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'In the memory of the man of pleasure': Alcoholic drink named after Pak fo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): In a scoff at Pakistan Founding Father Muhammad Ali Jinnah, an alcoholic drink seems to have been named after him suggesting that he had "enjoyed" activities that are forbidden in Islam like pool billiards, cigars, pork sausages as well as fine scotch,
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NGT dismisses plea seeking review of order on cigarette butts
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has turned down a plea seeking review of its earlier order that directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay down guidelines for disposal of cigarette and bidi butts, in the interest of the environment.
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Pod e-cigarettes less harmful than regular cigarettes, new study finds
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States, according to federal government data -- and some smokers find it nearly impossible to quit.
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FICCI compliments enforcement agencies for curbing smuggling, says strict
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): Complimenting the government and the enforcement agencies for seizing illicit cigarettes worth around Rs 412 crore in the last five months in India, FICCI's Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) on Wed
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E-cigarette users may have increased susceptibility to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus infection, suggesti
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Study reveals e-cigarettes can be 'gateway' to cigarettes for teens with n
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): E-cigarette use is associated with a higher risk of cigarette smoking among adolescents who had no prior intention of taking up conventional smoking, suggest the findings of a new study.
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E-cigarettes can be 'gateway' to cigarettes for teens with no prior intent
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI): A new study, published in the journal Pediatrics, finds that e-cigarette use is associated with a higher risk of cigarette smoking among adolescents who had no prior intention of taking up conventional smoking. These findings have strong implications for pr
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Chhattisgarh cop arrested for inflicting burns on toddler
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Balod (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 31 (ANI): A police personnel has been arrested for allegedly inflicting burns on a one and half-year-old girl with cigarettes in Balod district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
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Bin that butt to save the environment goes digital on World Cleanup Day
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Let's Do It India, the Indian subdivision of 'Let's Do It World' organisation, that aims to instill a lasting change in the way solid waste is dumped in India and is relentlessly addressing the need to promote a greater understanding between p
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Study reveals parents less aware when their kids vape than when they smoke
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 5 (ANI): Most parents know or suspect when their child smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products, according to a large national study.
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Banned gutka, tobacco products worth Rs 10 lakh seized in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 5 (ANI): The Hyderabad police on Sunday seized banned gutka, chewing Tobacco products and foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from the possession of two persons from two different areas of the city.
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Heating in vaping device may cause lung injury, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 4 (ANI): The heating in the vaping device may cause you significant lung injury, suggest the findings of a new experimental study.
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