Perils of addictions
A recent study by University College London has presented the results of its findings on the impact of smoking on life expectancy in rather dramatic terms.
A recent study by University College London has presented the results of its findings on the impact of smoking on life expectancy in rather dramatic terms.
Few topics in mental health create as much attention and misunderstanding as the rise of vaping.
Public Health experts have called for innovative strategies for revitalising India's tobacco cessation drive and also emphasised the urgent need to reinforce conventional methods of quitting tobacco in the country.
Even modest smoking of just 1-2 cigarettes per day, either before or during pregnancy is strongly linked to serious health issues for the foetus, warned research.
Amid the rising pollution that has adversely impacted the health of adults and children alike, city experts underscored the dangers associated with the menace informing that 22 micrograms of particulate matter (PM2.5) is equivalent to smoking one cigarette in terms of damage.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) joined hands with schools and launched ‘Prahari Clubs’ to ensure a…
It serves as a powerful reminder of the dangers associated with tobacco use and the urgent need to eliminate this global epidemic.
It is organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to spread awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco use.
A passenger on Akasa Air flight QP1326, flying from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru, was found smoking in the aircraft's lavatory.
Realizing that their star product, tobacco, might well go out of fashion, even sworn rivals in the tobacco world colluded to protect their common source of profit. These companies created a deliberate smokescreen around the compelling scientific research showing that tobacco was harmful to health. They poured in money to induce other scientists to question these studies to ensure that the public remained in doubt. Their actions were clearly unconscionable, as they subtly promoted an addictive substance through behind-the-scenes manipulation
