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  Man lights up cigarette in his car. What happened next will shock you

  World | December 16, 2019 20:40 IST

  Smoking is injurious to health. But it can be for your pocket also if one is not careful.   

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  Quit smoking now! This chain smoker's lungs have turned completely black, watch viral video

  Trending | November 19, 2019 21:10 IST

  This video is from Yuxi People's Hospital in China's Jiangsu Province. Doctor Chen Zhiengu and his transplant team are investigating the case. This viral video has been viewed by 25 million people so far and is a warning for every smoker across the globe. 

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  Cigarettes worth Rs 17.5 lakh recovered by NFR's special force in one month

  India | September 13, 2019 23:54 IST

  A contraband of foreign cigarettes comprising 11,960 packets worth approximately Rs 12 lakh was detected by the STF while being loaded on Tripura Sundari Express at Lumding railway station in Assam on Thursday, NF Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda said.

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  India's move to ban e-cigarettes flawed: Cancer experts

  India | August 29, 2019 12:03 IST

  Addressing a press meet organised by bcbpf-The Cancer Foundation, Riccardo Polosa of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at Italy's University of Catania, Ron Borland, Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, and Sameer Kaul, Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology & Robotics at the Apollo Cancer Institute here, questioned the ban on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the country.

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  India pushes for tobacco exports to China

  World | June 29, 2019 16:03 IST

  A delegation of Indian Tobacco Board (ITB) led by its Chairperson K Sunitha held talks with Zhang Jianmin, Chief Commissioner of State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) on Friday and made out a case for China to open its market for import of tobacco from India, a press release issued by the Indian Embassy said on Saturday in Beijing. 

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  Flavoured e-cigarettes trigger heart disease risk more than the normal one

  Health | May 28, 2019 16:57 IST

  The flavours used in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette), especially cinnamon and menthol, can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

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  Smoking hookah not safe alternative to cigarettes

  Health | March 09, 2019 15:57 IST

  Unlike cigarette tobacco, hookah tobacco, often colourfully packaged, is sold in candy and fruit flavours, which appeals to younger audiences. 

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  Hookah or cigarette, what's more harmful? Know inside

  Health | August 05, 2018 23:53 IST

  Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that smoking Hookah for 30 minutes resulted in the development of cardiovascular risk factors.

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  Over 50% teenagers believe smoking cigarettes cuts stress: Survey

  Health | December 05, 2017 10:36 IST

  Over 50 per cent of teenagers in India smoke cigarettes because they believe it helps reduce stress, and because smoking makes them appear "cool" among their peers, found a survey.

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  Will reducing nicotine in cigarette curb smoking addiction? Here’s what recent study has to say

  Lifestyle | August 24, 2017 15:02 IST

  By reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes, the smoking addiction in people might come down by several notches.

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  Can increase in cigarette price reduce smoking in elderly?

  Lifestyle | August 19, 2017 16:21 IST

  A new research has suggested that a surge in the price of cigarette by a dollar can reduce the possibility of older people smoking, by 20%.

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  Exposure to nicotine can increase sensitivity to social stress: Study

  Lifestyle | July 26, 2017 16:20 IST

  Smoking excess cigarette can enhance the effects of stress, reports the latest research.

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  GST Council hikes cess on cigarette to offset makers' windfall

  July 17, 2017 23:09 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that the GST Council has hiked cess on cigarettes to take away the "windfall" manufacturers were reaping due to an anomaly that crept in after the GST rate fixation.

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  Vaping: E-cigarettes may lead to higher risk of future smoking among youth

  Lifestyle | June 30, 2017 16:38 IST

  Vaping e cigarettes raises an important health concern among the youths and adults.

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  India remains world's second largest consumer of tobacco, though fewer Indians use it

  Lifestyle | May 31, 2017 16:08 IST

  The highest tobacco consuming state among them is Mizoram where 80.4 per cent men and 59.2 per cent women consumes tobacco.

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  Smoking or Alcohol: Which one is more dangerous?

  Lifestyle | May 31, 2017 12:46 IST

  Choosing between alcohol and cigarettes is like picking the lesser venomous poison among two venoms

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  WATCH! Azalea, a North Korean chimpanzee, smokes a pack of cigarettes a day (Pics Inside)

  World | October 21, 2016 12:50 IST

  A chimpanzee at a zoo in North Korea has become the latest Internet sensation. The chimp is drawing huge crowds after people learnt that she smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. The 19-year-old chimp,

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  There is a link between smoking and heart failure, claim researchers

  Lifestyle | September 16, 2016 15:09 IST

  Among number of side-effects, a new study warns that smoking can also cause cardiomegaly or the enlargement of the heart. Smoking is linked with thicker heart walls and reduction in it's pumping ability

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  With larger health warnings, ITC resumes cigarette production; stocks surge 2.4 pc

  May 09, 2016 18:58 IST

  India’s biggest cigarette manufacturer, the ITC Ltd. today said it had resumed production at its plants with larger pictoral health warnings as mandated by the new rules of the government.

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  ITC, other tobacco firms to restart cigarette production in phases

  May 09, 2016 9:03 IST

  New Delhi: Diversified group ITC on Sunday said there is “progressive resumption” of production at its cigarette factories, which was suspended from May 4 over the large pictorial warning issue. “The cigarette factories are commenci