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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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Coming out as bisexual associated with increased risk of smoking: BU study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): A new first-of-its-kind Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study paints a more precise picture by looking at LGB+ identities separately and over time, finding that bisexuality is the identity most associated with smoking, especially around th
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N Korea bans smoking in public places, asks businesses to save resources
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has enacted two new laws banning smoking in public places and asking businesses to take on extra land, energy, and cost-saving practices, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.
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Study suggests that cannabis can reduce OCD symptoms by half in short term
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): A new Washington State University study suggests that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis.
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Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.
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'Let's talk about dementia' on World Alzheimer's Day 2020
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): World Alzheimer's Day is observed on September 21 every year to raise the awareness about Alzheimer's and Dementia. This day is celebrated for generating awareness and due to the seriousness of this disease, it is celebrated for the whole month in some
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Over claims of him using drugs, Ravi Kishan 'humbly requests' Anurag Kashy
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Saturday "humbly requested" director Anurag Kashyap to think "a thousand times" before thinking or speaking anything after the latter in a news interview claimed that the Bhojpuri actor used to smoke on his film set.
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Study reveals there's no link between blood pressure medication and cancer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 5 (ANI): While a potential link between blood pressure drugs and cancer has been debated for more than 40 years, the findings of a breakthrough study revealed that there is no evidence that blood pressure-lowering drugs increase the risk of cancer.
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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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Study suggests quit smoking to reduce stroke risk if you have irregular he
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], Aug 25 (ANI): As per the findings of a new study, scientists urged people with atrial fibrillation - the most common heart rhythm disorder - to kick the habit of smoking and cut their stroke risk.
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Smoking strongly linked to women's lower take-up of cancer screening servi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): While people are aware of the harmful effects of smoking, new research has revealed that smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women and more advanced disease once the cancer is diagnosed.
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Study reveals advertising may uptick youth vaping
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): While advertising affects and influences a person' behaviour, recent research has discovered one such effect of vaping among the youngsters. In the study, researchers are raising the alarm about the increase of vaping among teenagers and how e-cigarette mark
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