Smoking is beneficial against Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, allergic alveolitis, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, fibroids, carcinoma of body of uterus, ulcerative colitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, aphthous stomatitis and ulceration, pemphigus, herpes simplex and acne

Smoking can be good for you Wolf R, Orion E, Matz H, Maitra S, Rowland-Payne C. Smoking can be good for you. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2004 Apr;3(2):107-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1473-2130.2004.00069.x. PMID:…

Primary sclerosing cholangitis, like ulcerative colitis, is a disease of non-smokers as the odds of having PSC are significantly decreased among current and former smokers 

Cigarette smoking, appendectomy, and tonsillectomy as risk factors for the development of primary sclerosing cholangitis: a case control study Mitchell SA, Thyssen M, Orchard TR, Jewell DP, Fleming KA, Chapman…

Smoking cessation significantly raises risk and incidence of type-2 diabetes and obstructive pulmonary disease

Study shows increased risk of diabetes after smoking cessation lasts for 12 years Yeh HC, Duncan BB, Schmidt MI, Wang NY, Brancati FL. Smoking, smoking cessation, and risk for type…

Glucuronic acid is a uronic acid that was first isolated from urine

Glucuronic acid (from Greek ÎłÎ»Î”ῊÎșÎżÏ‚ “wine, must” and Îżáœ–ÏÎżÎœ “urine“) is a uronic acid that was first isolated from urine (hence the name”uronic acid”). It is found in many gums such as gum arabic (approx. 18%), xanthan, and kombucha tea and is important for the metabolism of…