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Govt to replace warning pic on cigarette packs

The Department of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) forwarded a set of seven pictures to the Health Mini...

Liquor, cigarettes to cost more in Kerala

Kerala government on Monday proposed to mobilise Rs 1,512.05 crore as additional resources taxing t...

`Social media more addictive than cigarettes, alcohol`

New study has found that checking email and social media is more addictive than cigarettes and alcoh...

Salt as addictive as cigarettes, heroin

Scientists have now claimed that the yearning for salt stimulates the brain like addiction to hard d...

US unveils graphic cigarette warnings

Smoking causes 90 percent of all lung cancer in men and 80 percent in women according to the FDA.

Dubai to stop cigarette sale on World No Tobacco Day

Dubai has urged traders not to sell cigarettes for at least 24 hours on the occasion of World No Tob...

Here`s some facts on Tobacco use

There are 1.1 billion people in the world, and up to 1/3 of the adult population who use tobacco.

Electronic cigarette to usher in social smoke networking

E-cigarettes vibrate and flash a blue light when they are within 50 feet of other e-smokers.

‘No smoking’ signs actually drive smokers to light up a cigarette

A new psychological study has found that `no smoking` signs evoke desire in smokers and encourage th...

Australia unveils tough new cigarette pack rules

Australia would be first country to mandate plain packaging of cigarettes.

Britain plans no-brand cigarette packs

Cigarettes in Britain will be sold in plain packets with no colour, logos.

E-cigarettes a miracle cure or menace?

These battery-powered sticks are filled with a nicotine or non-nicotine solution that is heated and ...

Smoking causes gene damage in minutes

First few puffs on a cigarette can within minutes cause genetic damage linked to cancer.

`Cigarettes will be stubbed out by 2050`

A combination of rising prices and the ban on lighting up in public places could kill off the habit.

Sales of electronic cigarettes rise

The plastic cigarettes function as mini aerosols, releasing artificial smoke with or without nicotin...

Quitting smoking improves your mood

Quitting smoking makes people happier, & effect lasts for as long as they manage to kick the habit.

US proposes new, graphic warning labels on cigarettes

A total of 443,000 people die in United States each year due to tobacco use.

Smokers nabbed as Saudi implements airport cigarette ban

Sixteen smokers were nabbed at Jeddah`s international airport early as Saudi Arabia started to imp...

Chinese city offering money to pick up cigarette butts

A Chinese city has launched an unique initiative to encourage residents to keep the streets clean ...

Harm reduction cigarettes more harmful

A new research has revealed that ‘harm reduction cigarettes’, could in fact, be more harmful.

Chinese cigarettes contain heavy metals: Report

Thirteen cigarette brands manufactured in China contain an excessive amount of heavy metals.

Culprit behind severe allergic asthma discovered

Researchers have identified the key culprit behind severe asthma-like symptoms in mice.

Russia to shock smokers with giant cigarette pack warnings

Sixty-five percent of Russian men smoke and about 30 percent of women.

Russia to shock smokers with giant cigarette pack warnings

Russia is to introduce prominent health warnings on cigarette packs for the first time to shock smo...

Hookahs more dangerous than cigarettes

Smoking hookah is more harmful than cigarette, a medical expert warned.

Australia plans first plain cigarette packets

Australia said on Thursday it would become the world`s first country to ban logos and branding on ci...

Cigarettes may contain pig blood: Australian expert

Cigarettes may contain traces of pig blood which, if confirmed, can lead to protests against tobacco...

Smoking for many years may reduce Parkinson`s disease risk

Smoking for a greater number of years may reduce the risk of Parkinson`s disease, but smoking a larg...

Cigarette ads can fuel teens`` smoking desires

A new study has revealed that the more teenagers see cigarette ads, the greater they are at risk of ...

School textbook depicts Jesus with cigarette and beer

A Delhi-based publisher has landed in a controversy after some textbooks published by it carried a...

Scientists want more safety studies on e-cigarettes

Greek researchers called on Wednesday for more safety studies into electronic cigarettes, saying sci...

If you smoke, watch out for low back pain

If you needed another reason to cut the cigarette habit: Smokers, especially younger smokers, are mo...

Ciggie smoking ‘increases colorectal cancer risk’

People who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorec...

Women can control their weight better by shunning cigarettes

Attention ladies, if you want a perfect figure, quit smoking as a new study claims that women can ...

Ciggies ‘widely contaminated’ with pathogenic bacteria

An international study has found cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some ...

ITC hikes prices of two cigarette brands by up to Rs 10

FMCG major ITC, the largest player in the domestic cigarette market, has increased prices of two o...

Men`s smoking rate at record-low

The smoking rate among men in Japan has fallen to a record-low 36.8 per cent since the launch of t...

Alcohol, cigarettes more harmful than LSD: Report

Alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than illegal drugs such as cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, the...

Smokeless tobacco can be as dangerous as cigarettes

People who think smokeless tobacco is safe have been warned by researchers that it exposes the user ...

Cigarette packets dupe smokers by design: Study

Something as simple as the color of a cigarette packet can dupe smokers into thinking the cigarettes...

Cigarette packaging misleads smokers

Health experts from Oxford University have revealed that despite stringent efforts cigarette packagi...

Cigarette packaging misleads smokers

Health experts from Oxford University have revealed that despite stringent efforts cigarette packagi...

ITC not to exit cigarette business: Deveshwar

ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar on Friday said the company would not exit its once bread and butter cigar...

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