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Cigarette smokers and hookah smokers are on the rise in the state. Youths and women too are under severe influence of tobacco and tobacco-related items,” said Mr Gajbhiye. (Representational picture)

Minister: Now hookah bars to come under anti-tobacco drive

The Council discussed the problem of rising tobacco addiction in the state.

24 Mar 2018 5:48 AM

E-cigarettes tied to less smoking cessation

It would be hard to find anything more harmful to long-term health except maybe arsenic.

23 Mar 2018 3:37 PM

Employee health plans charge smokers extra but don’t help them quit

Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the same time.

17 Mar 2018 10:00 AM

New campaign highlights link between tobacco and TB

The campaign shows that tobacco consumption and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke increases risk of TB and of dying from the disease.

16 Mar 2018 12:01 PM

40 per cent women identified themselves as 'very light smokers', with a habit of smoking one to two cigarettes either daily or occasionally. (Photo: Pixabay)

Casual/social smoking on rise among young working women:survey

Some even said they smoked for weight loss, according to the survey.

08 Mar 2018 4:16 PM

Results suggest that doctors may need to broaden how they discuss smoking with patients to make sure people understand they’re at risk even when they don’t have a daily habit. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cigars, pipes up risk of cancer like cigarettes, says study

With a daily cigarette, cigar or pipe habit, people have an elevated risk of death from tobacco-related cancers.

22 Feb 2018 8:00 AM

The decline in lung function is attributable to the irritation that most cleaning chemicals cause on mucous membranes lining the airways. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cleaning sprays as harmful as smoking: study

Accelerated lung function decline in the women working as cleaners was "comparable to smoking somewhat less than 20 pack- years.

18 Feb 2018 4:56 PM

The Delhi government’s health department has issued showcause notice to Karan Johar's Dharma Production, distributors, judges and the owners of a private TV network for promoting Tobacco in a reality show. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi govt sends notice to Karan Johar's TV show 'promoting' tobacco

According to the notice a specific brand of pan masala was being promoted in the reality show ‘India's Next Superstars’.

25 Jan 2018 10:09 AM

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

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

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

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

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

This study shows that diet might help repair lung damage in people who have stopped smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Two tomatoes a day may keep lung disease at bay: study

Similar benefits were observed with apples too.

21 Dec 2017 2:36 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

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

Vaping while pregnant could cause birth defects: study

Researchers exposed frog embryos and samples of mammalian neural crest cells to saline infused with e-cigarette vapour.

19 Nov 2017 1:16 PM

Sale of large cigars would continue at least for the time being because the smoke is not inhaled. (Photo: Pixabay)

No more Holy Smokes - Vatican bans sale of cigarettes

World World Health Organization (WHO) statistics show that smoking causes more than seven million deaths worldwide every year.

11 Nov 2017 4:06 PM

Most research in the field has focused on how proteins called nicotine acetylcholine receptors contribute to dependence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why it is so hard to quit smoking decoded

The study, published in the journal Cell Reports, identified specific genes and microRNA that play an essential role in nicotine dependence.

09 Nov 2017 1:51 PM

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