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Taking a Breath: World COPD Day 2023 Encourages Early Action
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 20: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a global health challenge that affects around 391 million individuals, causing breathlessness, chronic cough, and expectoration. This progressive disease ranks among the leading causes of dea
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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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Researchers locate where toxins from tobacco attack DNA
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Chemical compounds in tobacco smoke alter the DNA of lung cells in ways that can lead to cancer in the longer term. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now been able to precisely localise such changes for the first time.
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Air pollution causing more disability than tobacco smoke: Ex-AIIMS Directo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dr Guleria, who is also HOD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and sleep disorders while speaking to ANI said, "it is causing more disability than even tobacco smoke. We talk a lot about smoking, but not about using tobacco. But now the burden of disability has shifted more towards a
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Researchers reveal how thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin disease
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], October 15 (ANI): The residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after the tobacco has been smoked are referred to as thirdhand smoke (THS). It can linger for an indefinite period of time on indoor surfaces, exposing both smokers an
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Study: Thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin diseases
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], October 12 (ANI): Thirdhand smoke (THS) refers to the residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after the tobacco has been smoked. It can linger on indoor surfaces indefinitely, exposing both smokers and nonsmokers to potentially h
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Over 1 million youth started smoking daily, most used JULL e-cigarettes: U
Updated : 4 years ago IST
San Diego (California) [US] May 30 (ANI): Nearly 2,300 adolescents and young adults became new tobacco smokers in the US over the period of 2017-2019 with the total number of users under 21 years of age vaping (using e-cigarettes) rising to over 1 million by 2019, accordingly to new publishe
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Exposure to tobacco smoke in early life associated with accelerated biolog
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 29 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that accelerated biological ageing is associated with exposure to tobacco smoke in early life.
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Accelerated biological ageing associated with exposure to tobacco smoke in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], August 26 (ANI): A new study has found that exposure to tobacco smoke in early life is associated with accelerated biological ageing.
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Tobacco smoke-exposed children often use emergent health services: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): According to a new study, tobacco smoke-exposed children utilise emergency and urgent care services more often than unexposed children, which contributes to a large toll on the nation's health care system.
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Scientists find new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana,
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): A team of scientists have uncovered new evidence of the potential health risks of chemicals in tobacco and marijuana smoke.
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Exposure to tobacco smoke can weaken adolescents' health
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): Parents, take note! Exposure to tobacco smoke can drastically impact your teen's health.
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