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Teens are more likely to try e-cigarettes if their parents smoke
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): According to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, teenagers with smoking parents are 55% more likely to try electronic cigarettes.
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Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 8 cr seized in Vijayawada by Customs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 30 (ANI): Sleuths of Customs Commissionerate (Preventive), Vijayawada, seized concealed foreign brand cigarettes worth Rs eight crore in a container truck on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu tops in cases lodged under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Product
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The number of cases registered for environment-related offences has increased by four per cent as compared to the previous year, according to the Crime in India report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2021.
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Delhi HC issues notice to BCAS on plea challenging ban on e-cigarette in f
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on the plea challenging the addendum prohibiting/banning the transport of e-cigarettes at Indian airports and aircraft.
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Pakistan government imposes PKR 36 billion tax on cigarettes
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 23 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Monday imposed an additional PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 36 billion new tax on cigarettes and PKR 2 billion tax on tobacco processing to get an additional Rs38 billion in taxes.
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Study reveals fewer people tried to quit smoking during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Georgia [US], August 2 (ANI): According to a recent study conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS), fewer adults tried to quit smoking in the United States after the onset of COVID-19 and the trend continued for over a year.
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Centre issues new health warning for tobacco products packs
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Central government on Friday notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by making an amendment in the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Rules, 2008. The amended rules will be applicable with
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SC dismisses plea seeking to increase smoking age to 21
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions, healthcare institutions and
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Genetic architecture underlying alcohol and tobacco dependence revealed by
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [US], July 20 (ANI): Have you ever questioned why some people can smoke cigarettes for a year before quitting simply, but others develop a lifelong addiction? Why are some people unable to stop consuming alcohol while others can do without it? A person's hereditary propensity
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Sri Lankan customs seize foreign liquor, cigarettes worth Rs 60 million
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 2 (ANI): Sri Lankan Custom officials along with the country's Excise department on Friday seized foreign alcohol worth Rs 60 million along with cosmetics, turmeric and cigarettes sent in several large UPBS (Unaccompanied Passenger Baggage) from Dubai, a local med
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FDA denies authorization to market JUUL e-cigarettes over safety concerns
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Maryland [US], June 24 (ANI): Citing safety concerns, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs Inc. for their e-cigarettes among others which are currently marketed in the United States.
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Delhi Customs seizes over 7 lakh sticks of foreign origin cigarettes worth
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Delhi Customs has seized a total of 7,10,000 sticks of foreign-origin cigarettes with the brand 'Djarum Black' worth Rs 1 crore in the national capital on Friday.
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