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Health damage from a pack of cigarettes costs an American smoker $35; Smoking caused greatest proportion of deaths of U.S. women

46-year-old star of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels teamed up with British Heart Foundation for new PSA

That's right--when you reach for your cell phone, though you are unprovoked by a beep or a hum, you are a slave of biology. And of our modern-day dependency on gadgets. You might laugh, but do you find yourself reaching for a vibrating phone in your pocket, only to discover that it's not there?

No. But Chinese scientists think new nanotech filters could do a better job at blocking out badness. Conventional cigarette filters are made of cellulose--low-tech, old, but effective.