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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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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

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 7:46 AM GMT

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...

11 Nov 2017 10:36 AM GMT

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...

9 Nov 2017 8:21 AM GMT

About 11% of those who only read others posts - quit smoking; and only 8% of study participants that never visited quit smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Online networks can help smokers quit: study

About 11% of those who only read others posts - quit smoking; and only 8% of study participants that never visited quit...

6 Nov 2017 8:53 AM GMT

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Vaping leads to 'real' smoking in teens

19 Sep 2017 8:41 AM GMT

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tobacco availability increases smoking rates in pregnant women

Smoking during pregnancy is a critically important public health

14 Nov 2018 9:36 AM GMT

The Delhi governments health department has issued showcause notice to Karan Johars 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 4:39 AM GMT

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...

24 Jan 2018 3:49 AM GMT

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 9:40 AM GMT