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Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria.
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Benefit of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening outweighs potential harm
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): For heavy smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm- the findings of novel research suggests.
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Benefit of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer may outweigh potential ha
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Lung cancer screening, especially of heavy smokers, using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) may have more benefits than side effects and can save a number of people from dying, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening: Benefit outweighs potential harm
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): According to a recent study, for heavy smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm.
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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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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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Ex-smokers say quitting is tough, call for robust cessation ecosystem
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Quitting smoking on one's own is hard and takes many attempts to succeed, which can be overcome if smokers have access to diverse cessation options, former smokers said during a webinar organized recently to assess the effectiveness of cold turke
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Heavier smoking linked to skyrocketing health risks: Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
South Australia [Australia], Aug 8 (ANI): Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30 per cent, according to a new international study.
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Despite COVID-19 concerns, cigar smokers are smoking more: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): Results from an online survey suggest that though cigar smokers are concerned about their health and COVID-19 but are eventually smoking more during the pandemic.
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Though concerned about COVID-19, cigar smokers are smoking more, survey fi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
North Carolina [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): An online survey involving nearly 800 cigar smokers found that majority of the people surveyed intended to quit smoking due to concerns about elevated health risks if they contracted COVID-19, more than twice as many reported they increased rather than decr
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Smokers good at math are more likely to want to quit, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ohio [USA], June 22 (ANI): For smokers who are better at math, the decision to quit just adds up, suggests a new study.
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World No Tobacco Day: KSRTC gathers over Rs 35 lakh in fines from smokers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) ( [India], May 31 (ANI): Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Saturday said that it has penalised 17661 passengers with a total penalty amount of Rs 35,23,200 in one year for violation of 'Smoking is Prohibited' rules in all public places of the Corpor
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