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Wanna quit smoking? Just use lime juice

Good news for people who want to quit the life-sucking habit of smoking, a recent study has proved that using lime juice can help...

‘Turning point’ as number of male smokers drops: WHO

The number of women and girls who use tobacco products has been steadily declining for years. But tobacco use among males

Current and ex smokers may lower lung cancer risk with exercise

Among former smokers, each 1-MET increase during treadmill tests was associated with a 13% lower risk of developing lung cancer

US FDA proposes graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertisements

'Research has shown that the current warnings on cigarette packages are “virtually invisible to both smokers and non-smokers'

Young women smokers at much higher risk of deadly heart attack

For women smokers ages 18 to 49, the risk of a deadly type of heart attack was more than 13 times higher than it was for non-smoking counterparts

Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes

Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have another one if they don’t quit or at least cut back

‘Sin Tax’ to be imposed on smokers

ISLAMABAD: Taking another revolutionary measure in health sector, the government has decided to impose 'Gunnah Tax' (Sin Tax) on cigarette smokers across the country,...

Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes

CALIFORNIA: Very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes, a new survey suggests. In addition, very few realize that added sugar increases toxins...

Smokers more likely to need spinal surgery: study

STOCKHOLM: Smoking increases the risk of lower back pain among compuslive smokers that needs to be fixed by spinal surgery, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers...

Time off for good behaviour: Japan firm rewards non-smokers

TOKYO: Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the time their colleagues spend puffing away at...

Cash incentives help smokers quit, study finds

MIAMI, United States: Smokers who are offered cash incentives are far more likely to give up cigarettes than those who are simply offered tips...

France to become one of priciest countries in Europe for smokers

France will raise the price of cigarettes to 10 euros ($11.35) a pack within three years, the health minister said on Thursday, confirming a...

Smokers face tighter rules as Japanese capital eyes smoke-free Olympics

TOKYO: Japan must make public places in Tokyo smoke-free by the time it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics or risk falling afoul of International Olympic...

Are ‘natural’ cigarette smokers being misled?

WASHINGTON: Natural American Spirit tobacco products are marketed as “natural” and “additive-free,” and many users think that means the cigarettes are safer to smoke,...

Even with one cigarette a day, odds of early death are higher

MARYLAND: Smokers who go through much less than a pack of cigarettes a day still have a higher risk of an early death than...

E-cigarettes could be used to help combat obesity in smokers trying to quit: study

LONDON: Researchers in Britain and New Zealand have found a potential new use for electronic cigarettes in smokers who want to give up -...

Cash may convince some smokers to quit

Paying smokers to quit and giving them more money the longer they avoid cigarettes might help get more people to kick the habit than cessation advice on its own, a recent study suggests.

E-cigarettes tied to reduced odds of quitting smoking

People who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are less likely to quit traditional cigarettes than people who don't use the devices, suggests a fresh look at some past research.

Fifteen years after smokers quit, heart failure risk may fall to normal

WASHINGTON: For most former smokers who quit at least 15 years ago, the risks of heart failure and death are the same as those of someone who never smoked, according to a new U.S. study.

Canada court orders tobacco firms to pay smokers Can$15.5 bn

OTTAWA: A Canadian court on Monday ordered tobacco firms to pay Can$15.5 billion (US$12.4 billion) to smokers in Quebec who claimed they were never warned about the health risks associated with smoking.

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