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Tobacco smoke-exposed children often use emergent health services: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 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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New campaign in Karnataka warns tobacco users of the dangers of tobacco us
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Tobacco use is the leading preventable killer in the world, and in India, it is responsible for around 1 million deaths annually. To reduce the burden of tobacco use, today the state health department of Karnataka launched a s
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Daily use of e-cigarette can help you quit smoking
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 13 (ANI): In order to quit smoking, using e-cigarettes daily may help an individual, suggest the findings of a new study published by King's College London.
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COVID-19 lockdown linked to uptick in tobacco use: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): A new study has found that pandemic-related anxiety, boredom, and irregular routines were cited as major drivers of increased nicotine and tobacco use during the initial COVID-19 lockdown.
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I-T uncovers Rs 335 cr undisclosed income during raid on Pune-based tobacc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 22 (ANI): The Income Tax Department on February 17 carried out search and seizure operations on a Pune-based tobacco group at 34 locations across Maharashtra, wherein it detected Rs 335 crores of undisclosed income and seized Rs 1 crore of unaccounted cas
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88 pc Indians strongly favour strengthening tobacco control law: Survey
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Over 80 per cent of Indians believe that use of cigarettes, bidis and smokeless tobacco is a very serious problem and 88 per cent strongly support the strengthening of the current tobacco control law to address this menace, while 72 per cent believe seco
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Colleges, universities in Haryana will be tobacco-free from Jan 26: Khatta
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 22 (ANI): The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that the campuses of the colleges and universities of Haryana will be tobacco-free from January 26.
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Study elucidates how production of defensive toxins takes place in plants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jena [Germany], January 15 (ANI): Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology describe how the plants produce defensive toxins without harming themselves and the exact mode of action of diterpene glycosides in wild tobacco.
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Scientists find new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana,
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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Youth using e-cigarettes three times as likely to become daily cigarette s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
California [US], January 11 (ANI): Starting tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, before the age of 18 is a major risk factor for people becoming daily cigarette smokers, suggests a new study.
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CGST Delhi West Commissionerate arrests one person for duty evasion of ove
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Delhi West Commissionerate on Sunday arrested one person for duty evasion of around Rs 831.72 crore.
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Casual smoking can lead to nicotine addiction, says study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 27 (ANI): According to diagnostic criteria, even those who consider themselves to be casual smokers might be addicted to cigarettes.
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