Hazards of smoking

Today health tips: Quit smoking to keep coronavirus risk at bay

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, March 26, 2020 at 09:58am

Smokers may already have lung disease which greatly increase the risk of serious complications of coronavirus. Today health tips will help you quit smoking.
Smoking increases risk of post-surgical complications: Other health effects of tobacco use

Posted By Editorial Team, January 22, 2020 at 12:07pm

Smokers who quit approximately 4 weeks or more before surgery have a lower risk of complication and better results 6 months afterwards.
Here's why hookah isn't a lesser evil than cigarette

Posted By Editorial Team, January 17, 2020 at 04:24pm

While new research suggests that smoking hookah increases your risk of heart attack and stroke, we tell you how it is as bad as smoking a cigarette, if not worse.
In-depth understanding of smoking among patients in an urban emergency department

Posted By ANI, November 05, 2019 at 08:12am

According to a study published in the journal -- 'Tobacco Use Insights.', urban emergency department patients, those who are faced with socio-economic stressors, such as unemployment and food insufficiency, may be particularly vulnerable to smoking-related health disparities.
Stay away from cigarettes: It can give you ‘smoker’s face’

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, November 02, 2019 at 10:28am

Everybody knows that smoking is bad for health. Now research says that it an accelerate facial ageing too.
New study states heavy smoking makes you look older

Posted By ANI, November 02, 2019 at 09:16am

According to the findings in a study published in PLOS Genetics, people carry one or two copies of a genetic variant, which is associated with heavier tobacco use, which can make a person looks older than he is.
Pregnancy and smoking: understanding the risks and bursting myths

Posted By Sukriti Shahi, October 20, 2019 at 02:22pm

Women who smoke are generally not acquainted with the threats that it may pose to their health specially while planning their family or during pregnancy. Understand what smoking could do to you and your baby's health.
Quit smoking during pregnancy to reduce the risk of preterm births: Study

Posted By ANI, April 20, 2019 at 03:00pm

According to a study published in the Journal of JAMA Network Open, smoking during pregnancy was associated with low birth weight, delayed intrauterine development, preterm birth, infant mortality, and long-term developmental delays.
Asian nations sitting on early tobacco epidemic: Study

Posted By IANS, April 19, 2019 at 04:00pm

According to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, tobacco control interventions may be having an effect on the smoking epidemic in some countries or areas because male smokers in the most recent birth cohort tended to quit smoking at younger ages.
Smoking in pregnancy raises infant's obesity risk: Study

Posted By Editorial Team, March 31, 2019 at 11:02am

A new study published in the journal Experimental Physiology has revealed that expectant mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy increase their children's risk of being obese later in life.
Bullying, sexual abuse may trigger binge eating, smoking, say researchers

Posted By Agencies, January 13, 2019 at 10:46am

People who have suffered bullying or sexual abuse have a lower quality of life similar to those living with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, depression or severe anxiety, a new study has found.
Bidi smoking costs India 80k crore every year, finds study

Posted By Agencies, December 21, 2018 at 02:13pm

Bidi smoking costs India over Rs 80,000 crore in ill health and early deaths every year which is equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the goods and services (GDP) the country produces and more than two per cent of its total health spend, says a study.
5 habits that can cause heart disease

Posted By Kristina Das, September 27, 2018 at 07:18pm

To maintain overall health maintaining heart health is very important. However, there are many habits that cause cardiovascular diseases.
Know how smoking harms your unborn baby

Posted By ANI, August 22, 2018 at 01:37pm

The dangers of smoking are many, but the problem gets exponential when pregnant women opt for it as their unborn babies are also at risk.
Fool-proof ways to quit smoking hookah

Posted By Aishwarya Vaidya, August 07, 2018 at 08:54am

Do you know that hookah smoking possesses several health risks including cancer? Exercise and follow a healthy diet to kick-off your habit.
Smoking marijuana may lead non-smokers to cigarettes

Posted By Agencies, March 28, 2018 at 03:56pm

If you only smoke marijuana there are higher chances that you may end up smoking cigarettes too, a new study suggests.
Smoking aggravates symptoms of psoriasis

Posted By ANI, March 10, 2018 at 02:31pm

There is growing evidence that people living with psoriasis ought to be extra careful before lighting up a cigarette.
What do teenagers think about smoking? Fortis' study reveals stunning findings

Posted By Editorial Team, December 04, 2017 at 04:14pm

Almost all teenagers think that if their parents smoke, it is OK for them to smoke!
Hookah or cigarettes, which is more harmful?

Posted By Agencies, June 01, 2016 at 07:41pm

Don't stay under the illusion that shisha is a healthier alternative to tobacco. Research shows that it can be equally hazardous!
Non-smokers living in smoking homes can face major health risks

Posted By Editorial Team, October 22, 2014 at 10:21am