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Study reveals e-cigarettes can be ‘gateway’ to cigarettes for teens with no prior intention to smoke
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON NOV 16, 2020 07:51 PM IST
E-cigarette use is associated with a higher risk of cigarette smoking among adolescents who had no prior intention of taking up conventional smoking, suggest the findings of a new study.
Thappad: Taapsee Pannu wants CBFC to add disclaimers to films featuring domestic violence
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2020 01:14 PM IST
Thappad actor Taapsee Pannu has supported a Change.org petition calling for the CBFC to add disclaimers to films featuring scenes of domestic violence.
Haryana hospital sees 12-fold rise in school kids availing drug de-addiction treatment
By Sunil Rahar | Hindustan Times, Rohtak, Rohtak
UPDATED ON FEB 02, 2020 11:06 PM IST
Youngsters more inclined towards opioid than alcohol, reveals study conducted at state drug dependence treatment centre in Haryana’s Rohtak
World No Tobacco Day: Actors on whether anti-tobacco ads before film screening need a makeover or not
By Shreya Mukherjee | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2019 03:38 PM IST
On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, famous Bollywood personalities tell us what they like or don’t about the anti-tobacco ads before film screening.
Quit smoking to lower risk of premature birth
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, New York
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2019 10:31 AM IST
The findings, published in the JAMA Network Open journal, showed that the probability of pre-term birth decreased with earlier smoking cessation in pregnancy.
Passive smoking can raise kidney disease risk
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, Seoul
UPDATED ON MAR 09, 2019 02:51 PM IST
Exposure to second-hand or passive smoking can also raise the chances of chronic kidney disease (CKD), which can lead to renal failure, warns a new study.
Flavoured hookahs are not safer than cigarettes, can lead to heart attack and stroke
By HT Correspondent | Asian News International
UPDATED ON AUG 05, 2018 03:56 PM IST
Hookah smoking is quite popular among the youth, but a new study shows how its effects are just as harmful as cigarettes and it can lead to cardiovascular conditions such as heart attack and stroke.
Hookahs are no safer than cigarettes, here’s all you need to know
By HT Correspondent | Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2018 10:52 AM IST
Is hookah smoking as bad as smoking cigarettes, is it the same as vaping and is it addictive? Experts tell you the truth about hookahs.
This diabetes drug may help you quit smoking without causing any withdrawal symptoms
By Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON APR 06, 2018 06:04 PM IST
A study, conducted on mice, found that metformin – a drug that helps in diabetes management – blocks symptoms of nicotine withdrawal and has ‘real potential’ as a smoking cessation aid.
Non-smokers, beware: Use of marijuana is linked to increase in cigarette smoking
By HT Correspondent | Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON MAR 29, 2018 10:38 AM IST
A new study says that cannabis use is associated with an increased initiation of cigarette smoking among non-cigarette smokers.