Author Archives: Sarah Khan

Researchers find smoking marijuana presents bronchital risks, but less chance of lung cancer compared to cigarettes

The act of smoking a marijuana joint is similar to puffing on a cigarette.

Both substances have been known and used for hundreds of years, and their potential risks have long been hot topics of debate among lawmakers.

Yet the jury is still out on whether marijuana shares similar health risks as cigarette smoking.
For this reason, UCLA researchers like Dr. Donald Tashkin are looking to compare the effects of marijuana and cigarettes on the lungs.

Professor’s book models future of the Arctic

Staring at the devastated shores and towns of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Laurence Smith had one thing on his mind: melting glaciers.

To this geography professor who studies melting ice sheets in the Arctic, the vast damage of the hurricane was a testament to global warming, rising sea levels and more violent storms throughout the world.

“If you walk anywhere along that coast, (the destruction) goes for miles and miles,” he said.