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US vaping-related deaths rise to 26, lung injury cases to nearly 1,300
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 11 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of US fatalities caused by the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, rose by eight during the past week to a total of 26, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a statement.
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Coimbatore: DRI foils smuggling attempt, seizes 23,310 packets of foreign-
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized foreign-made cigarette worth Rs 69.93 lakh at Coimbatore International Airport and detained five people for attempting to smuggle the same.
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Chennai Airport: Custom officials seize gold worth Rs 30 lakhs, 6,400 ciga
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Customs officials at Chennai International Airport seized 307 grams of gold worth Rs 12.2 Lakhs and 6,400 sticks of cigarettes valued at Rs 64,000 from a person on Friday.
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Union Health Secretary directs State govts to conduct monthly inspections
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has written to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and State governments to conduct monthly drive and inspect the availability and usage of e-cigarettes in educational institutions.
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Family attitude among top influences on teenage e-cigarette use: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 30 (ANI): Researchers have found that besides advertisements, peers, and the internet, the family attitude towards vaping is one of the significant factors responsible for influencing teenagers' perception of e-cigarettes.
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E-cigarettes might worsen asthma: Study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 21 (ANI): Flavours mightn't prove to be good every time! A new study has found that flavoured e-cigarettes can worsen the severity of diseases like asthma.
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Customs official seize supplements, cigarettes worth Rs 34 lakhs at Chenna
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Customs officials seized bodybuilding supplements and cigarettes worth Rs 34 lakhs from three passengers at the Chennai International Airport here on Friday.
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Doctors in US grapple with vaping illness, warn of 'irreversible damage' t
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], Sept 20 (ANI): With over 500 people diagnosed with vaping-related sickness and seven persons dead due to severe and unexplained lung illness connected to e-cigarette use in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated its emergency operatio
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Congress welcomes e-cigarette ban, says decision taken to appease US
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): The Congress party on Wednesday welcomed the Centre's decision to ban e-cigarettes but claimed the decision was taken to appease the United States.
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Cabinet approves ordinance to prohibit electronic cigarettes
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 18 (ANI): In a major initiative, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance for a comprehensive ban on e-cigarettes which covers their production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement.
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Vapers slams govt over e-cigarette ban
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 18 Sep (ANI): Slamming the Central government on passing the ordinance prohibiting manufacture and sales of e-cigarettes, Director of Association of Vapers India (AVI), Samrat Choudhary said it is a black day for 11 crore smokers in India who have been deprived of safer
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Nifty ends below 10,850, Godfrey Phillips up by 5 pc
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 18 (ANI): Equity indices witnessed an extremely choppy session on Wednesday but closed slightly higher after crude oil prices cooled globally.
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