It is worth thinking about the deeper reasons that make people depend, often against their wishes, upon substances that ruin their health and their relationships, observes Chintan Girish Modi.
According to a survey, one in three persons in the age group of 15-50 years is addicted to smoking.
E-cigarettes pose a huge health risk to users, who more often than not are adolescents and young adults
ITC buys two-thirds of tobacco from Andhra Pradesh and the remaining one-third from Karnataka for its cigarette manufacturing division
A pick-up in low-cost cigarette consumption helped India's largest cigarette maker boost margins
'COPD causes an economic loss of Rs 35,000 crores.' 'We cannot afford to lose such a huge amount due to one disease.' 'COPD is a non-communicable disease and that's why it remained low in priority.' 'The time is right to shift the focus to COPD as HIV/AIDS and TB are under control. 'This badly neglected disease has become the second largest cause for deaths in India.' 'It is time for us to wake up and give due importance to this disease.'
When you smoke a cigarette you get 1 mg of nicotine is ten minutes. Nobacco gives you the same nicotine in the same time, but it's cleaner.
Ten people -- seven males, three females -- were injured by gunfire and an additional 13 were either injured as they rushed to get out of the train station or they suffered smoke inhalation.
Ensure you drink about 6-to-8-glasses of water every day to escape dryness of the mouth.
Changing some of your lifestyle habits may result in the most rewarding results not only for your bone health, but also your overall health.
A 62-year old Black male, initially identified as a 'Person of Interest' by the New York Police Department in the Brooklyn subway shooting, has now been named suspect in the attack that left 23 people injured, including 10 who were hit when he fired at least 33 shots with a nine mm handgun.
Pictorial warning on tobacco products may take time to come into effect but experts differ its effectiveness in actually dissuading smokers.
Half of India's smokers unaware that their habit is one of the major reasons for a stroke.
Facing heavy fine for alleged promotion of tobacco, Cricket Australia has withdrawn a Hindi advertisement from the ongoing tri-series.
Ministry Of Health removes the ugly anti-smoking video accompanying feature films.
Governments across the world are slowly gearing up to find lasting solutions to curb the menace of tobacco, says Shobha Shukla
A new study by the University of Auckland has provided the first evidence that nicotine delivered through electronic cigarettes can help reduce one's desire to smoke, the Tobacco Control journal reported.
A controversy broke out over remarks by 'beedi' baron and parliamentary committee member from the Bharatiya Janata Party Shyam Charan Gupta suggesting "nil" effect of smoking, evoking sharp reaction from opposition parties which sought his removal from the panel
A total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories.
The war of words between the Samajwadi Party and Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma war turned personal on Sunday with SP leader Shivpal Yadav accusing the Union Minister of smuggling opium and using charas.
'We have no time for meals. We don't sleep on time or have family or community interactions.' 'All this stress has made us pressure cookers without valves.' 'No wonder then we are bursting out with heart attacks,' points out Dr Udgeath Dhir, director, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.
NGO takes a dig at the superstar on his smoking in public as well as films.
Deveshwar wondered whether the countries FUNDING the anti-smoking NGOs had pictorial warnings.
On November 11 we asked our readers if Indian cigarette packs should also have photos detailing the harmful effects of smoking.
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Young smokers, here's a heads-up on the risks of smoking! And we're not talking just serious concerns like heart attacks and cancer -- bad breath, yellow teeth and sagging skin are just a few of the other unpleasant side-effects!
The Marlboro Man is riding into town but he could soon face some deadly duels, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
Those with gum disease are at an increased risk for developing heart disease, warns Dr Karishma Jaradi, head dental surgeon at Dentzz Dental.
Mamata Banerjee has announced a Rs 500 crore relief package to assuage those who lost their money to the Saradha chit fund. As West Bengal is dancing on the edge of bankruptcy, this money will be raised from taxes on tobacco. Having already seen their savings go up in smoke the people of West Bengal must now puff away whatever is left, says T V R Shenoy.
After the age of 35, women need to take extra care of their mental and physical health.
Smoking of the traditional hookah was banned due to concerns that images of soldiers sharing a hookah may damage the prestige of the Israeli army.
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In his clearest message yet on the controversy over the safety of ENDS, health minister Harsh Vardhan ruled out their acceptability in the light of research findings by experts which have held that they are no less unsafe than the 'real thing', said a government statement.
In another step against smoking, the government has reduced by 50 per cent the duty free allowance of cigarettes to 100 sticks and 25 cigars in airports. The decision comes barely a day after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley proposed 'sin tax' and announced increase in excise duty on cigarettes in the range of 11 to 72 per cent.
For instance, a pack of 20 Classic branded cigarettes (from ITC) now costs Rs 120.
It is important to visit an obstetrician as soon as you miss your first period after intercourse, suggests Dr Danny Laliwalla.
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