Smoking
Jul 10, 2023
Chennai, July 10 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday quashed a complaint filed by a government official against actor Dhanush, producer Aishwarya Rajinikanth, and others for having allegedly...
Jan 16, 2023
2023 is here and as we compile our new year’s resolutions, eyecare is not likely to make the list. Increasing cases of progressive diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic...
Nov 19, 2021
A report prepared by ‘The International Commission to Reignite the Fight Against Smoking’ makes specific recommendations to achieve the goal of ending smoking worldwide.
Apr 18, 2021
New Zealand is looking at the proposal to ban the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to anyone born after 2004, making smoking effectively illegal for an entire generation.
Oct 12, 2019
People who smoke fewer than five cigarettes a day cause long-term damage to their lungs, according to a new research.
May 31, 2019
Smoking is often seen as a risk factor for multiple medical issues.
Dec 28, 2018
If quitting smoking is one of your New Year’s resolutions, you might want to consider cutting back on your drinking too, a study suggests.
Nov 10, 2018
Pregnant Woman Killed For Objecting To Smoking In Train
Oct 24, 2018
Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Early Puberty In Kids
Jun 17, 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability and can also affect internal organs.
Jun 06, 2018
Children who were exposed to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and second-hand smoke at 4 months had a 2.4 times increased relative risk.
May 24, 2018
Researchers said that further study is needed to identify them, along with understanding the process by which they reduce the number of blood vessels.
Mar 11, 2018
According to a study, smoking doubles a person’s risk of developing psoriasis which eventually increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day. This number is higher in women than men.
Feb 07, 2018
Drinking tea when it is too hot may increase the risk of esophageal cancer in those who smoke cigarettes and consume alcohol daily, a new study warns.
Dec 24, 2017
Eating more than two tomatoes or more than three portions of fresh fruits, especially apples, daily may help restore the damage
Nov 28, 2017
Over the last weekend, tobacco advertisements were again seen across US media channels after decades of being banned
Nov 19, 2017
Light to moderate drinking is not associated with looking older than one’s years, the findings showed.
Nov 17, 2017
Heavy drinking and smoking may have visible signs of physical ageing, and look older than they are
Nov 02, 2017
Women tend to find it harder to quit smoking than men and a recent study suggests why
Nov 01, 2017
Japan lags behind other developed nations in terms of smoke-free policies and the social pressure to quit is less intense
Aug 13, 2017
Smokers are 178 per cent more likely to suffer from mental stress than non-smokers.
Jul 21, 2017
The findings showed that people who never smoked and were not obese lived four-five years longer than the general population
Nov 16, 2016
Smoking is known to cause microparticles to be released into the bloodstream
Nov 03, 2016
The study has been published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases which found that smoking reduces life expectancy by about twice as much as HIV
Oct 31, 2016
Rajinikanth wrote a letter to veteran actor Sivakumar and spoke how the latter advised him to refrain from his two vices - smoking and drinking
Aug 25, 2016
Smoking, which can cause several ailments including cancer, can soon become a thing of the past if quality and diversity of vaping products continue to increase, and costs continue to fall,...
Aug 02, 2016
The tobacco industry generated about 1.1 trillion yuan in profit and tax revenue last year, 8.7 per cent more than in 2014
Oct 28, 2015
6 held for smuggling 8.50 lakh cigarettes worth Rs 51 lakh
Sep 12, 2014
Beggar held for smoking in Gandhi body paint
Nov 13, 2013
MLA Vivekananda smokes in public, draws flak.