising improperly, while men in their 50s and 60s are often too sedentary. One of the secrets of healthy aging is knowing how to evaluate the riskiness of your behavior. Another is being willing to let go of behaviors more suited to younger bodies...
Obviously you will not have a chance to experience healthy aging if you succumb to one of the common diseases that strike people in midlife, such as a heart attack or a tobacco-related cancer. To avoid these, you must be aware of your personal health risks, as suggested by your medical history, your family history and your medical examinations. You also need to know how to take advantage of modern preventive medicine--for example, how to make the best use of diagnostic screening tests that are now available (and to avoid tests that are not accurate or sensitive enough...
...smoke. Tobacco addiction is the single greatest cause of preventable illness. Exposure to tobacco smoke not only increases the odds of developing many kinds of cancer but also raises the risks of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Inhalation of vaporized nicotine is as addictive as the smoking of crack cocaine or crystal methamphetamine. Almost all cases of tobacco addiction begin in the teenage years or earlier; therefore, I address this message to young readers. Do not experiment with smoking: the chance of becoming addicted is too great, and this is one of the hardest of all addictions to break...
...Oskar Lafontaine and Gregor Gysi, with its roots in the old East Germany ruling party. The French Socialists have been here before, of course: Their candidate Lionel Jospin failed to reach the second round of the 2002 presidential elections because so many traditionally Socialist voters opted for stronger tobacco in the form of a plethora of Trotskyite, anti-globalization parties. Despite that debacle, which led to Chirac's broad and - for the left - bitter victory, the potential for the far left is stronger than ever. The proof: An ample majority of Socialists voted no in the referendum on the European...
...serious enforcement will be is another matter, of course. Laws in China have, in the past, been selectively enforced - copying and distributing CDs and DVDs may be technically illegal, but piracy is a thriving business. And the lucrative revenues offered by tobacco taxes - nearly 9 percent of the state's tax income in 2003 - are a tough habit for any government to kick. Public health experts, however, praised the ratification as an important step in lowering China's rising rates of lung cancer and tobacco-related disease. About 1.2 million Chinese die of smoking-related deaths annually and the World...