Wanna quit smoking? Just use lime juice
Good news for people who want to quit the life-sucking habit of smoking, a recent… Read More
3 years ago
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‘Turning point’ as number of male smokers drops: WHO
The number of women and girls who use tobacco products has been steadily declining for… Read More
5 years ago
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… Read More
5 years ago
US FDA proposes graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertisements
'Research has shown that the current warnings on cigarette packages are “virtually invisible to both… Read More
5 years ago
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… Read More
5 years ago
Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes
Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have another one if they… Read More
6 years ago
‘Sin Tax’ to be imposed on smokers
ISLAMABAD: Taking another revolutionary measure in health sector, the government has decided to impose 'Gunnah… Read More
6 years ago
Few smokers know about added sugar in cigarettes
CALIFORNIA: Very few smokers know there is sugar added to cigarettes, a new survey suggests.… Read More
6 years ago
Smokers more likely to need spinal surgery: study
STOCKHOLM: Smoking increases the risk of lower back pain among compuslive smokers that needs to… Read More
7 years ago
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… Read More
7 years ago
Cash incentives help smokers quit, study finds
MIAMI, United States: Smokers who are offered cash incentives are far more likely to give… Read More
7 years ago
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… Read More
7 years ago
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… Read More
8 years ago
Are ‘natural’ cigarette smokers being misled?
WASHINGTON: Natural American Spirit tobacco products are marketed as “natural” and “additive-free,” and many users… Read More
8 years ago
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… Read More
8 years ago
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… Read More
8 years ago
Cash may convince some smokers to quit
Paying smokers to quit and giving them more money the longer they avoid cigarettes might… Read More
8 years ago
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… Read More
9 years ago
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… Read More
9 years ago
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)… Read More
9 years ago