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- Health
Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women’s brains: Study
Vienna: The amount of nicotine in one cigarette inhibits women’s brains from producing estrogen. This may explain a variety of behavioural differences in smokers, including the reason why women have a higher…
- Health
Study shows how menthol cigarette bans encourage smokers to quit
Ohio : According to a recent study, the 2020 European menthol cigarette ban increased the likelihood that menthol smokers will give up smoking. This finding supports earlier Canadian research on the beneficial…
- Health
New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth
Wellington: New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government…
- Business
ITC profit rises 10% to Rs 3,714 cr amid strong pick up in all segments
New Delhi: Cigarette-to-hotel conglomerate ITC reported 10 per cent growth in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,714 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 (Q2FY22) on the back of a strong…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rajasthan native held for selling illegal cigarettes
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old native of Rajasthan was arrested by the city police on Tuesday for selling foreign cigarettes illegally. The cops raided and busted his godown, after they received information about his…
- Crime and Accident
Gold, cigarettes worth Rs 19.4 lakh seized at Chennai airport
Chennai: The Customs officials here at the international airport on Sunday seized gold and cigarettes of worth Rs 19.4 lakh. The Commissioner of Customs at the airport, in a statement, said that…
- Technology
Facebook is a new cigarette, bad for kids: Salesforce CEO
San Francisco: Pitching for breaking up Facebook, US-based software giant Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has called the social networking platform “new cigarettes” which are making kids addictive. Responding to Facebook CEO Mark…
- India
Vapers slams govt over e-cigarette ban
New Delhi: Slamming the Central government on passing the ordinance prohibiting manufacture and sales of e-cigarettes, Director of Association of Vapers India (AVI), Samrat Choudhary said it is a black day for…
- Crime and Accident
Men claiming to be ‘bhais’ stab client for demanding payment
Pune: Demanding payment of a costly cigarette one of the men had bought proofed tragic for the paan stall owner who was hacked to death by the culprits on Sunday on Baner…
- Health
Air pollution as bad as smoking a cigarette pack per day
New York: Researchers have found that ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change can accelerate lung disease as much as that by smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. “We…
- Hyderabad
Who will win the 2019 World Cup? vote with your cigarette butt
Hyderabad: To promote Swacch Hyderabad, as part of the corporate social responsibility initiative Azista a private company is going to install 500 special Kwik-Ballot Bins in the city. These bins will be…
- Health
Sniffing pleasant aroma could reduce the urge of smoking
Washington: Researchers have discovered a unique method that can keep the smokers away from cigarettes. Inhaling a pleasant odour could well be enough to decrease the urge to smoke, at least temporarily,…
- Health
e-cigarette vape too not safe for children: Study
New York: Believing that exposure to e-cigarette vape is safe for children, parents are increasingly vaping both at home and in the car, finds a study. The study showed only 38 percent…
- Top Stories
Hookah, more dangerous than smoking a cigarette
According to a report published in an American journal by name “Circulation”, the misunderstanding that Hookah is less harmful than Cigarette smoking has been denied. It was stated that “Hookah” contains more…
- Health
Scientists find genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
Washington: Scientists have now found a genetic variant in people of African descent that significantly increases a smoker’s preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavour additive. According to scientists the variant of…
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