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Why do some people quit smoking easily while others struggle? Study answers

Research reveals that certain genes may affect the success of the anti-smoking drug varenicline.
Published on Feb 19, 2025 07:05 PM IST

Kicking the habit: Exploring safer alternatives for tobacco cessation in India

Kicking the habit of smoking: Exploring safer alternatives for tobacco cessation in India
Published on Sep 08, 2024 04:28 PM IST

Does Zyn make you lose weight? Here's why Gen-Z is ‘addicted’ to Ozempic ‘dupe’

Netizens call Zyn nicotine pouches a cheap alternative to Ozempic
Published on May 20, 2024 12:02 AM IST

India and the US can together beat cancer

India is better positioned than any country in the world to collect data from tens of millions of people to build the AI models that can not only identify many more cancer cures
Published on Jul 24, 2023 09:40 PM IST

Smoking can lead to vision loss. Here are health tips to protect the eyes

Smoking can lead to vision loss. Here are health tips to protect the eyes 
Updated on Jun 01, 2022 02:48 PM IST

World No Tobacco Day: How smoking can play havoc with your pet's health

Many pet parents smoke but don’t realize how harmful it is for pets.
Published on Jun 01, 2022 02:50 PM IST

Tobacco use by smoking or smokeless ways risks heart disease. Here's how to quit

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: Tobacco use, by smoking or smokeless methods, is a major risk factor for heart disease. Here's how to quit 
Updated on May 31, 2022 01:56 PM IST

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: Pregnancy complications that can arise due to smoking

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: Pregnancy complications that can arise due to smoking a cigarette or hookah, health tips for pregnant women to quit smoking 
Updated on May 29, 2022 12:23 PM IST

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: Effects of smoking on voice, treatments

World No-Tobacco Day 2022: Effects of tobacco on voice, medical and non-medical smoking cessation treatments 
Updated on May 28, 2022 08:22 AM IST

Parents using both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes are more motivated to quit

Parents who are using both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes are motivated to quit smoking faster.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 04:09 PM IST

Quit smoking to lower risk of premature birth

For the study, the researchers conducted a cross-sectional study of more than 25 million pregnant women who gave birth to live neonates during a six-year period.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 10:31 AM IST

Quit smoking to offset rheumatoid arthritis risk: Study

Quit smoking to offset rheumatoid arthritis risk
Updated on Feb 23, 2019 04:36 PM IST

You can quit smoking but still maintain the same body weight. Here’s how

Have fresh vegetable smoothies to control your weight. (Unsplash)
Updated on Feb 01, 2019 11:44 AM IST

How safe are e-cigarettes? Where’s what science says

Supporters say the nicotine vapour in e-cigarettes is less harmful than conventional tobacco and helps in smoking cessation, while critics ask a ban because of its potential for misuse as a gateway device to nicotine addiction and smoking.
Updated on Sep 02, 2018 09:54 AM IST

Smoking cigarettes can affect your bone health, delay healing after injury

Here’s why smoking is more injurious than you thought.
Published on Jun 29, 2018 05:23 PM IST

Quit smoking and lose weight for successful arthritis treatment

Smoking cessation in men and weight reduction in women can lead to reduction of inflammation.
Updated on Jun 18, 2018 11:41 AM IST

Heart ages slowly if use apps to stay on track with your healthy lifestyle

Using an app to stay healthy? It could slow your artery ageing
Updated on Jun 11, 2018 03:18 PM IST

50% hike in cigarette prices would add 450 million years of life across 13 countries

Researchers used a model to measure the impact of quitting by age and income group on life years gained, treatment costs averted, avoiding catastrophic medical costs and poverty and additional tax revenue.
Updated on Apr 13, 2018 09:37 AM IST