A hookah may not as harmless as you thought. Popular, mainly amongst college students, scientists have found that the hookkah is not a harmless alternative to cigarettes. A new study conducted by the University of California, San …
Researchers say that stimulating a portion of the brain with magnetic fields can reduce the cravings smokers feel. A new study found that a single 15-minute session of high frequency trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over …
The Supreme Court directed 23 states and five union territories to file status report on the implementation of the notification issued by them banning the sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine. The apex …
Experts say electronic cigarettes could actually ne more damaging than regular smoking. E-cigarettes contain a heating element that turns nicotine-laced liquid in the cartridge into a vapour mist. This produces the sensation of …
Most people claim they smoke to relieve stress. This might be one of the biggest misconceptions around as a new study suggests that it’s quitting smoking, which provides more stress-relief than smoking! British researchers …
If you had too many drinks on a night out, a pounding head and nausea will be all too familiar symptoms the morning after, but now scientists say your hangover could feel a whole lot worse if you smoke as well, the Daily Mail …
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting for a country-wide ban on gutka. Chandy has requested the prime minister to ‘ban gutkha products containing tobacco and nicotine in all …
Till date, 16 states and three Union Territories (UTs) have implemented the ban on gutka and pan masala with tobacco/nicotine under the Food Safety and Standards Act. Now the directors of 12 regional cancer centres in India …
A new research demonstrates how the effects of smoking are far more long-term than we ever thought. Carried out in an animal model the research showed that nicotine exposure during pregnancy reduced lung function in the …
The Gurgaon District Magistrate Thursday banned Hookah Bars in the district, an official said. "Hookah Bars are serving tobacco molasses containing nicotine which is injurious to the health of the people, especially college …
A new study suggest e-cigarettes are as bad as your lungs as regular cigarettes. Electronic or e-cigarettes are devices that deliver nicotine through a vapour, rather than smoke. No combustion is involved but the nicotine is …
Smoking causes more deaths than alcohol, cocaine, crystal meth and other recreational drugs put together. Cigarettes contain over a dozen carcinogens and 1 out of every 3 cancer-related deaths is caused due to tobacco products. …
Want to kick the butt, but have been unsuccessful so far? Try green tea. According to Chinese researchers and findings that medical professionals in Kerala have reacted positively to. A recent study titled 'A Revolutionary …
Electronic cigarettes may be a thing of the past in Britain. Electronic cigarettes - that contain nicotine-infused water which is inhaled as a vapour - face a crackdown in Britain after the health minister said some were found …
