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Youth may be trying e-cigarettes before smoking because they are easier to access. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping in high school ups cigarette smoking: study

The findings provide support for both sides of the debate.

30 Oct 2017 7:34 PM IST

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 IST

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Vaping leads to 'real' smoking in teens

19 Sept 2017 2:11 PM IST

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Smoking during pregnancy may cause early puberty in kids

Study found children of mothers who smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day during pregnancy, entered puberty three to six...

25 Oct 2018 10:11 AM IST

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.

4 Jan 2018 10:56 AM IST

48-year-old David Miller was on the way to the pharmacy to collect a prescription when he fell. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man stuck in sewer for 3 days feared he would 'die there'

The man made his way from his friend's house in Barking, Essex and ended up six miles away in Romford.

18 Feb 2018 6:37 PM IST

For boys, lowest smoking prevalence was 2.9 percent in Tajikistan and highest is 61.4 percent in Timor-Leste (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out what just one cigarette does to your body

From stomach ache to ear infection, we list the effects of smoking on human body.

8 Feb 2018 11:45 AM IST

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'Quit-line number' on tobacco product packages from September

The decision comes after the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified a new set of health warnings for all tobacco...

6 April 2018 9:05 AM IST

These findings highlight the urgent need for countries to implement stronger tobacco control measures (Photo: AFP)

E-cigarettes, tobacco linked to higher risk of oral cancer

Vast majority of non-cigarette tobacco users are exposed to carcinogen levels comparable to or exceeding exposure among...

30 July 2018 8:54 AM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cancer drug may protect against certain lung ailments

Stem cells have the potential to develop into many different kinds of cells in the body and are involved in tissue...

5 July 2018 3:48 PM IST

Following a spike in the pollution level in the national capital, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday posted a picture on his twitter handle which says Delhi is injurious to health. (Photo: ANI)

'Delhi is injurious to health': Tharoor joins netizens to laugh,...

Many people reacted to Tharoor's tweet. Some felt that it was politicising the issue.

2 Nov 2019 3:03 PM IST

Consuming substances with neurotoxic chemicals may cause overall colour vision loss. (Photo:Representational/Pixabay)

Visual impairment associated with smoking

Heavy smoking can damage your vision: Study.

18 Feb 2019 5:50 PM IST