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Teens using e-cigs are more likely to smoke cigarettes

According to researchers, vaping is a "one-way bridge" to cigarette smoking for teenagers in the study published in journal Tobacco Control.

Feb 11, 2017, 11:35 AM IST

This is why smoking synthetic weed is not safe!

Researchers have found that smoking synthetic weed may not be safe.

Feb 03, 2017, 20:52 PM IST

E-cigarettes may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases, says study

E-cigarettes may not be as harmless as believed, but a new study has revealed that regular vapers may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.

Feb 03, 2017, 16:14 PM IST

Cancer: Obesity biggest driver of disease; cases in women rising six times faster than in men

According to the analysis by Cancer Research UK, unhealthy lifeslyle habits, mainly obesity, are to be blamed for the rise in cancer cases in both sexes.

Feb 03, 2017, 11:40 AM IST

Smoking in public areas now restricted as per Australian state's new laws!

As per the laws, anyone seen smoking within 10 metres of these visitor facilities will have to pay a fine of 243 Australian dollars ($185).

Feb 02, 2017, 00:13 AM IST

Vape pens may up desire to smoke in young adults: Study

Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Centre in the US found that young adult smokers exposed to the use of traditional cigarettes, first-generation e-cigarettes or second generation vape pens experienced an immediate, significant and lasting increase in the desire to smoke.

Jan 16, 2017, 12:26 PM IST

Russia to ban cigarette sale 'to anyone born after 2015'

A Kremlin spokesman said such a ban would need serious consideration and consultation with other Ministries.

Jan 12, 2017, 00:02 AM IST

New app-based game may help smokers quit

However, it also incorporates a combination of some 37 behavioural change techniques ? theory-based methods for changing behaviour ? selected by psychologists to help smokers quit.

Jan 05, 2017, 19:58 PM IST

Smoking: Five ways it affects your health!

We all know that smoking is not good for health, but still most people are addicted to it and find it hard to quit.

Dec 26, 2016, 13:45 PM IST

Five simple tips to prevent bloating!

Bloating is the condition where the belly is feeling swollen after eating.

Dec 24, 2016, 17:11 PM IST

Smoking during pregnancy may impair children's kidney

A new research has revealed that expectant mothers should not smoke during pregnancy as it might impair children's kidney.

Dec 23, 2016, 23:07 PM IST

Maternal smoking may impair children's kidney

Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a 1.24-times increased risk of child proteinuria compared with no exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy.

Dec 23, 2016, 17:04 PM IST

Five things you can do to prevent asthma attacks!

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways, causing difficulty breathing, chest pain, cough and wheezing.

Dec 22, 2016, 23:43 PM IST

Here's the truth about occasional smoking

But this new study suggests that smokers who go through much less than a pack of cigarettes a day still have an increased risk of an early death than non-smokers.

Dec 06, 2016, 12:24 PM IST

Why men have higher diabetes risk than women?

The study showed that men have 61 per cent higher prevalence and 46 per cent increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes when compared with women.

Dec 04, 2016, 04:12 AM IST

Under-50 smokers eight times more likely to have major heart attack, says study

Smokers under 50 are eight times more likely than non-smokers of the same age to have a major heart attack, scientists said Wednesday.

Nov 30, 2016, 05:23 AM IST

Not happy I am smoking again, confesses Aamir Khan

Superstar Aamir Khan says he is unhappy that he has started smoking again, but assured that he would give it up after the release of his film "Dangal". With the pre-release nervousness of his much-awaited film 'Dangal", Aamir has taken up smoking again.

Nov 29, 2016, 15:36 PM IST