Tag: Smoking
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Passive smoking leads schoolchildren to get hooked
As many as 16.5 per cent schoolchildren in the age group of 13-19 years, including girls, in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh reported to have used tobacco at least once. The study, conducted recently by Community Medicine department of Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, is based on interviews of 2,864 schoolchildren of rural and urban...
May 31, 2017 -
Family pressure pushed many to give up smoking
Many people feel healthier after quitting smoking as they gave up the habit due to family pressure, rising cigarette price and other factors, says a survey. The survey by insurance firm ICICI Lombard found that 32 per cent of the respondents managed to stay off tobacco by keeping themselves busy. As many as 1,500 former...
May 31, 2017 -
Don’t let it burn you, talk the smoke out!
A visit to a doctor can help you give up that cigarette. Don't let it burn you out.
May 30, 2017 -
Kick the killer butt out of your life!
Tobacco is an addiction for many people, dragging them slowly to death. Although it is clearly written on every tobacco packet that it is ‘Injurious to health’, many people love this poison. Once hooked to it, smokers become physically, mentally and emotionally dependent on this hazardous product like it is their lifeline. Tobacco enters your...
May 30, 2017 -
A vow to quit
During a walk on the roof of the palace with Birbal, Akbar once saw an ass grazing through a grassland of tobacco plants, without consuming. Birbal, Akbar knew, was in the habit of chewing tobacco. He then remarked, “Even an ass does not touch tobacco.” Birbal smiled respectfully. “No, Your Majesty,” he replied, “no one...
May 24, 2017 -
Social smoking carries same heart-disease risks
A US study indicates that social smokers' carries the same high blood pressure and high cholesterol risk, identical to those who smoke every day. Published on Sunday in the American Journal of Health Promotion, the study is the first to look at blood pressure and cholesterol in social smokers, Xinhua news agency reported. Social smokers are defined...
May 8, 2017 -
Grandmother’s smoking linked to autism in grandchildren
If a girl's maternal grandmother smoked during pregnancy, the girl is 67 per cent more likely to display certain traits linked to autism, such as poor social communication skills and repetitive behaviours, says a study. The researchers also found that if the maternal grandmother smoked, this increased by 53 per cent the risk of her...
April 28, 2017 -
Smoking to kill 200 million in China this century: WHO
Smoking-related diseases will claim 200 million lives in China this century and plunge tens of millions into poverty, a report said on Friday. China is the world's largest consumer and producer of tobacco, and the industry provides the government with colossal sums. In 2015, it recorded 1.1 trillion yuan (USD 160 billion) in profits, up...
April 14, 2017 -
Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide: Study
Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, half of them in just four countries — China, India, the US and Russia, a new study revealed on Thursday. The Global Burden of Diseases Report was based on smoking habits in 195 countries and territories between 1990 and 2015, the BBC reported. It found that nearly one...
April 7, 2017 -
Shah Rukh Khan to quit smoking, drinking for kids
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, a doting father to three, says he is planning to quit smoking and drinking and adopt a healthier lifestyle to enable himself spend more time with his children. The 50-year-old Bollywood star's remark came during a conclave session held by a media house here. Asked if being an old parent he...
March 18, 2017 -
3rd-hand smoke may affect baby’s health
Exposure to the sticky residue of tobacco smoke — or third-hand smoke — left behind on the furniture and walls of your home may significantly affect your baby's growth and immunity system, researchers have found. The findings showed that the residue of the smoke puts babies and toddlers at much greater risk because they come...
February 5, 2017 -
Why smoking synthetic weed may not be safe
Smoking synthetic marijuana sold under names such as "K2" and "Spice", may not be a safe substitute to natural marijuana, but may lead to dangerous side-effects, including seizures, psychosis, dependence and death, researchers have warned. The synthetic cannabinoids (SCBs) are man-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can...
February 3, 2017 -
Smoking costs nearly 2% of world’s GDP
Smoking consumes almost six per cent of the world's total spend on healthcare and nearly two per cent of global GDP, a new research has found. In 2012 the total cost amounted to $1,436 billion, with nearly 40 per cent of this sum borne by developing countries. The four BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India...
February 2, 2017 -
Scotland bans smoking in cars with children
A new law comes into force in Scotland tomorrow banning smoking in cars when children are present, as part of the government's plans for a “tobacco-free generation”. Under the law smokers face a $127 on-the-spot fine if caught lighting up in a private vehicle where under-18s are present. The penalty increases up to $1272 if...
December 4, 2016