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Kauvery Hospital Tirunelveli Performs City's First Mechanical Thrombectomy
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 25: Kauvery Hospital, Tirunelveli, has successfully performed the city's first Mechanical Thrombectomy, an emergency procedure to remove a blood clot blocking a major artery in the brain. The intervention saved the life of a 61-year-old man, a known
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Cipla Health Introduces Nicotex Begin, a First-of-Its-Kind App for Smoking
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 15: In an effort to help smokers in their journey to quit smoking Nicotex, the market leader in smoking cessation has launched Nicotex Begin, a smoking cessation program delivered via a mobile app. Coming from the house of Cipla Health Limited, this first-of
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New DNA research could lead to personalized cancer prevention for smoker
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New research about how smoking damages DNA could open new possibilities for targeted cancer prevention.
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Delhi: AIIMS invites heavy smokers for low-dose CT to diagnose lung cancer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to the information given by AIIMS, "Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi is conducting a pilot study to see the effect of Low dose CT on early lung cancer diagnosis."
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New Campaign "Promise To Protect" Launched on Gandhi Jayanti to Save Stude
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 3: According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4 (2019), 38 per cent of cigarette, 47 per cent of bidi smokers and 52 per cent of smokeless tobacco users in India initiate use before their 10th birthday. On Gandhi Jayanti, the Ministry of Education, Government of Indi
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World Mental Health Day Underscores Urgent Need for Doctors in India to He
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27: Nearly 9 in 10 doctors in India mistakenly believe that nicotine causes lung cancer, directly jeopardizing advancements made in helping smokers quit, a survey funded by a Foundation for a Smoke-Free World grant has found.
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Musical Anthem: "Aaj Zindagi Jeete Hain" launched by Music Composer Duo Sa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1: According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4, 38% of cigarette, 47% of bidi smokers and 52% of smokeless tobacco users in India initiated use before their 10th birthday. On World No Tobacco Day, Apex Cancer Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), in collaboration with
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Music Composer-Duo Salim-Sulaiman launched Musical Anthem - "Aaj Zindagi J
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1: According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4, 38% of cigarette, 47% of bidi smokers and 52% of smokeless tobacco users in India initiated the use before their 10th birthday. In contrast, 71% of students thought other people's cigarette smoking is harmful t
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Canada to become 1st country to put health warnings on individual cigarett
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to health officials, the labels on individual cigarettes will make it "virtually impossible" for smokers to escape warnings.
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Former WHO officials highlight a science-backed solution to reduce tobacco
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Globally, tobacco control measures are not yielding the desired outcomes exacerbating the challenges for policymakers. WHO statistics indicate that 8 million deaths occur every year due to tobacco and an additional 1.2 million deaths a
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What are the ill effects of smoking cigarettes?
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/ATK): Studies have shown that cigarette smoke contains 7000+ chemicals which comprise arsenic, tar, nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, and more. These chemicals burn at around 1000 degrees Celsius. Besides, smokers ingest one cup of tar into their lungs everyd
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Machine learning identifies drugs to help smokers quit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine and University of Minnesota researchers. They developed a novel machine learning meth
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