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.
01 Aug, 2022, 11.56 AM IST
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.
25 Apr, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
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...
17 Jan, 2021, 09.04 PM IST
Kick the butt: Smoking can worsen severity of Covid infectionAccording to the researchers, smoking may have resulted in more severe corona infection.
19 Nov, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
Smokers are more vulnerable to Covid-19Using Nicotine Replacement Therapy can double your chances of quitting smoking (9)
30 Sep, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
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.
05 Aug, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
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...
29 Jul, 2020, 01.56 PM IST
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.
02 Jul, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
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.
19 May, 2020, 05.21 PM IST
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.
12 May, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
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 ...
10 May, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
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.
13 Apr, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Ladies, stub that cigarette: Smoking may up heart attack riskHeart disease is the number one cause of death for women and men worldwide.
28 Jun, 2019, 06.26 PM IST
Vaping more harmful than you think, may cause mucus membrane infectionThis phenomenon is called 'mucociliary dysfunction'.
07 Jun, 2019, 05.55 PM IST
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.
27 May, 2016, 11.55 AM IST
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.
02 May, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
- Employer to pay if you smoke at work
Your 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!
01 Jun, 2008, 02.32 AM IST