Quit smoking to cut heart disease risk
Health | August 21, 2019 18:48 ISTIt takes at least five to 10 years and perhaps up to 25 years after quitting, for CVD risk to become as low as that of a person who has never smoked.
It takes at least five to 10 years and perhaps up to 25 years after quitting, for CVD risk to become as low as that of a person who has never smoked.
A 27-year-old passenger was arrested for smoking onboard IndiGo's Abu Dhabi-Mumbai flight, police said on Tuesday. A smoke alarm in the flight started went off after the accused, identified as Tushar Chowdhary, lit a cigarette in the toilet of the aircraft while it was mid-air on Monday, senior police inspector Shashikant Mane said.
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The study also found that the link between smoking and peripheral artery disease was even stronger than that for coronary heart disease and stroke.
Often used as an alternative to traditional smoking, e-cigarettes (EC) come with their own health risks.
Even people who drank but not heavily were at two to three times the risk of harassment, threats and driving-related harm compared with abstainers.
The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication on Wednesday welcomed a recent decision of the Goa Health Ministry to declare government offices and buildings in the state tobacco-free.
Filmmaker Farah Khan says she will not glorify smoking via her films.
The severity of the damage, aspects of which occur even in the absence of nicotine, varies among popular flavours, the researchers said. Cinnamon and menthol were found to be particularly harmful.
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Nicotine present in cigarettes slowly kills you from inside. It harms your lungs, throat, mouth and windpipe. However, nothing can stop you if you are determined to quit it. There are some effective ways in which you can quit smoking.
There are plenty of negative health impacts of cigarette smoking during pregnancy.
Smoking in pregnancy could lead to changes in the regulation of the genes that play an important role in fat cell development and, by extension, obesity.
Smoking has been known to be a major risk factor for various diseases including heart disease and cancer.
Heavy smokers also have reduced ability to discriminate contrasts and colours compared with non-smokers.
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They found that the graphic warning label drew viewers' attention away from ads and toward the warning, regardless of whether the warning was graphic or text only, more than the current surgeon general warning.
The study found that risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease and chronic kidney disease were more prevalent among the patients who experienced a relapse.
High blood pressure, diabetes and smoking increased the risk of a heart attack in both sexes but their impact was far greater in women.
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