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
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
The findings provide support for both sides of the debate.
30 Oct 2017 7:34 PM
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
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
Speaking about UP, health experts blame it on the use of paan masala and tobacco.
13 Aug 2017 3:42 AM
Experts say cadmium which mimics estrogen in body increases risk of cancer by 22%
12 Aug 2017 2:13 PM
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
According to new study tobacco contains chemicals which interfere with messages between neurons in brain that control fear.
29 Jul 2017 5:51 PM
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
Gene that helps reduce nitro-based fertilizers could also help reduce levels of carcinogens in cigarette.
04 Jul 2017 12:30 PM
With GST rollout, only the national calamity duty, GST and cess will be levied on cigarettes.
04 Jul 2017 12:21 PM
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
The top cause for the disease is high blood pressure
31 May 2017 9:25 AM
Some quixotic aberrations have popped up already like guns attracting lesser tax than hybrid automobiles.
21 May 2017 12:08 AM
Policymakers need renewed efforts to tackle the epidemic, says a study by The Lancet.
06 Apr 2017 6:55 AM
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
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
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