Mysterious lung disease on rise among people smoking e-cigarettes, says report
1 dead, 3 hurt in accident; B’deshi commits suicide
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: “The US Department of Health has announced that the number of people suffering from a mysterious lung disease as a result of smoking e-cigarettes is increasing,” reports Al-Rai daily quoting oncologist consultant, VicePresident of the Kuwaiti Society for Smoking and Cancer Dr Khalid Ahmad Saleh.
He said, scientific reports spell the dangers of e-cigarettes and all kinds of tobacco carry great risks to human health and the best solution is to stop smoking and not to resort to alternatives that are advertised for material profits without taking into account human health.
“As we expected before, it was too early to judge e-cigarettes,” Saleh said. “Many experts have suggested that the future may reveal the dangers of this type of smoking that is not taken into account,” the report added.
Stanton Glantz, director of the Tobacco Research Center at the University of California, cautioned against e-cigarettes by saying that smokers not only breathe nicotine with water vapor, but smoking is accompanied by many aldehydes and very small molecules that are dangerous in themselves and may be the cause of this mysterious lung disease.
1 dead, 3 hurt: The remains of an unidentified Egyptian have been referred to Forensics and three Bangladeshis who were injured when their four-wheel drive overturned in Jahra, reports Al-Rai daily.
The cause of the accident is not known.
Meanwhile, an unidentified Bangladeshi allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his home in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Rai daily.
The remains of the victim have been referred to Forensics medicine for customary autopsy to ensure there is no foul play in the death.
Deportation ordered: In cooperation with Farwaniya police, the concerned authorities have arrested four persons of different nationalities for begging for alms and referred them for administrative deportation, reports Al-Anba daily.
The daily added, the suspects were arrested in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh and Farwaniya markets.
Meanwhile, the Khaitan police have arrested two expatriates wanted by law, one of them for failing to pay 28,000 in debt.
Teenager stabbed: The Ministry of Interior has opened an investigation to identify the persons who stabbed a teenager four times that could have claimed his life, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to a security source, a 16-year-old teenager arrived at the Jahra Hospital with four stab wounds to the back, abdomen and hand, and was immediately admitted for emergency surgery.
The preliminary report showed the victim was involved in a quarrel with the suspects
Teaching kid to smoke: A Kuwaiti has filed a complaint accusing
his ex-wife of neglect and failing to take care of their son, reports AlRai daily.
To support his claim the father has submitted a video clip showing the mother who is a smoker teaching the boy how to smoke and offered him a cigarette.
The mother was summoned and a case of neglect has been filed against her.
Drugs with 4 people: Director of Air Customs Department at Kuwait International Airport Mitlaq AlEnzi referred four passengers to the concerned authorities, as they were found to be in possession of various narcotic substances when they arrived at Terminal One.
A customs inspector got suspicious of an Asian man coming from
his country so a thorough inspection ensued, resulting in the discovery of three cigarettes suspected of containing marijuana.
In a separate inspection, customs officers found some rolls of hashish in the possession of an Arab, another passenger had 22 narcotic pills and a passenger from Europe had some rolls of hashish and marijuana.
Woman assaulted: A Kuwaiti woman accused two Egyptian women of beating her and trying to steal her mobile phone.
The Kuwaiti woman said she was praying in a mosque in Salmiya area when two women approached her and started hitting her.
Securitymen conducted investigations and discovered the identity
of the two suspects, who turned out to be involved in some other cases.
The suspects were arrested and referred to the concerned authorities for necessary legal action.
Parking for disabled: The Jahra Hospital has been criticized for not allotting parking spaces for the disabled persons, reports Al-Anba daily.
The daily also said there are no clear road markings to direct the movement of vehicles which causes traffic congestion.
Many motorists have complained that they have been issued citations by the traffic police for parking in spaces reserved for handicapped people although there are no clear signs that the spaces are reserved for the handicapped.