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Is smoking a cigarette rarely really harmful?Cigarette smoking: Even the occasional smoke raises blood pressure, constricts blood vessels and stresses the heart- Lung cancer alert: Doctors say it’s not just for smokers — watch for these early symptomsDoctors warn that lung cancer is not only a smoker’s disease. Non-smokers are also at risk because of air pollution and genetics. Simple si...
- Why Smoker's Disease is rising among the millennials and Gen ZsA recent study reveals that COPD, or Smokers' Disease, is impacting younger individuals. Doctors in Delhi are observing a rise in cases amo...
- World Lung Cancer Day: Quit smoking recently? Watch out for discomfort in chest, fatigue & swelling around neckNon-smokers are also susceptible to different types of lung cancer.
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- Sero-positivity 'lower' in smokers & vegetarians, says CSIR surveyThe survey suggested that despite COVID-19 being a respiratory disease, smoking might be acting as the first line of defence.
- Seropositivity for COVID-19 found to be lesser in smokers, vegetarians: CSIR surveyThe study which was piloted by CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi said of the 10,427 individuals, 1,058 (10.1...
- Kick the butt: Smoking can worsen severity of Covid infectionAccording to the researchers, smoking may have resulted in more severe corona infection.
- Smokers are more vulnerable to Covid-19Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy can double your chances of quitting smoking (9)
- Can you get the coronavirus from second-hand smoke? Experts say there's a possibilityBeing able to smell the smoke might be a red flag that you're standing too close to the smoker.
- Tobacco use accelerates transmission of COVID-19: Health ministryIn its document 'COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India', the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to deve...
- WHO says smoking linked to higher risk of severe illness and death from coronavirusWHO noted that there appeared to be a significant link between whether or not patients smoked and the severity of disease they suffered.
- Quitting smoking may reduce risk of severe coronavirus infection, shows studySmoking may cause an increase in the expression of ACE2, the protein that SARS-CoV-2 uses to enter human cells.
- Smokers, those suffering from lung disease more likely to have health complications, face higher death risk due to Covid-19COPD is a common, persistent dysfunction of the lung associated with a limitation in airflow.
- 28 states, UTs ban smokeless tobacco products, spitting due to coronavirusPublic health experts have welcomed the move by the central government to ban the use of tobacco products and spitting in public places to ...
- Stub the cigarette: Smokers may be at higher risk of severe coronavirus infectionsPatients with COPD were at higher risk of having worse outcomes from COVID-19.
- Ladies, stub that cigarette: Smoking may up heart attack riskHeart disease is the number one cause of death for women and men worldwide.
- Hate passive smoking? Tips to avoid itThough smoking in public places was banned in India in 2008, the implementation of this rule is being smoked away into thin air.
- Parents, take note! Smoking at home may make your child illChildren who lived with a smoker were significantly more likely to have had any medical care visit, including sick care.
- Employer to pay if you smoke at workYour employer may no longer take kindly to your smoking in office, and may even go to the length of forcing you to quit smoking altogether!
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