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 […]
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Harsh Vardhan to flag off rally of school children to commemorate World No Tobacco DayÂ
Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan will flag off rally of 200 school children from Nirman Bhavan […]
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, […]
i2india expands reach with LungFlute in India
i2india Ventures, a technology major, is expanding the availability of its lung-care device known as the LungFlute. The innovative medical […]
Study Says 206 Million Indians Use Smokeless Tobacco
Having nearly 275 million tobacco users, India ranks second globally and very close to China (approximately 301 million users). But […]
Shocking Smoking Habits Registers in Poorer Countries
Two fifths of men in developing countries still smoke or use tobacco, and women are increasingly starting to smoke at […]
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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.
System helps lung patients stay out of hospital
PATIENTS in Sheffield with serious lung conditions are spending less time in hospital and more time at home thanks to the use of a new monitoring system.
Play on! Virtual Reality Games for Smoking cessation
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC)has created an Internet-based Virtual Reality (VR) game that helps adolescents cease smoking. This interactive program uses cue exposure therapy (CET) to treat addictive behaviors. Furthermore, VRMC�s teen smoking Cessation program educates adolescents on how to effectively avoid situations that cause cravings. In addition, repeated exposure to problematic triggers eventually leads to desensitization.
