Cigarette alternatives like hookah and e-cigarettes are a hot thing among young adults and a new study has found that under 25s believe that these two are safer than cigarettes. In comparison,…
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Smokers tend to get pot bellies as well, study shows
Pot bellies aren’t just limited to beer drinkers now as a new study has suggested that smoking could also lead to fatter stomachs. Smoking has long been associated with lower overall weight…
Smoking could make you go crazy, research suggests
Smoking tobacco is responsible for a range of health problems including cancer and now a new research suggests that it could also increase the risk of psychosis. Published in Lancet Psychiatry and…
Most Americans want 21 as the minimum age for sale of tobacco products
Over 75 per cent Americans are in favour of raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products including cigarettes to 21, a newly conducted study by Centres for Diseases Control…
Want to quit smoking? Try the social media approach
Want to quit smoking? Try the social media approach as it doubles your chances of kicking the butt, a new research by University of Waterloo has claimed. The study, published last week…
Fewer died in UK due to smoking in 2013 than in 2003
A new report based on data and information drawn from various sources has revealed that there have been fewer deaths because of smoking in the UK in 2013 as compared to 2003….
Financial incentives motivate smokers to kick the butt, research shows
Smokers who want to quit fall in two categories – there are those who will voluntarily kick the butt and there are those who need to be motivated. For the second group,…
Smokers who are able to quit have it in their brains, study says
A new study has claimed that smokers who are able to give up smoking have it hardwired in their brains i.e. there is greater connectivity among certain brain regions in these people…
Researchers reveal cost of smoking on health care system
Cigarette smoking costs Manitoba’s publicly-funded health care system an extra $244 million a year, according to a new in-depth study from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba:…
UK-wide tobacco display ban in small stores now in force
The UK-wide tobacco display ban in small stores including corner shops and newspaper agents is now in force since Monday (April 6) – a ban that was already in place in supermarkets…
Effects of smoking may be seen in unborn babies, research establishes
For years researchers and scientists have warned about the dangers of smoking specifically during pregnancy as it is said to interfere with overall development of the fetus and a new research strengthens…
Plain packaging of tobacco products has helped significantly in Australia
Researchers have established through fourteen peer-reviewed papers that introduction of world’s first tobacco laws in Australia have actually delivered on its aim and has had an impact beyond expectation by encouraging thinking…
Experts warn about dangers of water pipes; can be more harmful than cigs
Experts have warned of the dangers of water pipes at the World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Abu Dhabi stating that these supposedly ‘safer’ than cigarettes tobacco smoking devices are in…
Smoking rates of workers in various industries revealed
A new research has put forward new statistics revealing industry wise smoking rates with people working in the food service and accommodation industries topping the charts at 31 per cent as most…
Smoking bans won’t help smokers quit, new study finds
Researchers have said that smoking bans do not help smokers quit as rules governing enclosed public places don’t motivate smokers to smoke less or quit altogether. The findings were a result of…