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According to the researchers e-cigarette smoke is carcinogenic and smokers have a higher risk than non-smokers to develop lung and bladder cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping too causes cancer, says study

Tests on mice find e-cigs, promoted as a safer alternative to cigarettes contain nicotine which is far from harmless.

30 Jan 2018 10:54 AM

Any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, was associated with future smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teens who vape more likely to start smoking

Teens who use e-cigarettes or hookahs are more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year.

16 Jan 2018 3:10 PM

Just 'trying' 1 cigarette? You could become daily smoker

A new study's findgings suggests that a recreational activity is turning into a compulsive need.

10 Jan 2018 1:21 PM

Compared to people who never smoked, heavy smokers who go through at least 15 cigarettes a day are 46 per cent more likely to have this spinal surgery. (Photo: Pixabay)

People who smoke more likely to get spinal surgery

Lumbar spinal stenosis develops with age, but nicotine’s constriction of blood flow and promotion of inflammation contribute to process.

06 Jan 2018 10:30 AM

Combustible cigarettes are the most harmful form of nicotine delivery. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cigarettes may help smokers quit: study

This suggests that e-cigarettes might give smokers a suitable alternative to combustible cigarettes.

30 Dec 2017 12:50 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds smokers are less attractive

Here's what a new study has found.

13 Dec 2017 2:01 PM

Cigar smoke is inhaled and is just as harmful to the lungs as cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cigars as harmful as cigarettes

Researchers find that the level of nicotine found in small cigar smoke is similar to or greater than cigarette smoke.

23 Nov 2017 7:58 AM

Women need more 'guts' than men to 'kick the cigarette butt': Study

Find out why.

02 Nov 2017 9:35 AM

Vaping leads to 'real' smoking in teens

Find out more.

19 Sep 2017 2:11 PM

E-cigarettes may up heart attack, stroke risk: study

Find out more.

11 Sep 2017 5:34 PM

Can reducing nicotine in cigarettes curb addiction?

Find out how.

30 Aug 2017 9:23 AM

The study ran between March 2015 and April 2016 (Photo: AFP)

Addiction can be brought down by cutting nicotine content in cigarettes

Evidence in relatively healthy and socially stable smokers indicates that reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes reduces addictiveness.

24 Aug 2017 2:29 PM

The latest results strongly suggest that more lenient control of e-cigarettes could improve population health, said Bullen, a professor of public health at the University of Auckland.

E-cigarettes could help smokers quit: Study

The US research is the largest look yet at electronic cigarette users and it found e-cigarettes played a role in helping people quit.

27 Jul 2017 12:37 PM

The new finding could help treat addiction, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions.

Nicotine normalises brain activity in schizophrenia patients

The nicotine compensates for a genetically determined impairment

24 Jan 2017 8:11 PM

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