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January 11 2012

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Legalize It of the Day: A 20-year, federally funded study conducted jointly by researchers at UCSF and UAB found that smoking marijuana once a week, or even once a day in some instances, did no long-term damage to the lungs.

The study, published today in the the Journal of the American Medical Association, tracked 5,000 individuals across 20 years, and compared their usage of marijuana and tobacco to their health stats.

Cigarette smokers saw a considerable loss in lung function over time, but participants who smokes marijuana as often as once a day for seven years saw no change.

Additionally, no harmful effects were recorded in individuals who smoked marijuana occasionally for longer.

According to the study’s authors, one possible explanation for the results may be THC — the active ingredient in marijuana. The compound is known to combat inflammation, and may be responsible for offsetting irritants that cause lung problems.

Dr. Stefan Kertesz, the study’s co-author, also posits that an unintended side-effect of marijuana usage is the strengthening lung tissue as a result of breathing deeply during inhalation.

And as if all that wasn’t enough, researchers found that pot smoking might actually improve lung function. “At levels of marijuana exposure commonly seen in Americans, occasional marijuana use was associated with increases in lung air flow rates and increases in lung capacity,” Kertesz said.

He did note that the increase was not enough to “make you feel better,” but, then again, if you’re smoking marijuana, chances are you’re already feeling pretty great. 

[ap / afp.]

December 21 2011

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Ich wünsche euch frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr 2012!

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December 20 2011

Der FAIL-Jahresrückblick!

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Immer gegen die Dicken!
Aber die Idee ist gut!

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Das neue Schere, Stein, Papier
… next Level

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Im Kino…

December 19 2011

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Urlaub wäre auch nicht schlecht…

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Neulich am Strich
… Die Produkt-Präsentation ist auch nicht mehr wie früher…

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Wenn Ärzte streiken!

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Sehtest

December 17 2011

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Party Rules

… ganz wichtig! Immer beachten.

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hoffentlich das neue iPhone…

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Peace!

… sowie dazugehöriges Kopfkino…

December 16 2011

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UP! bzw. OBEN!

… irgendwie hatte ich den Film anders in Erinnernung

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Erwischt…

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So wirkt ein Energy-Drink!

thedailywhat:

Explosions In The Sky of the Day: Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang hosts the world’s largest exhibition ever of “daytime fireworks” at the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar.

From the video’s description:

Each set of explosions was calculated to paint a different picture. One series of explosions created black smoke clouds that looked like “drops of ink splattered across the sky.”

In another, 8,300 shells embedded with computer microchips exploded in a pyramid shape over the desert.

Suck it, nighttime. You’re no longer the boss of pretty sky things.

[thehairpin.]

December 15 2011

Russisches Marketing

… für Burger King… irgendwie anders…

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It’s huming!

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Vorschlaghammer

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