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A pint of beer a day keeps heart problems at bay

Moderate drinking is associated with a low risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases.

24 March 2017 11:54 AM IST

The effect of the coughing billboard was created by fixing smoke detectors to the screen. (Credit: YouTube)

Billboard surprises smokers by 'coughing'

The billboard is strategically located at Stockholm's Odenplan square as people often smoke over there.

14 Jan 2017 8:29 PM IST

Taking precaution now will vastly improve life for people with dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

New study says 9 lifestyle changes can cut dementia risk

Benefits of education and socialisation would help reduce the cases of dementia.

20 July 2017 1:23 PM IST

Governments spent less than $1 billion on tobacco control in 2013-2014, according to a WHO estimate (Photo: AFP)

Smoking to kill 8 million people a year by 2030

It is responsible for likely over $1 trillion in health care costs and lost productivity each year.

10 Jan 2017 9:02 AM IST

Wife refuses to give husband beedis, gets divorced by triple talaq

Wife refuses to give husband beedis, gets divorced by triple talaq

The woman in her complaint alleged that Shahid divorced her on December 23 when she did not give him the packet of...

8 Jan 2017 12:19 PM IST

Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy had retinal nerve fiber that was typically 5.7 micrometers thinner than in kids whose mothers didnt smoke at all while pregnant. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smoking during pregnancy tied to eye damage in kids

Low birth weight makes the retinal nerve fiber layer thinner which is easily affected by smoking

9 March 2017 3:57 PM IST

Electronic cigarettes and other battery-operated electronic smoking devices occasionally do catch fire (Photo: AP)

E-cigarettes could help smokers quit: Study

The US research is the largest look yet at electronic cigarette users and it found e-cigarettes played a role in helping...

27 July 2017 12:37 PM IST

Quitting smoking decreases the risk of recurrent depressive episodes that can lead to hospitalisation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Smokers with mental illness wish to quit smoking

Patients with mental illness are highly benefitted from lesser use of cigarettes

30 Dec 2016 7:25 PM IST

More than 90 percent of stroke risk is related to tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption and other modifiable risk factors. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tobacco, but not pot, boosts early stroke risk

Extensive tobacco smokers in late adolescence had a fivefold increased risk of stroke before age 45

4 Jan 2017 8:28 AM IST

Parents may think that not smoking around their child is enough, but this is not the case. (Photo: Pixabay)

Third-hand smoke is a hidden danger for kids

This is the first study to show that children's hands hold high levels of nicotine even when parents are not smoking...

7 April 2017 9:08 PM IST

Homeopathy has the remedies that can help reduce the nicotine craving and it increases the will power. (Photo: Pixabay)

Homeopathy has been found to help people quit smoking

Ignatia is a medication often used for anxiety correlated with tobacco craving

2 Jun 2017 10:32 AM IST

If mothers smoke during pregnancy and their children show learning difficulties at school, they should be tested for auditory processing deficits (Photo: AFP)

Pregnant smokers affect child's ability to hear

Even the use of e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapy have an increased risk of premature delivery.

13 Feb 2017 11:24 AM IST