Apparently, smoking causes everything from gonorrhea to mad cow disease.

Smoking causes a range of diseases never before suspected, including cataracts, acute myeloid leukemia and cervical, kidney, pancreatic and stomach cancers, U.S. Surgeon-General Richard Carmona said on Thursday.

In fact, smoking affects virtually every organ of the body, Carmona said in the newest surgeon-general's report on smoking.
"We've known for decades that smoking is bad for your health, but this report shows that it's even worse," Dr. Carmona told a news conference.

Prepare to hear this news trumpeted by the smoke nazis. These are, after all, the same people who took the World Health Organization's hypothesis that second hand smoke may increase the risk of cancer to mean "second hand smoke causes cancer." You still hear it today, even after the 7-year WHO study failed to prove it.

Now, I hate to imply that the Surgeon-General might be a slight bit biased when it comes to smoking, but I will leave you with this to chew on.

"The toxins from cigarette smoke go everywhere the blood flows. I'm hoping this new information will help motivate people to quit smoking and convince young people not to start in the first place."

How convenient that his report aligns perfectly with his hopes.