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New York may raise age for buying cigarettes

New York, where at least 20,000 teenagers in public high schools smoke, may become the first major c...

Punjab Budget 2013: Soft drinks, Cigarettes to cost more

The state government hiked the Value Added Tax in the Rs 460.21 crore deficit Budget presented in th...

Smoking menace: N Railway prosecutes over 7,000 persons

Taking on the menace of smoking in rail premises, the Northern Railway has penalised more than 7000 ...

Rs 20 lakh worth foreign brand cigarettes seized at IGI

Cigarettes worth nearly Rs 20 lakh have been seized by customs officials from five Afghan nationals ...

DRI busts drug smuggling syndicate in Delhi

DRI has unearthed an International drug smuggling syndicate.Cigarettes used in rave parties worth mo...

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...

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.

E-cigarettes a miracle cure or menace?

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

`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...

US proposes new, graphic warning labels on cigarettes

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

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.

Hookahs more dangerous than cigarettes

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

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...

Scientists want more safety studies on e-cigarettes

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

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 ...

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 ...

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