Smoking, alcohol associated with most cancers in US
Preventable risk factors like smoking and alcohol are closely associated with 11 of the 15 cancers in the US, finds a study.
Oct 19, 2016, 20:20 PM IST
'Teens who feel 'too fat' light up cigarettes to slim down'
Researchers also found that white teens were more than twice as likely as African-American adolescents to smoke for weight loss.
Oct 17, 2016, 23:37 PM IST
Follow these simple ways to keep your breasts healthy!
Women should keep their breasts healthy and nurtured as keeping a healthy habits you can lower the risk of developing the breast cancer.
Oct 15, 2016, 23:43 PM IST
Head and neck cancer: What increases your risk, prevention tips!
The main factors that increase the risk of head and neck cancers are smoking and alcohol consumption.
Oct 14, 2016, 10:05 AM IST
Things you can do to prevent dementia!
Dementia is a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes which is caused by brain disease or injury.
Oct 13, 2016, 23:35 PM IST
Keep your eyes healthy with these simple tips!
Our eyes are the most valuable and sensitive sense organs of our body.
Oct 13, 2016, 20:12 PM IST
Heavy pot smoking linked to bone disease and fractures
The study also found that heavy cannabis users have a lower body weight and a reduced body mass index (BMI), which could contribute to thinning of their bones.
Oct 13, 2016, 14:43 PM IST
Follow these simple tips to manage high blood pressure without pills!
High blood pressure is a chronic medical condition that increases the risk of developing many health related problems like heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.
Oct 12, 2016, 23:32 PM IST
Parental absence may lead to early smoking, drinking
The researchers from University College London drew on data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study, which has been tracking the health of almost 19,000 children born between 2000 and 2002, in regular surveys.
Oct 12, 2016, 08:44 AM IST
Parental absence may lead to early smoking, drinking
Parental absence in early childhood is linked to an increased risk of children starting to smoke and to drink alcohol even before they reach teenage.
Oct 11, 2016, 18:07 PM IST
Emmerdale's Leah Bracknell has terminal lung cancer – What to expect in final stages of the disease!
Leah, who played Zoe Tate in the Yorkshire Dales ITV series for 16 years from 1989 to 2005, and her partner Jez Hughes are raising money to send her for treatment in Germany.
Oct 07, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Beware! Smoking weed may decrease your creative thinking capabilities
A new study has found that smoking weed may put you at risk of losing your creativity as well as make you less aware of your mistakes.
Oct 05, 2016, 19:35 PM IST
E-cigarettes can reduce burden of smoking-related deaths in India
Use of electronic cigarettes has helped 6.1 million smokers in the European Union to quit smoking, according to a 2014 study that analysed data involving a representative sample of nearly 28,000 Europeans.
Oct 05, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
E-cigarettes can help kick the habit, say Indian researchers
More than one million Indians reportedly die annually because of smoking, making it the fourth leading cause of death due to non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the country.
Oct 03, 2016, 14:50 PM IST
Fathers' smoking may up asthma-risk in kids
Smoking is known to cause genetic and epigenetic damage to spermatozoa, which are transmissible to offspring and have the potential to induce developmental abnormalities.
Sep 30, 2016, 14:00 PM IST
Trying to conceive? Watch out for these signs of infertility!
Here are some things that can make you infertile or affect your chances of having a healthy baby.
Sep 25, 2016, 07:03 AM IST
Belief about nicotine content in cigs influence smokers craving
How the brain responds to nicotine depends on a smoker`s belief about the nicotine content in a cigarette, states a recent research conducted at the University of Texas in Dallas. The study found that smoking a nicotine cigarette but believing that it lacked nicotine failed to satisfy cravings related to nicotine addiction.
Sep 24, 2016, 12:34 PM IST
Unable to quit smoking? Go talk to a nurse!
It may sound strange, but that's what the researchers found helpful, when they looked at the quit rates of 1,528 patients, who were discharged from the hospital after six months.
Sep 19, 2016, 08:47 AM IST
How smoking ups heart failure risk
The study examined data from 4,580 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study who underwent an echocardiogram.
Sep 14, 2016, 16:30 PM IST
Graduate adults more likely use e-cigs to quit smoking: Study
Smokers, who did use ends, such as e-cigarettes, were more likely to have attempted to quit smoking in the past year.
Sep 12, 2016, 11:43 AM IST
