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Passive smoking exposure nearly doubles stroke risk, says new study

New study reveals that current smokers are at higher risk of getting a stroke while passive smoking for more than 10 hours a week nearly doubles the stroke risk

Passive smoking exposure nearly doubles stroke risk, says new study (Photo by The Habitat)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 04:04 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

No Smoking Day 2024: Date, history, significance, 10 tips to quit smoking

No Smoking Day 2024: Here's all you need to know about the date, history and significance of No Smoking Day and 10 expert tips to quit smoking

No Smoking Day 2024: Date, history, significance, 10 tips to quit smoking (Image by GrumpyBeere from Pixabay)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 10:18 AM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Can restoring gut health through diet reduce cancer risk, prevent tumorigenesis?

Unlocking cancer prevention: Read on to explore the gut microbiome's role in reduction of cancer risk and prevention of tumorigenesis

Can restoring gut health through diet, reduce cancer risk, prevent tumour? Know gut microbiome potential in cancer care (Photo by WomenH)
Published on Mar 04, 2024 08:42 AM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Beyond smoking: Understanding and treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Health experts list the causes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease beyond smoking, reveal the symptoms and management strategies along with treatment tips

Beyond smoking: Understanding and treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Photo by Shutterstock)
Published on Jan 27, 2024 07:45 PM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Data Munching | What the WHO report on tobacco use tells us

Smokers around the world are quitting — men more than women — and at least one-third of the adolescents who use tobacco products are using e-cigarettes

Men consistently exhibit higher tobacco use rates than women, but more men have quit smoking than women(iStock/HT Archive)
Published on Jan 19, 2024 06:48 PM IST

Health talk | Smokers around the world are giving up

Latest data from the World Health Organisation shows a heartening decline in tobacco use. What could possibly explain this?

The report shows that 150 countries have been successful in reducing tobacco use, with India among the countries that have taken the most effective measures over the years to curb the practice.(Unsplash)
Published on Jan 18, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Tobacco use declining across the world... but not fast enough

The WHO report shows that 150 countries have been successful in reducing tobacco use, with India among the countries that have taken the most effective measures

A man smokes a cigarette as he walks at the old bazaar in the city of Shahr-e Ray, south of Tehran, Iran on January 8. (AFP)
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 09:37 AM IST

Global usage of tobacco declines: WHO report

Currently, tobacco use is still estimated to kill at least eight million people each year, including an estimated 1.3 million non-smokers who are exposed to passive smoke, said the report

The report shows that 150 countries are successfully reducing tobacco use. (Representative file image)
Published on Jan 16, 2024 05:38 PM IST

Heated Tobacco Products – Serious health deterrent for active & passive smokers

This article is authored by Dr Himanshu Pandey, MBBS MS FIAGES FLCS FALS, consultant surgeon and industrial health expert.

Vaping (Getty images)
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 10:49 AM IST
ByHindustan Times

Tobacco consumption increases the risk of head and neck cancers in youngsters

Health expert reveals all you need to know about how the consumption of tobacco contributes to the development of head and neck cancers.

Tobacco consumption increases the risk of head and neck cancers in youngsters (File Photo)
Published on Aug 26, 2023 03:19 PM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Cancer: Raising awareness and supporting survivors

This article is authored by Dr Vikram Vora, medical director, India subcontinent, International SOS.

Cancer(Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 21, 2023 04:05 PM IST
ByHindustan Times

Breaking the cycle of addiction: Innovative approaches to tobacco cessation

Tobacco kills more than 8 million people each year through direct intake and second hand smoke. De-addiction from tobacco is the need of the hour. Here are tips

Breaking the cycle of addiction: Innovative approaches to tobacco cessation (File Photo)
Updated on Jun 13, 2023 06:18 PM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: How to quit smoking? Spiritual gurus answer

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: Discontinuing smoking habit is one of the necessary actions to improve your health significantly. It’s not smoking that you want to quit, you want to quit that mental state that necessitates smoking. Here are some tips from spiritual gurus on how to quit smoking

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: How to quit smoking? Spiritual gurus answer (Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay )
Updated on May 27, 2022 03:59 PM IST
ByZarafshan Shiraz, Delhi

World No Tobacco Day 2021: Date, history, theme, significance amid Covid-19

World No Tobacco Day 2021: Here’s all you need to know about when is World No Tobacco Day, its history, theme this year and its significance amid Covid-19

World No Tobacco Day 2021: Date, history, theme, significance amid Covid-19(Instagram/DolbyVivisol)
Updated on May 30, 2021 09:05 PM IST
By | Edited by Zarafshan Shiraz

Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes

According to a new study, believed to be the first to assess how complete flavour bans affect youth smoking habits, high school students' odds of smoking conventional cigarettes doubled due to ban on flavoured tobacco products or flavoured vaping

Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes(Unsplash)
Updated on May 30, 2021 12:16 PM IST
ANI |

Study reveals e-cigarettes can be ‘gateway’ to cigarettes for teens with no prior intention to smoke

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.

