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Team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the cravingResearch shows that social media has both positive and negative impacts on mental health. By setting goals and reflecting on media consumpt...
Reduce Tobacco Harm: Not Letting The Excellent Be The Enemy of Good
Throes of nicotine withdrawal: Understanding the science of addictionThe science of nicotine addiction has come a long way since 1964.
Tobacco Caused Disease – A Pandemic We Can Rationally Tackle
View: Drug abuse affects more people than Covid yet we bury the issueIf you believe that drug abuse can’t be compared to the Covid-19 pandemic, do browse through India’s first-ever large-scale, nationwide sur...
Log out: Cutting down on Facebook time can improve well-being, reduce depression symptomsResearchers believe that reducing the amount of time spent on Facebook could be enough to prevent addictive behaviour.
Exodus from the smoking room: Will, belief and 5 simple steps to kick the butt for goodOn No Smoking Day, decide to quit the habit and follow these effective steps.
Government likely to stub out 'toxic' e-cigarettesAn e-cigarette is a battery-operated device that uses liquid nicotine, propylene glycol, water, glycerin and flavour to give a user the sen...
View: Concerns over teen vaping have overshadowed the question of its relative safetyWorries about teen vaping in the US have overshadowed the central question about e-cigarettes — are they safer than smoking?
Trade bodies, users term ordinance to ban e-cigarettes a draconian moveAssociation of Vapers India (AVI), an organisation representing e-cigarette users, said it is a black day for 11 crore smokers in India who...
Govt mulling options to enforce ban on e-cigarettes, nicotine flavoured hookahsApex research body - the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended a "complete ban" on ENDS, saying their use can initiate ...
Union Health Ministry's proposal to classify ENDS devices as 'drugs' sent to Attorney GeneralThe Union Health Ministry's proposal pertains to classifying ENDS devices including e-cigarettes as "drugs" under the Drugs and Cosmetics A...
Do you smoke more than 20 cigarettes in a day? It may damage your visionHeavy smokers have a reduced ability to discriminate between colours and contrasts.
IIT Kharagpur developing app to help smokers quitA research team at IIT Kharagpur has developed a prototype of sensor-based activity tracking kit which can monitor the activities in daily ...
Tobacco use on decline but governments must intensify action: WHOThis number is projected to rise to 5 billion, or 81 per cent of the projected 6.1 billion by 2025 if the current pace of tobacco cessation...
Alzheimer's risk gene starts to affect brains in childhoodPeople who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer's disease show changes in their brains beginning in childhood.
Samoa Air's 'pay-as-you-weigh' concept brings focus back on obesity & its related costsAt a time when airlines are floundering in rising costs, they could at least address those stemming from passenger weight.