In a study that the first to look into a causal relation between smoking and increased risk of type 2 diabetes, researchers have suggested that current smoking increases the risk of type…
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Hookah, e-cigarettes considered safe by young adults
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,…
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…
Over 45% people under 30 want cannabis to be legal; 25% want alcohol banned
A new survey has revealed that nearly half of people under 30 want cannabis to be made legal while nearly quarter of the people surveyed want alcohol to be illegal. The survey…
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,…
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…
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…