Jump to full article: Medical News TODAY(UK), 2008-01-19
Intro: In what could turn out to be a shield from massive lawsuits over the marketing techniques used for 'light' cigarettes, the US Supreme Court has accepted to hear arguments from cigarette maker Altria Philip Morris, USA.
Altria Philip Morris, USA, is the biggest cigarette manufacturer in the United States. A lower court had decided that the company should face claims made by a smoker from Maine that it depicted 'light' cigarettes as safer than non-light cigarettes. Philip Morris says that according to federal law the suit cannot occur. Justices from the Supreme Court say they will review the lower court decision. . . .
Personal Observation by the Editor of Medical News Today, Christian Nordqvist
I have not smoked a cigarette since midnight, 31st December, 2007. Nineteen days so far cigarette-free!! I run on a treadmill (running machine) four times a week for 30 minutes, . . .
I have been running for over two years, so the improved pulse could not have been due to a recent fitness drive - the rapid improvement in my pulse is due to my not smoking. This will be my motivator, to check my pulse every week. I have tried to quit many times - I hope I will never smoke again.
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