Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

A year-long study by England’s University College London and the San Luis hospital in Palencia, Spain, finds that smoking reduces smokers’ intelligence. “Our results indicate that persistent cigarette smoking into late life increases the risk of cognitive impairment,” said Dr. Martin Prince of UCL, adding that the results are consistent with previous studies showing smoking reduces blood flow to the brain. (Reuters) ...Either that, or people who smoke are dumber to begin with.