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Those who had not quit by six months were given a chance to keep trying in exchange for a payment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cash incentives help smokers quit, study finds

Those who had not quit by six months were given a chance to keep trying in exchange for a payment.

31 Oct 2017 10:16 AM

October is breast cancer awareness month. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facts about how breast cancer develops

Here are some of the myths about the deadly disease.

31 Oct 2017 8:17 AM

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 2:04 PM

Younger smokers were able to interact with people their own age in locations where they all typically hang out. (Photo: Pixabay)

Peers may help reduce tobacco use in youth: study

Younger smokers were able to interact with people their own age in locations where they all typically hang out.

29 Oct 2017 7:18 AM

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Vapes as injurious as cigarettes

Here is what researchers discovered.

22 Oct 2017 7:13 AM

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

Vaping may cause deadly lung diseases, says study

E-cigarettes appear to trigger same responses in body, that can lead to various diseases including asthma and...

21 Oct 2017 8:04 AM

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Smoking to be banned on Thai beaches

Ban, which comes into force in November, follows clean-up of nearly 140,000 cigarette butts from a 2.5 kms stretch of...

17 Oct 2017 8:14 AM

A stent, once implanted, remains in the body forever and hence, the quality of the device should be given prime importance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Managing heart disease through quality stents

A stent, once implanted, remains in the body forever and hence, the quality of the device should be given prime...

15 Oct 2017 5:08 AM

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Passive smoking hidden risk factor of heart disease

Non-smokers who live with and around smokers stand a 30% higher risk of developing heart diseases.

10 Oct 2017 3:08 PM

A death is notched up as premature when a person departs before their expected age (Photo: AFP)

Switching to e-cigarettes can delay millions of deaths

Per smoker, this amounted to an average gain in life expectancy of about four months.

3 Oct 2017 4:03 AM

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Text programme may help pregnant women quit smoking: study

Here what researchers found.

2 Oct 2017 11:17 AM

Heart disease risk factors were not linked to balance problems or the ability to do the chair stand exercise. (Photo: Pixabay)

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 4:09 AM