With the advancement of technology nowadays, electronic cigarette came to fore. This is a device powered by a battery. A cartridge with an atomizing chamber is housing a liquid nicotine solution. When the cartridge is attached to the battery, the solution is heated up and turned into vapor. Just inhale the vapor and an ember-like light indicator is lit, mimicking that of a real tobacco cigarette. This kind of smoking is smokeless, odorless, and no traces of nicotine all around. No tar, no toxins and no carcinogenic substances are present. Simple, handy, light and easy to use. You can have it with you wherever you are and can be used whenever you wish to. An added feature is that electronic cigarette comes in varied flavors such as original tobacco, cook menthol, very vanilla, Chocó, and mocha.

Tobacco cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health. This line can always be seen on every pack of cigarette you buy. It can also be seen on big billboards, television advertisements, print ads, and fact sheets given by medical experts with all the explicit information about the ill-effects of smoking. Is this drive effective? As what has been observed, many people all over the world are now suffering from smoking-related diseases yet the number of smokers continues to rise up. Isn’t that ironic?

Bullying has always been a serious problem.  While its unclear if social cruelty has actually gotten worse in recent years or if we’re just more aware of it because of increased attention, the current ‘War on Bullying’ trending up in popularity.

You might suppose that with so many passionate advocates working to fix the problem that there would be some major headway.  Between the new laws, programs and policies, you  might guess that bullies are on the run.

Before we take a look at the record of school-based anti-bullying policies, let’s take examine the  D.A.R.E. program for a parallel example.

Childhood Obesity

This chronic condition has increased rapidly over the past years has finally gained national recognition. Many more children between the ages of two years old and five years old are already on there way to becoming the next generation of obese teens, and eventually obese adults and obese seniors. With obesity being one of the leading causes of morbidity, disability, discrimination, and employment problems, it has become one of the biggest public problems since tobacco use and exposure. Bad eating habits are not the only culprit, genetic diseases that can predispose children to become overweight cannot be forgotten. Diseases such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome are common in obese children, however still playing a larger role in the general overall population is bad eating and exercise habits.

It is the hope of many health educators, and medical professionals from psychologists to medical doctors that increased public awareness and preventive policies will eventually improve the situation. Professionals are treating this as a major public health concern that is threatening to damage our most precious resources, the children. Introduction of healthy play, healthy food choices, and recreation that promotes physical activity is on the top of the list for discussion and plans of battling this epidemic. Having caretakers take pro active measures to keep the child on the right track and setting good examples are key elements to helping these children to learn a healthier behavior and attitude towards their own health.