Saiyaara portrays Alzheimer’s in Aneet Padda’s 22-year-old character: What the disease is, its risk factors, and key symptomsThe Bollywood film 'Saiyaara' is being lauded for its emotional depth, but its depiction of a 22-year-old with early-onset Alzheimer's has ...
22 Jul, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
Sandalwood actor Darshan parties with rowdy-sheeter in Bengaluru jail; Pictures and videos go viralPhotos and videos of actor Darshan inside Bengaluru's Central Prison with a notorious rowdy prompted an inquiry. Darshan, arrested for his ...
26 Aug, 2024, 10.38 AM IST
Snoop Dogg quits smoking: 5 celebrities who kicked the habitSnoop Dogg has joined the bandwagon of celebrities who have quit smoking after being addicted for a long time. The journey is not easy but ...
17 Nov, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
How to quit smoking. Tips to fight tobacco cravingsWhen you feel an urge to use tobacco, keep in mind that it will likely pass within the next few minutes. Each time you resist a tobacco cra...
31 May, 2022, 02.34 PM IST
Going up in smoke: People turned more to cigarettes during the pandemic but what made them quit?As more people moved their office to home during WFH, the thin line between the personal and the professional blurred, along with the conce...
07 Jun, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
JB Chemicals launches medicated nicotine lozenges to help quit smokingOn the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day', the drug maker has also launched an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot 'Dr Will', which wou...
31 May, 2021, 03.06 PM IST
Don't underestimate the importance of self-care, stay physically fit. Mental health needs to stop being the elephant in the roomIn these trying circumstances, stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health problems have been compounded.
31 Oct, 2020, 06.27 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
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
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
How the lockdown has changed the way people window-shop, love, work, smoke and playThe lockdown has brought a lot of cheer to the world of gamers.
17 May, 2020, 10.25 AM IST
Alcohol policy needed for lockdowns: No need to detest booze, say mental health expertsExperts says India needs to avoid ‘vice versus virtue’ dichotomy with regard to alcohol.
07 May, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
Substance abuse disorder directly affects kidney & brain; can further cause anxiety, paranoia, delusionsMultiple factors come into play, which decide whether someone becomes an addict or not.
26 Jun, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
- Common diabetes drug may help kick off nicotine addiction
New York, April 6 (IANS) Finding it hard to beat your nicotine addiction? A common drug that helps in diabetes management might help people...
06 Apr, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
Inspite of being a health hazard can sugar be called addictive?Eating sugar was never considered as dangerous as drinking alcohol or smoking, but some psychologists have begun to re-think.
05 Mar, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
5 cigarettes a day would cost you more than Rs 1 crore by the time you hit 60Poor health due to smoking may also cost you your job. A company may want to promote an energetic person rather than someone who calls in s...
31 May, 2016, 10.37 AM IST
How to control mood disordersMood variations in accordance with the environment proportionally are normal but when behavioural patterns are disproportionate, they are c...
17 Jun, 2015, 01.40 PM IST