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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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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
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Gutka, tobacco products seized in Telangana's Rangareddy; one held
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], December 23 (ANI): One person was held after Rs 45 lakhs worth various brands of Gutka and other tobacco products including manufacturing and processing equipment were seized at Rangareddy district here.
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Evolution may be to blame for high risk of advanced cancers in humans
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Compared to chimpanzees, humans are particularly prone to developing advanced carcinomas -- the type of tumors that include prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancers -- even in the absence of known risk factors, such as genetic predisposition or tobacco
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Study reveals less screen time, more sleep critical for preventing depress
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 12 (ANI): Lifestyle factors such as less screen time, adequate sleep, a better-quality diet, and physical activity strongly impact depression, according to a study.
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Parents less aware when their kids vape than when they smoke, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 10 (ANI): The findings of a new study has shown that most of the parents know or suspect when their child smokes, however, there are chances that they are in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products.
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Study reveals parents less aware when their kids vape than when they smoke
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 5 (ANI): Most parents know or suspect when their child smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products, according to a large national study.
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Banned gutka, tobacco products worth Rs 10 lakh seized in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 5 (ANI): The Hyderabad police on Sunday seized banned gutka, chewing Tobacco products and foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from the possession of two persons from two different areas of the city.
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Fake tobacco products seized in Odisha's Jajpur, three held
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], October 2 (ANI): A haul of fake tobacco products was seized by the Special Task Force of the Odisha Crime Branch on Friday after several raids were conducted at different places across the state's Jajpur district.
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Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the region to acknowledge tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a human right and discuss the merits of smoke-free nicotine products as much safe
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100-grams of gold seized at Kozhikode Airport
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 14 (ANI): The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Kozhikode International Airport seized 100-grams of gold, 100 packets of tobacco from a passenger who was travelling from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the Commissionerate of Customs (Preventive), Kochi, on
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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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