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The exercise was designed to help train their mind to pivot from detailed attention to a more broad awareness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Modest exercise increase can curb weight gain after quitting smoking

There's no clear gender difference in gaining weight after smoking cessation.

2 Aug 2018 8:15 PM IST

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How smoking affects breastfeeding habits

New study finds the more smokers there were in the home, the shorter the breastfeeding duration.

2 Aug 2018 3:20 PM IST

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Using technology to quit smoking makes it easier

Tobacco smoking is responsible for a large number of deaths.

2 Aug 2018 11:52 AM IST

Many youngsters throng hookah parlours.

Hookahs more harmful than traditional cigarettes: Study

Stiffening of arteries and the aorta are important signs of progression of hypertension, which raises the risk of heart...

5 Aug 2018 6:40 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)

Smoking ban in public housing might make quitting easier

Smoke-free housing alone may not be enough to help many people quit.

5 Aug 2018 6:28 PM IST

The association also also hit out at controls on in-shop advertising saying it will remove differentiation between retailers selling legal tobacco products and fly-by-night retailers selling smuggled tobacco products.

India's tobacco exports rise 7 pc to Rs 1,447.80 crore in April-June

During the full 2017-18 fiscal, the country had exported 2,12,916 tonnes worth Rs 5,539.94 crore of tobacco and its...

16 Aug 2018 12:47 PM IST

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

E-cigarette vapour tied to changes in lung cells

Initially public health experts were not that concerned about e-cigarettes because they were being marketed as a way to...

14 Aug 2018 5:52 PM IST

The association also also hit out at controls on in-shop advertising saying it will remove differentiation between retailers selling legal tobacco products and fly-by-night retailers selling smuggled tobacco products.

Tobacco area, output decline as farmers shift to other crops

The tobacco area has declined by 14.56 per cent to 3.99 lakh hectares in 2016-17 from 4.67 lakh hectares in 2014-15.

13 Aug 2018 2:29 PM IST

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Exposure to tobacco smoke can weaken adolescents' health

Parents should be counseled on how to prevent and reduce their adolescent's secondhand smoke exposure.

22 Aug 2018 3:54 PM IST

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Researchers develop potential drugs to help you quit smoking

They hope that the substances could help people reduce their consumption of tobacco, if not quit altogether.

29 Aug 2018 11:23 AM IST

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Almost one in 11 US tweens and teens vape cannabis

Vaping has also been linked to breathing problems as well as heart and blood vessel damage.

28 Sept 2018 10:51 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