Passive smoking may increase the risk of snoring in kids
Health | Jul 08, 2018, 02:27 PM ISTThe team found that the younger a child is, the more susceptible he or she is to develop the habit of snoring.
The team found that the younger a child is, the more susceptible he or she is to develop the habit of snoring.
While smoking and diabetes have long been known to increase the risk of cancer and heart disease, researchers have warned that it can clog brain region crucial to memory, increasing the risk for dementia.
Researchers said that social media can turn a tool to help in quitting smoking and tobacco addiction.
The results, published in The Journal of Physiology, also showed that the reduced level of oxygen and nutrients due to reduced blood vessels may impact the metabolism and activity levels.
In the study involving more than 5,000 participants, the researchers identified smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, blood pressure, diabetes, and history of myocardial infarction or heart failure as risk factors.
The new study found that current smokers were nearly three times more likely to be hospitalised for heart failure.
While cigarette smoking has long been on the decline, marijuana use is on the rise and, disproportionately, marijuana users also smoke cigarettes, the researcher said.
This is the first known video-documentation of a wild elephant exhibiting such behaviour.
Smoking is a huge risk factor for developing psoriasis, affecting the onset of psoriasis and its clinical appearance.
Of the remaining 46 per cent, about a fourth said they had quit smoking, the report added.
The study found that the conversion rate from 'first time smoker' to 'daily smoker' is surprisingly high.
The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act prohibits smoking in public places and anybody found guilty could be penalized for the same.
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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Mahira Khan was spotted with Ranbir Kapoor in New York. She was trolled on social media for smoking.
No sooner had the two left on their motorcycle that Mahanta followed them in his Ford Figo and rammed the bike from behind, and then managed to flee the spot
Smoking cigarettes is too mainstream!
Ahmad returned to his native village in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha and purchased a country-made pistol with the aim of killing Inayat.
By reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes, the smoking addiction in people might come down by several notches.
railty is also linked to worse psychological or cognitive outcomes, like poor quality of life and dementia.
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