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

2 Nov 2017 9:35 AM IST

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Vaping leads to 'real' smoking in teens

19 Sept 2017 2:11 PM IST

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

11 Sept 2017 5:34 PM IST

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Father's nicotine exposure linked to child's poor cognition: Study

Nicotine exposure for women is recognised as a significant risk factor for behavioural disorders such as ADHD.

21 Oct 2018 5:21 PM IST

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping too causes cancer, says study

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

30 Jan 2018 10:54 AM IST

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 IST

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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 IST

For boys, lowest smoking prevalence was 2.9 percent in Tajikistan and highest is 61.4 percent in Timor-Leste (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...

6 Jan 2018 10:30 AM 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

This study should not be used as a reason to continue to smoke rather than vape. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping may boost pneumonia risk: Study

Although it is possible that vaping might increase susceptibility to pneumonia, the effect is likely to be lower than...

8 Feb 2018 4:43 PM IST

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping tied to higher risk that teens will try marijuana, says study

Teens who use e-cigarettes may be twice as likely to smoke pot as their peers who never try vaping

24 April 2018 7:56 AM IST