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DRI Mumbai recovers smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 3.24 cr
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 10 (ANI): The Mumbai zonal unit of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) have allegedly recovered 18,00,000 sticks of Gudang Garam cigarettes worth around Rs 3.24 crores concealed in a container that arrived from Dubai on January 7, informed DRI o
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Study: e-cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Touted by makers as a "healthy" alternative to traditional nicotine cigarettes, new research indicates the chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation in the body, potentially leading to a variety of health concerns.
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Vaping combined with smoking is as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Dallas [US], January 4 (ANI): A new research has revealed that the effects of vaping when combined with smoking cigarettes, results in similar health effects to that of smoking regular cigarettes.
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Air Intelligence Unit seizes 3.26 kg gold in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 30 (ANI): Air Intelligence Unit of Customs Department has allegedly seized 3.26 kilograms of gold, along with seven I-phones and 30 cartons of cigarettes, from eight passengers in five instances in Kozhikode and Kannur International Airports on Wednesday.
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Customs seizes gold worth Rs 41.63 lakhs at Chennai airport
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 29 (ANI): The Customs department on Tuesday seized 807 grams of gold valued at Rs 41.63 lakhs from the Chennai airport.
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Casual smoking can lead to nicotine addiction, says study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): According to diagnostic criteria, even those who consider themselves to be casual smokers might be addicted to cigarettes.
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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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