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CAPHRA urges Health Ministry to discuss rights of vapers in a global treat
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during the Ninth Session of Parties (COP9) of the Wo
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Third-hand smoke can convey hazardous chemicals in more ways: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): Not just the ones who are smoking, or the time of smoking that can cause problems. People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes, the compounds of which are later released into non-smoking environments, ex
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Smoke continues to rise from Chennai oil warehouse
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): Smoke continues to rise from the oil warehouse in which a fire had broken out in Madhavaram area in Chennai on Saturday.
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Legal age for smoking tobacco would be 21 years soon, COTPA amendment comi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 23 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has planned to increase the legal age for smoking tobacco from the present 18 year to 21 years. The Ministry has proposed that only those who have attained the legal age of 21 years be allowed to smoke. Presently, people over 18 year
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American rapper Pop Smoke shot dead
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): American rapper and songwriter Pop Smoke died at an age of 20 after being shot at on Wednesday morning.
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Snoring is in your genes, says a new Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], Feb 15 (ANI): A new study by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has identified 173 genes linked to snoring and confirmed overweight, middle-aged men who smoke are the most likely to have the sleep condition.
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Sagar Hospitals sets an example of emergency preparedness
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sagar Hospitals, on Sunday, executed a real-time emergency protocol when the staff members noticed smoke coming out of the power-backup UPS room located in the fourth floor, Kumaraswamy Layout branch.
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Connecting with people on networks can increase awareness among smokers: S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 9 (ANI): According to a recent study, the awareness among smokers about the ill effects of their habit can be made more accurate if they are given the opportunity to discuss their ideas and experiences with other people, who can either be smokers or non-smokers.
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Smoke enters wards at Bengaluru-based hospital following short circuit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Smoke entered wards at Sagar Hospital following a short circuit in the UPS room, said the fire department here on Sunday.
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Smokers who kicked habit recently more likely to go for e-cigarettes: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): Smokers, who kicked the habit within the last five years, are more likely to switch to vaping as against the one who quitted a decade or more ago.
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Discussing smoking-risks with network boosts intent to quit, suggests stud
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): In a study based involving a group of smokers and non-smokers, researchers have found that awareness among smokers and their assessment of smoking's risks became more accurate by discussing their ideas with other people.
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E-cigarettes are popular among comparatively recent quitters, study sugges
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): Vaping is common for those who left smoking tobacco within the past 5 years rather than for those who left a decade or more ago.
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