Cigarette smoking remains a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.(Unsplash)
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 07:51 PM IST
Washington [US] | ByAsian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta

Despite Covid-19 concerns, cigar smokers are smoking more, survey finds

An online survey involving nearly 800 cigar smokers found that majority of the people surveyed intended to quit smoking due to concerns about elevated health risks if they contracted COVID-19, more than twice as many reported they increased rather than decreased their tobacco use since the pandemic’s onset.

Representational Image(Unsplash)
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 01:49 PM IST
North Carolina | ByAsian News International | Posted by: Alfea Jamal

Covid-19 update: Smokers more vulnerable to coronavirus transmission, says Health ministry

Smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to Covid-19 as the act of smoking means that fingers (and possibly contaminated cigarettes) are in contact with lips which increases the possibility of transmission of virus from hand to mouth.

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for the four main Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) — cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes. (Representational Image)(Unsplash)
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 01:23 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Saumya Sharma

47% jump in cancer patients at PGIMER in 7 years

Around 53% patients registered for treatment were men, among whom the leading type of cancer was head and neck (27%)

Updated on Feb 04, 2020 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By

‘Turning point’ as number of male smokers drops: WHO

The number of women and girls who use tobacco products has been steadily declining for years. But tobacco use among males - who account for the overwhelming majority of smokers - has until now been expanding.

In a new report, the UN health a gency hailed the beginning decline as a powerful indication that anti-smoking campaigns around the globe had begun to pay off.(Unsplash)
Updated on Dec 19, 2019 03:36 PM IST
Agence France-Presse | By, Geneva

Here’s why children of domestic abuse victims are likely to have lower IQ

If their mothers experienced physical violence from their partner either in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life, the figure rises to 22.8 per cent.

If their mothers experienced physical violence from their partner either in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life, the figure rises to 22.8 per cent.(Unsplash)
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 03:16 PM IST
Washington D.C. [USA] | ByAsian News International

Here’s how heavy smoking makes you look older

To identify the effects of the heavier smoking, scientists can separate out the effects of the genetic variant via tobacco use from other possible effects unrelated to tobacco use.

To identify the effects of the heavier smoking, scientists can separate out the effects of the genetic variant via tobacco use from other possible effects unrelated to tobacco use.(Unsplash)
Updated on Nov 02, 2019 12:27 PM IST
Washington D.C. [USA] | ByAsian News International

Brain strokes not an ‘elderly people’s disease’, hitting those below 45 increasingly

The Indian Council for Medical Research estimates one person suffers a stroke every three seconds in the country and a death is reported every three minutes.

Air pollution could also act as a trigger for a stroke and neurology experts across the globe are looking into it.(Unsplash)
Updated on Oct 24, 2019 05:04 PM IST
Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Matters of the heart: how best to deal with stress

How can we modify the damaging effects of stress on our hearts and our well-being? Limiting stressers may be one of the ways

World Heart Day, observed today, is a day to promote health education(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Sep 29, 2019 02:08 PM IST
ByDr Upendra Kaul

Sugary drinks a common factor for oral diseases, finds lancet study

Oral diseases include a range of conditions that affect the teeth and mouth, including tooth decay, gum disease and oral cancers.

Growing consumption of sugary drinks, especially in low and middle income countries is a common risk factor for developing oral diseases, including oral cancer that is a leading cause of cancer deaths among men in India and Sri Lanka, a new Lancet study has said.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Jul 19, 2019 04:10 AM IST
New Delhi | By

1 in 5 Mumbai’s BEST drivers, conductors have pre-cancer oral damage: Study

The study was part of a three-year programme conducted by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) to help its employees give up tobacco products.

BEST officials said more than 15,000 employees were counselled to quit using tobacco products, and at least 5,000 of them have quit since.
Updated on May 06, 2019 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | BySadaguru Pandit, Mumbai

Delhi government official seeks ban on tobacco ads in cricket matches

When it comes to tobacco use, Delhi is one of the better performing states, with 17.8% people using some form of tobacco, compared to the national average is 28.6%, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey – 2 (2016-17).

When it comes to tobacco use, Delhi is one of the better performing states, with 17.8% people using some form of tobacco, compared to the national average is 28.6%, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey – 2 (2016-17).(Diwakar Prasad/HT File Photo)
Published on Mar 11, 2019 01:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

In a first, EC bans all kinds of tobacco in polling booths during 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The Commission has asked all states and UTs to issue instructions to district electoral officers-cum-district magistrates to ensure prohibition of not just smoking, but also the use of chewable tobacco in all polling booths.

The Election Commission has banned all kinds of tobacco in polling booths during next year’s general elections.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Dec 29, 2018 12:43 AM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Avoid smoking to ward off stroke risks during menopause

The study found that physical activity and a healthy diet may offset the acceleration of atherosclerosis - build-up of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls.

Doctors said some of the causes are changes in a working woman’s lifestyle, stress, high blood pressure and diabetes.(Shutterstock)
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 02:39 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service, New York

High bad cholesterol increases risk of death even for healthy people

Limiting saturated fat intake, maintaining a healthy weight, discontinuing tobacco use and increasing aerobic exercises help in reducing bad cholesterol levels.

Bad cholesterol contributes to clogged arteries which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.(Shutterstock)
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 10:24 AM IST
Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service, New York
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