Tag: Smoking
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Twitterati stand by Mahira Khan as her smoking video surfaces
Last year, Pakistani actor Mahira Khan was brutally trolled as her photographs in which she was seen smoking with Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor in New York went viral. She was trolled for smoking as well for wearing a short dress. Recently, another video of her went viral in which she is smoking at an event....
March 31, 2018 -
Smoking marijuana may lead non-smokers to cigarettes
If you only smoke marijuana there are higher chances that you may end up smoking cigarettes too.
March 28, 2018 -
Smoking during pregnancy linked to asthma severity in kids
Women who smoke while pregnant contribute to the severity of asthma and poor lung function in their children.
March 7, 2018 -
Government lost Rs 13,000 cr revenue due to cigarette smuggling
The Federation of All India Farmers Association (FAIFA) on Tuesday said India has lost approximately Rs 13,000 crore in revenue due to growing cigarette smuggling and urged it to curb the menace. “Illegal cigarette trade is more than 25 per cent of the cigarette industry in the country making India the fourth largest and fastest...
January 30, 2018 -
40 pc quit smoking after getting enrolled in NTQLS
Nearly 40 per cent people quit smoking and tobacco use after getting enrolled in the National Tobacco Quit Line Service, according to data revealed by Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute. Aimed at helping habitual smokers and tobacco users to quit its use, the programme was launched by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 30...
January 12, 2018 -
Stop smoking, eat healthy, meditate to avoid obesity
Stop smoking, eat right at the right time, balance your diet and meditate.
December 20, 2017 -
Want to quit smoking? Milind Soman will tell you how
Milind Soman, who has time and again raised the bar for fitness and health, will be stepping into the shoes of a new adventure-based show titled, 'I Can You Can'.
December 16, 2017 -
Nicotine patch safer for pregnant women than smoking
Smoking during pregnancy is the most significant, preventable risk factor for poor maternal and infant health outcomes.
December 11, 2017 -
Bidis need to be targeted to reduce tobacco consumption
Court-imposed order to advertise the deadly effects of smoking.
November 28, 2017 -
Looking old? Quit heavy drinking and smoking
Heavy drinking and smoking are linked to visible signs of physical ageing, according to a study.
November 17, 2017 -
Peer influence can help reduce tobacco use
'Participating in a brief intervention delivered by their peers in community settings can help youth and adolescent to reduce smoking'.
October 28, 2017 -
Pot users have more sex?
Pot users have about 20 per cent more sex than those who do not use it, reveals a study.
October 27, 2017 -
Amend Article 47
According to the World Health Organization, tobacco use is responsible for six of eight leading causes of death worldwide and kills more people than HIV/AIDS, legal drugs, illegal drugs, road accidents, murder and suicide put together each year. It is also the cause of 14.3 per cent of male deaths and 4.7 per cent of...
October 5, 2017 -
PGIMER Chandigarh shows TB patients way to quit smoking
The School of Public Health department of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has found in its research on first randomised trial on pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in the country that a brief Smoking Cessation Intervention for Tuberculosis (TB) patients may help smokers quit smoking and improve treatment results. PGIMER has also...
September 8, 2017 -
Smoking may increase sensitivity to social stress
Lighting a cigarette may not be a good way to relax and it may increase sensitivity to social stress, according to a new study by the French National Centre for Scientific Research published on Tuesday. Researchers found that exposure to nicotine, rather than withdrawal from it, which is commonly seen as anxiety-inducing in smokers, produced...
July 25, 2017 -
SRK refrains from smoking on vacation
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has taken a break from the promotion of his forthcoming film "Jab Harry Met Sejal", refrained from smoking despite being in a smoking area here. Shah Rukh tweeted a photograph of himself on Tuesday. In the image, the "Dilwale" star can be seen posing in front of a board...
July 19, 2017 -
E-cigarettes may be as harmful as tobacco smoking
Electronic-cigarettes containing nicotine are potentially as harmful as unfiltered tobacco smoking when it comes to causing DNA damage, a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist warns. Researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in the US also found that vapour from non-nicotine e-cigarettes caused as much DNA damage as filtered cigarettes, possibly due to...
June 12, 2017