Female smokers outnumber male smokers
Tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, globally. India now has 12.1 million women smokers and falls only behind […]
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Need Stronger Regulations in e-cigarettes
A group of paediatricians from United States have strongly recommended that the minimum age to purchase tobacco products — including […]
Hookah Smoking Severely Affects Indoor Air Quality
Smoking waterpipes, or hookahs, creates hazardous concentrations of indoor air pollution and poses increased risk from diminished air quality for […]
New study uncovers false claims on e-cigarettes
A new research has cast doubt on the safety of e-cigarettes and their use as a smoking cessation aid. In […]
FDA announce proposal to regulate e-cigarettes
As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, […]
Health Ministry in an Embarrassing Position
National carrier Air Indias decision to sell electronic cigarettes on flights has left the health ministry fuming. It has written […]
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World No Tobacco Day is celebrated worldwide on 31st May every year to encourage tobacco users to abstain from consumption of all forms of tobacco for a period of at least 24 hours.
Research linking smoking to genetics is misleading: Healis
Criticising a new research published in a scientific journal that links smoking addiction to genetics, Healis Sekhsaria Institute of Public Health, an organisation dedicated to improving public health in India and other developing countries, and an anti-tobacco advocacy group, said such studies would only undermine a smoker’s will power to quit the habit as they will now find an easy alibi in genetic pre-disposition.
Higher Addiction among ‘Roll-Your-Own’ Smokers
Researchers from Victoria University have found that cigarettes contain a number of addictive elements within the tar, in addition to the commonly cited nicotine.
High cigarette tax could could increase use of e-cigarettes in Florida
Use of e-Cigarettes may increase with increase in Cigarette tax.
