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Kids with ADHD prone to substance abuse: Study

Here is what a new study found.

24 Jan 2018 5:58 PM

Researchers declined to categorize e-cigarettes as a positive or negative influence on public health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping may be bad for kids, good for adults: study

Young people are more likely than adults to use e-cigarettes, and substantial evidence was found that vaping increases the risk of smoking.

24 Jan 2018 9:19 AM

Studies should examine parallel biological pathways linking depression to cancer survival. (Photo: Pixabay)

Depressive symptoms can cut survival rate in cancer patients

Depressive symptoms may affect head and neck cancer patients' survival through mechanisms that coincide with activities of their tumour.

22 Jan 2018 4:29 PM

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

Nobody is sure what it symbolizes or exactly why parents buy the packs of cigarettes for their children (Photo: AP)

Children in Portugese town encouraged to smoke as part of shocking Epiphany tradition

The two-day celebrations include dancing around bonfires, a piper playing music and an elected “king”.

08 Jan 2018 8:33 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

Use of non-cigarette tobacco products tied to teen smoking

More than 2 million middle- and high-school students tried e-cigarettes in 2016.

05 Jan 2018 12:53 PM

Almost 12,000 adolescents were surveyed about their online and social media habits as well as their tobacco use. (Photo: Pixabay)

Click bait ads are tied to teen smoking

Cigarette ads are not allowed on television, but there are far fewer restrictions that would prevent tobacco online.

04 Jan 2018 10:56 AM

Mothers who smoked during pregnancy had an overall 60 percent higher risk of having a child with ADHD. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mums who smoke during pregnancy up risk of ADHD in baby

Data also shows there is still a 20 percent higher risk of ADHD in children born to fathers who smoke as well.

30 Dec 2017 8:09 AM

Experts reveal just how deadly smoking can be on our health

One individual a minute is admitted to hospital due to smoking.

29 Dec 2017 1:42 PM

Nicotine is a stimulant that works by binding to receptors widely distributed throughout the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

New treatments for nicotine addiction in the offing

Normally, these brain structures have a system in place to curtail nicotine addiction.

28 Dec 2017 4:18 PM

New research in mice sheds light on the mechanism underlining exercise's protective effect against nicotine dependence and withdrawal. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Run away' from smoking addiction

The findings have been published in the British Journal of Pharmacology.

21 Dec 2017 5:01 PM

Study finds smokers are less attractive

Here's what a new study has found.

13 Dec 2017 2:01 PM

Teens' vaping habit increases risk of tobacco smoking

Here's how

11 Dec 2017 7:09 PM

COPD is detrimental to both public health and the country's economy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Busting myths about COPD

COPD can be prevented and managed by making some necessary lifestyle changes.

10 Dec 2017 8:40 AM

Smoking has decreased by 3.2 per cent (from 27.6 per cent to 24.4 per cent) while use of oral (smokeless) tobacco in women stands at 8.2 per cent, higher than men’s at 1.9 per cent.

Tobacco use declines: Report

Consumption by minors has increased, claims Global Adult Tobacco Survey.

09 Dec 2017 2:48 AM

The teacher was arrested and charged with four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. (Photo: Pixabay)

Police: Substitute teacher encouraged students to smoke pot

The school district is cooperating fully with police.

02 Dec 2017 3:28 PM

Head and neck cancer patients who smoke and also drink may be creating more problems for themselves than they realize. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smoking, drinking worsen prognosis for head and neck cancers

Worldwide, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is the seventh most common type of cancer.

02 Dec 2017 1:15 PM

Weaker the heart, faster the decline in walking speed

Heart disease risk factors were not linked to balance problems or the ability to do the chair stand exercise.

21 Nov 2017 9:39 AM

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