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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.

8 March 2018 4:16 PM IST

Marijuana is one of the most widely used recreational drugs among individuals of reproductive age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Young prefer Marijuana over cigarettes, alcohol

Greater numbers of youth start with marijuana as their first drug, there's an increasing need for public interventions,...

19 May 2018 10:46 AM IST

Indonesian Muslims pray during the start of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, East Java province, on May 16, 2018. Muslim devotees are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk during Ramadan. (Photo: AFP)

A look at the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan

After these intense nights of prayer, the end of Ramadan is met with a three-day holiday called Eid al-Fitr.

17 May 2018 6:03 PM IST

Parents may think that not smoking around their child is enough, but this is not the case. (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart disease risk increases with number of cigarettes one smokes,...

Tobacco use is the leading single preventable cause of death worldwide, killing over 7 million people each year.

31 May 2018 1:30 PM IST

Many youngsters throng hookah parlours.

Hookah behind half of tobacco smoking in young: study

This is why smoke loads can be so large for hookah users, even if they use infrequently.

17 May 2018 3:24 PM IST

Patients who smoke after an acute coronary syndrome, including a heart attack are at increased risk of death if they do not quit. (Photo: Pixabay)

This drug could cut smoking habit in heart attack patients

The authors note that if varenicline was used as routine treatment in smokers after heart attack, it would reduce...

26 March 2018 6:21 PM IST

It would be hard to find anything more harmful to long-term health except maybe arsenic. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cigarettes tied to less smoking cessation

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

23 March 2018 3:37 PM IST

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Hookah bars to toe the line

Amit Sadarangani, owner at Flip Bar and Kitchen, is of the belief that it is the one bad fish making the whole pond...

21 March 2018 12:13 AM IST

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In US, cigarette smoking reaches new low: Study

However, large disparities remain, with people living in rural areas still far more likely to smoke than city-dwellers.

19 Jun 2018 7:41 PM IST

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)

Prostate cancer survival odds worse for smokers

Prostate cancer diagnosis, even when it is not associated with tobacco smoking, is a teachable moment for patients to...

7 Jun 2018 10:21 AM IST

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Can reducing nicotine in cigarettes curb addiction?

30 Aug 2017 9:23 AM IST

A landmark Australian law on restricting tobacco use has been upheld at the World Trade Organisation.

Farmers seek rollback of additional levy on cigarettes

GST Council in July raised cess on cigarettes to take away an estimated Rs 5,000 cr annual benefits.

3 Aug 2017 2:24 PM IST