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More depressed moms-to-be are smoking in US
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): Smoking is on the rise among pregnant women with depression in the United States, according to a new research.
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Smoking ups anxiety, affects brain's ability to suppress fear
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): You may have to quit that ciggy, as a study has found that smoking cigarette may leave people more vulnerable to suffer from phobias and other types of chronic fear like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Half of cancer risk factors in China modifiable: Report
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): It has been revealed in a new report that half of all the cancer deaths in men, in 2013 in China, and more than a third of those in women were regarded as being caused by potentially modifiable risk factors such as smoking, alcohol, nutrition, weight, physica
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Children with high IQ may lead a longer life, suggests study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have found that higher intelligence (IQ) in childhood is linked with a lower lifetime risk of major causes of death, including heart disease, smoking related cancers, respiratory disease and dementia.
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Vaping, a gateway to cigarette smoking
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): With electronic (e)-cigarettes gaining popularity, there has been a push to understand whether or not they are a "gateway" to cigarette smoking.
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Wound healing goes up in cigarette smoke
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 26 (ANI): When it comes to wound healing, vaping may be better than cigarette smoking, according to a recent research.
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Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Here's another reason for you to quit smoking, as a study has warned that snus - a type of moist powdered tobacco, typically held in the mouth between the lips and gums- is 95 percent safer than smoking.
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Girls exposed to passive smoking face greater arthritis risk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Parents beware! Smoking before your daughter can be harmful as a study has found that children, especially girls, who are exposed to passive smoking in childhood, face greater risk of developing arthritis later in life.
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Epigenetic changes at birth linked to fighting, lying habits in kids
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): Exposure to alcohol, smoking and stressful events during pregnancy can lead to epigenetic changes - external modifications to DNA that turn genes 'on' or 'off' - at birth, linked to early onset of fighting, lying and stealing habits
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Trouble in conceiving? Smoking can be a reason
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The rate of infertility in India has increased over the last few years with reports of more and more couples seeking medical solutions for it.
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Cannabis use among teens related to attraction to other drugs: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): Smoking up as a teenager may increase one's attraction towards other illicit drugs.
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Naidu chairs meeting on anti-smoking, anti-piracy measures in films
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has held consolations with representatives from the film industry on the proposed Cinematography Act in view of the Justice Mudgal Committee and Shyam Benegal Committee reports and suggestions on a
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