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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

As per SC directives, hookahs are allowed in smoking zones.

Minister: Now hookah bars to come under anti-tobacco drive

The Council discussed the problem of rising tobacco addiction in the state.

24 March 2018 5:48 AM 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

Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the same time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Employee health plans charge smokers extra but don't help them quit

Smokers are charged higher premiums by employers, this entitles them to programs that will help them quit smoking at the...

17 March 2018 10:00 AM IST

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Alcohol, tobacco are biggest threat to human welfare

In contrast, researchers say use of illicit drugs was far less common.

11 May 2018 1:32 PM IST

L-cysteine is an amino acid that eliminates acetaldehyde, a compound in cigarettes believed to play a role in tobacco addiction by enhancing the brains responses to nicotine

Clearly explain tobacco text warnings: Delhi government

Health ministry advised to print early death message on products.

1 May 2018 1:00 AM IST

Time to put those cigarettes away

Time to put those cigarettes away

Buerger's Disease, a chronic, inflammatory, obstructing tobacco-associated vasculopathy, can lead to tissue loss and...

11 Jun 2018 12:21 AM IST

Risk factors measured included mental distress; health behaviors such as tobacco use, binge drinking, diet, and exercise. (Photo: Pixabay)

Being bisexual can be injurious to health

Bisexual men have a higher risk for heart disease compared with heterosexual men across several modifiable risk factors.

22 Jun 2018 8:25 AM IST

Obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

4 foods that can cause cancer revealed

We take a look at 4 otherwise innocent looking food items that can cause cancer

29 Jun 2018 4:30 PM IST

Participants with diabetes tended to be older, reported more pack-years of smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

53 per cent unsuccessful in attempts to quit smoking

Twenty-five per cent of smokers are using e-cigarette or vaping device to cut down smoking.

1 Jun 2018 6:28 AM IST

Any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes, was associated with future smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cigarette sellers offer scholarships to university students, promote...

Vaporiser sellers ask students to write essays about benefits of vaping over tobacco, offering prize money ranging from...

8 Jun 2018 10:39 AM IST

The moment you dont have a reason to smoke, you stop smoking. So, dont go from 10 to zero in a day. Aim to stop one micro habit after another. Dr Amit Gawande

Here's why parents shouldn't expose kids to cigarette smoke

Preventing exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and postnatally may reduce the risk of hearing problems in...

6 Jun 2018 2:42 PM IST