“Say No to Smoking” seminar organized,1 Lac people die in India annually due to smoking

Vijay Kumar 5 months ago Region: India

                     -With the aim to root out menace of smoking from society and to create awareness among student community about t... more

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1.15 lakh children would be given polio drops in Anantnag in Kashmir

Vijay Kumar 9 months ago Region: India

  Over 1.15 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 years of age of Anantnag district iin South Kasahmir will be given oral polio vaccine drops during 2nd round of IPPI on February 01, 2009.    District au... more

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UMATTER: India bans smoking in New Delhi

Hipple Patel a year ago Region: India

India has banned smoking in public places as it tried to reduce the number of smoking related deaths in the country. The ban will affect an estimated 240 million people, who will now not even be able to light up in off... more

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India to Establish Nationwide Smoking Cessation Clinics in Medical Colleges

Santosh Kumar Agarwal a year ago Region: India

Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss announced today (9th Sept’08) that ‘smoking cessation clinics’ would be set up across the country in all the private and public medical colleges and another 600 clinics w... more

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Vaccine to help quit Smoking

Rama Kant Mishra a year ago Region: India

Despite the known health risks, people continue to smoke and use tobacco primarily as a result of their addiction to nicotine. There is a well known fact that use of tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death and di... more

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Sunlight can reduce lung cancer risk.

M. B. A. Baker a year ago Region: New York

    For years, experts have warned that spending too much time in the sun increases the risk of developing skin cancer. Now, they claim that the exposure may not be always bad as it may protect people from l... more

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Cannabis can result in Schizophrenia

Adarsh Verma a year ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

A study says that cannabis usage can root psychosomatic reliance, leads to chemical changes in the user’s brain, can cause human errors like outbursts and accidents and affects memory and intellect. In the U.K one... more

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Electronic cigarettes:helping smokers give up thier habit

Sensation 2 years ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Electronic cigarettes have come to the rescue of those smokers living in countries where lighting up even in indoors is banned. The latest buzz in U.K is about the battery powered cigarette that might well be the right ... more

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Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Children's Health

Abdul Rahman Malik 2 years ago Region: United States

  Introduction: The Smoking has become a great menace in the society and spreading at the great speed among all ages . The smoking has become a common in all countries of the world . The smokers who usually smoke i... more

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Should smoking be allowed in public places

Gwen Ellen Ochsenbein 2 years ago Region: United States

Establishments are actually private businesses owned by private individuals, which should be allowed to make their own decisions on smoking. Public places, in reality are courthouses and banks just to name a few. Non-smoke... more

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