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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">On 14 July 2011, a study of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) showed an increase of deafness in children aged 12 to 19 years: from 14.9% in the period 1988/1994, to 19.5% in the 2005/2006 period. <br />
That translates into an increase of 31% of deafness. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">During 1988/1994, the adolescents present among the participants, were 2,928 while, in the year 2005/6, they were 1,771.</span></span></p>

All we hear is that lung cancer is the number 1 killer, it isn’t.&nbsp;&nbsp; Here are the top ten causes of deaths in the United States, which are based on death certificates, for the year 2009. This data is from the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_04.pdf">CDC</a> on page 5 .&nbsp; <br />
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All causes: 2,436,652, 1. Diseases of heart -&nbsp; 598,607, 2. Malignant neoplasms -&nbsp; 568,668 (all cancers), 3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases -&nbsp; 137,082, 4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases -&nbsp; 137,082.&nbsp; 5. Accidents, 117,176,&nbsp; 6.Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease,78,889, 7. Diabetes mellitus, 68,504, 8. Influenza and pneumonia, 53,582, 9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis,&nbsp; 48,714 10. Intentional self-harm -&nbsp; 36,547.<br />
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There is no break out for cancer by type.&nbsp; That 600,000 number of deaths caused by smoking that is used consistantly on various articles is a lie. Note that no deaths are reported due to second hand smoke.<br type="_moz" />

Louisiana State Legislators did not pass a smoking ban in bars, however, that is not stopping the city council in Alexandria to consider it.<br />
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Louisiana is one of the few states, if not the only state, that you can walk down the street with liquor in your hand.&nbsp; There are &quot;to go bars&quot; in New Orleans.&nbsp;&nbsp; A smoking ban in bars in the big easy is unthinkable!&nbsp;&nbsp; <br type="_moz" />

Venice. The mayor implemented a experimental ban on smoking&nbsp; on part of Bibione beach.&nbsp; There is no law to enforce this experiment.&nbsp; The only nonsmoking beach is in France.<br />
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They never stop, so smoke them if you got them!&nbsp; If you don’t buy a pack and light one just to show your independence from Fascism. <br />
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Baldwin Park, CA is planning to ban smoking in apartments and condo’s and Powerade, Gatorade and other sports drinks from city-owned vending machines.<br />
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There is no end to banning legal products by misinformed zealots!<br type="_moz" />