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Combustible cigarettes are the most harmful form of nicotine delivery. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cigarettes may help smokers quit: study

This suggests that e-cigarettes might give smokers a suitable alternative to combustible cigarettes.

30 Dec 2017 12:50 PM IST

Nicotine is a stimulant that works by binding to receptors widely distributed throughout the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

New treatments for nicotine addiction in the offing

Normally, these brain structures have a system in place to curtail nicotine addiction.

28 Dec 2017 4:18 PM IST

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

1 in 10 dies of smoking worldwide'

Policymakers need renewed efforts to tackle the epidemic, says a study by The Lancet.

6 April 2017 6:55 AM IST

Anti-narcotics and Military Police officers prepare for the incineration of more than 200 kilos of cocaine seized in El Salvador. (Photo: AFP)

How Iceland's teens cleaned up their act

It is a stunning turnaround for a country that discovered rising worrying trends among its youth in the early 1990s,...

4 April 2017 2:03 AM IST

New research in mice sheds light on the mechanism underlining exercises protective effect against nicotine dependence and withdrawal. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Run away' from smoking addiction

The findings have been published in the British Journal of Pharmacology.

21 Dec 2017 5:01 PM IST

This study shows that diet might help repair lung damage in people who have stopped smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Two tomatoes a day may keep lung disease at bay: study

Similar benefits were observed with apples too.

21 Dec 2017 2:36 PM IST

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Anti-tobacco ads in film and TV

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

12 Feb 2017 12:26 AM IST

COPD is detrimental to both public health and the countrys economy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Busting myths about COPD

COPD can be prevented and managed by making some necessary lifestyle changes.

10 Dec 2017 8:40 AM IST

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Study finds smokers are less attractive

Here's what a new study has found.

13 Dec 2017 2:01 PM IST

The research is presented at the 2017 Global Forum on Nicotine in Poland. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study

Researchers demonstrate the potential of the low risk tobacco product to help reduce the impact of tobacco related...

19 Jun 2017 9:31 AM IST