Posts Tagged ‘smoking’
Cancer, not heart disease, is now leading cause of death in Oakland
Despite cancer deaths declining over recent years, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death in Oakland and Alameda County.
Read MorePuff, Pass & Paint: Art class for the “lit”
Puff, Pass & Paint, a new Bay Area art class, combines weed, wine and painting. This is just one of a series of new marijuana-infused events designed to encourage creativity, while enjoying the effects of cannabis.
Read MoreProposed $2 cigarette tax sparks fear of sale of “loosies”
Corner stores in Oakland worry about the effects of Proposition 56.
Read MoreStudy of Oakland parents finds smoking increases diabetes risk for daughters
Daughters exposed to second-hand smoke while in the womb are predisposed to developing the disease later as adults.
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