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31 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he'd sign a bill adopted by the city council raising the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21

Smoking and blood pressure are more closely linked than most people realize

Diacetyl, for instance, is linked to a condition known as popcorn lung (bronchiolitis obliterans), which causes permanent scarring of the lungs tiny airways, leading to breathing difficulties

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This weakening of the venous walls, causes irreparable damage to the one-way valves in your veins, which can ultimately lead to the condition of varicose veins