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2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's total- Experts back OTC access to NRT across all formats and dosages, including 2 mg and 4 mg, as India struggles with a Tobacco quit success rate under 5%
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- You look great, but stop smoking, says Erdogan to Meloni; Macron laughs, It’s impossibleDuring a Gaza peace summit in Egypt, Turkish President Erdogan playfully urged Italian PM Meloni to quit smoking, a habit she admits helps ...14 Oct, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
- AIIMS-Delhi researchers call for relook at ban on e-cigarettesAIIMS-Delhi researchers are advocating for a reassessment of India's ban on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), citing evidence th...09 Aug, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
- After you quit smoking, here is what happens to your body from Day 1 to Year 15, says WHOQuitting smoking offers immediate and long-term health advantages. It reduces the risk of many diseases and enhances life expectancy. Impro...05 Jan, 2025, 08.46 PM IST
- Lupin introduces generic product in US marketDrug firm Lupin on Wednesday said it has launched a product, used as an aid to smoking cessation treatment, in the US market. The company h...10 Jan, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
- Study says low-cost plant compound may help people quit smokingThe study, pooling data from eight trials involving nearly 6,000 patients, emphasises cytisine's potential as an affordable and effective s...02 Jan, 2024, 08.42 AM IST
- Lupin gets USFDA nod for generic smoking cessation treatment tabletsPharma major Lupin Ltd on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market its generic Varenicline tablets in...06 Dec, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
- Why quitting smoking is crucial during COVID-19 pandemicSmoking substantially worsens health outcomes for COVID-19 patients.30 Oct, 2020, 03.16 PM IST
- Nicotex joins hands with Karnataka, Goa governments to encourage smoking cessation with NRTTo promote safe behaviour, Nicotex has collaborated with the efforts of Karnataka to protect the frontline workers, who are presently engag...30 May, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
- 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 ...18 Aug, 2019, 03.24 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
- Over 2 million enrolled in India's quit tobacco programme in a year: WHOConsidering the high interest in quitting among tobacco users, govt launched a bilingual countrywide programme in Jan 2016, and a national ...23 Jul, 2017, 03.01 PM IST
- Higher tobacco taxes can save 35-45 billion lives in South Asia: StudyIt stated that annual increase in tobacco tax has mostly been below the rate of inflation and income growth, thus cigarettes remain afforda...11 Apr, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
- It's not too late, yet: Quitting smoking even in your 60s helpsThe study also suggested that people aged 70 or older currently smoking were more than three times likely to die than never-smokers.06 Dec, 2016, 09.58 AM IST
- Exercise can keep post-heart attack depression at bayPatients who are depressed after a heart attack have a two-fold risk of having another heart attack or dying.11 Oct, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
- Combo treatments boost smokers' ability to quitTo measure the benefit of combining treatments, the researchers enrolled 349 adults who reported smoking 10 or more cigarettes a day.21 Jun, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
- New smartphone app to help teens kick the buttA new smartphone app that keeps teens from smoking and motivates them to quit the habit has been developed.11 Aug, 2013, 04.27 PM IST
- E-cigarettes violate drug rules: FDAElectronic cigarettes sold in the US are being marketed illegally as smoking-cessation aids, the Food and Drug Administration said.11 Sep, 2010, 02.30 AM IST
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