A white blood cell (WBC) count is a test that measures the number of white blood cells in your body. This test is often included with a complete blood count (CBC). The term âwhite blood cell countâ is also used more generally to refer to the number of white blood cells in your body. There are several types of white blood cells, and your blood usually contains a percentage of each type. Sometimes, however, your white blood cell count can fall or rise out of the healthy range.
Join Date: Oct 2010. Yes, nicotine by itself is bad for you. Nicotine is well-known as a vasoconstrictor making it a quite bad idea to ingest nicotine if you're suffering from hypertension. As others have pointed out, it's also quite addictive.
All about Nicotine (and Addiction) [5.0] You keep talking about providing a less harmful source of nicotine. But isn't nicotine itself very bad for you? - No, it's not. The effects of nicotine itself are similar to that other popular drug, caffeine. See our (nicotine reading list.) There is no evidence that nicotine causes any substantial risk for cancer, and the research shows that the risk for cardiovascular disease is minimal.