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Online networks can help smokers quit: study

About 11% of those who only read others posts - quit smoking; and only 8% of study participants that never visited quit smoking.

06 Nov 2017 2:23 PM

Cash incentives help smokers quit, study finds

Those who had not quit by six months were given a chance to keep trying in exchange for a payment.

31 Oct 2017 3:46 PM

Vaping in high school ups cigarette smoking: study

The findings provide support for both sides of the debate.

30 Oct 2017 7:34 PM

Peers may help reduce tobacco use in youth: study

Younger smokers were able to interact with people their own age in locations where they all typically hang out.

29 Oct 2017 12:48 PM

Vaping leads to 'real' smoking in teens

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19 Sep 2017 2:11 PM

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‘It’s such a drag’: Jennifer Aniston equates social media to tobacco industry

The 48-year-old actor in a recent interview said she steers clear from the Internet for the sake of her sanity.

16 Aug 2017 2:52 PM

UP tops India cancer cases, Maharashtra second

Speaking about UP, health experts blame it on the use of paan masala and tobacco.

13 Aug 2017 3:42 AM

Substance found in tobacco, shellfish ups risk of womb cancer

Experts say cadmium which mimics estrogen in body increases risk of cancer by 22%

12 Aug 2017 2:13 PM

Farmers seek rollback of additional levy on cigarettes

GST Council in July raised cess on cigarettes to take away an estimated Rs 5,000 cr annual benefits.

03 Aug 2017 2:24 PM

Tobacco smoke impairs brain's ability to repress fear

According to new study tobacco contains chemicals which interfere with messages between neurons in brain that control fear.

29 Jul 2017 5:51 PM

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Cigarettes will not be costlier under GST, clarifies CBEC chairman

Jaitley on Monday said that 28 percent GST will remain, and so will 5 percent ad valorem, as part of compensation cess.

19 Jul 2017 5:56 PM

Less toxic cigarette may soon be a reality

Gene that helps reduce nitro-based fertilizers could also help reduce levels of carcinogens in cigarette.

04 Jul 2017 12:30 PM

ITC may cut prices post GST, abolishing of additional excise duty

With GST rollout, only the national calamity duty, GST and cess will be levied on cigarettes.

04 Jul 2017 12:21 PM

Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study

Researchers demonstrate the potential of the low risk tobacco product to help reduce the impact of tobacco related disease.

19 Jun 2017 9:31 AM

Tobacco consumption ranks second in cause for cardiovascular disease

The top cause for the disease is high blood pressure

31 May 2017 9:25 AM

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GST good but nitty gritty remains

Some quixotic aberrations have popped up already like guns attracting lesser tax than hybrid automobiles.

21 May 2017 12:08 AM

‘1 in 10 dies of smoking worldwide’

Policymakers need renewed efforts to tackle the epidemic, says a study by The Lancet.

06 Apr 2017 6:55 AM

How Iceland’s teens cleaned up their act

It is a stunning turnaround for a country that discovered rising worrying trends among its youth in the early 1990s, peaking in 1997.

04 Apr 2017 2:03 AM

Adityanath bans pan masala, tobacco in UP govt offices, schools

Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said that Adityanath has inspected the annexe and directed the officials to maintain cleanliness.

22 Mar 2017 3:35 PM

Anti-tobacco ads in film and TV

We get celebrities to give their take on a current issue each week and lend their perspective to a much-discussed topic.

12 Feb 2017 12:26 AM

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