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Former WHO officials highlight a science-backed solution to reduce tobacco
Updated : 2 days, 2 hours 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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What are the ill effects of smoking cigarettes?
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/ATK): Studies have shown that cigarette smoke contains 7000+ chemicals which comprise arsenic, tar, nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, and more. These chemicals burn at around 1000 degrees Celsius. Besides, smokers ingest one cup of tar into their lungs everyd
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Machine learning identifies drugs to help smokers quit
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine and University of Minnesota researchers. They developed a novel machine learning meth
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Smoking raises risk of midlife memory loss, confusion
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, middle-aged smokers are considerably more likely than nonsmokers to experience memory loss and confusion, and the chance of cognitive decline is lower for those who have quit smoking recently.
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Reduced-nicotine cigarettes make anxious smokers smoke less
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lowering the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Harvard Medical School researchers. They said reducing nicotine content in cigar
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Alarming rise in lung cancer amongst non-smokers, women and youngsters - S
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The study conducted by a team led by Dr Arvind Kumar from Medanta hospital observed that an increasing number of patients presenting in the outpatient clinic were non-smokers of a relatively younger age group.
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Most women reduce smoking after knowing about their pregnancy: Study
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The study revealed how pregnant smokers reduced their smoking after knowing about their pregnancy.
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Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women's brain
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 17 (ANI): The amount of nicotine in one cigarette inhibits women's brains from producing estrogen. This may explain a variety of behavioural differences in smokers, including the reason why women have a higher resistance to quitting than males. The ECNP Congress in
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Researchers reveal how thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin disease
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Most youngsters prefer menthol cigarettes over regular cigarettes: Survey
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], October 13 (ANI): According to a study conducted by the City University of New York and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, menthol consumption has increased over the past ten years among adult smokers in the United States.
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Study: Thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin diseases
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Study shows how menthol cigarette bans encourage smokers to quit
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Ohio [US], September 27 (ANI): According to a recent study, the 2020 European menthol cigarette ban increased the likelihood that menthol smokers will give up smoking. This finding supports earlier Canadian research on the beneficial public health effects of the menthol cigarette ban.
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