Smoking causes more deaths than alcohol, cocaine, crystal meth and other recreational drugs put together. Cigarettes contain over a dozen carcinogens and 1 out of every 3 cancer-related deaths is caused due to tobacco products. Smokers even whilst accepting the hazardous effects of smoking simply
April 26 2013, 12:25 pm
Read MoreNew Year’s Eve is around the corner which means that resolutions are going to be made and broken. The decision to quit smoking is by far the most popular New Year’s Resolution, but one out of every five smoker who tries to quit relapses within a day! So why is quitting so hard? Tobacco
April 30 2013, 5:38 pm
Read MoreHaryana government would introduce a complete ban on food articles containing nicotine and tobacco from August 15.
August 12 2012, 4:48 pm
Read MoreThe white coat, those knowing eyes, that reassuring voice when in pain, a mere glimpse of a doctor puts us at ease. Little does one realise that their back-breaking schedule, odd working hours and "emotional labour" during patient care sometimes takes a toll on doctors' health, pushing them to
October 3 2012, 11:57 am
Read MoreScientists from France showed that the nicotinic receptors in the prefrontal cortex are essential for social interaction in mice and that this area of the brain is necessary for adapted and balanced social interactions to occur.
July 1 2011, 3:26 pm
Read MoreA new research has found that nicotine prevents us from developing Parkinson’s disease by protecting dopamine neurons in the brain.
August 2 2011, 2:26 pm
Read MoreElectronic cigarettes are in reality crude drug delivery systems for refined nicotine, posing unknown risks.
July 21 2011, 1:24 pm
Read MoreA new research in rats has found that exposure to nicotine during pregnancy leads to a decrease in adult stem cells.
December 4 2010, 2:23 pm
Read MoreA new neuroscience research has found that nicotine has a similar initial impact on brain as cocaine.
May 4 2011, 11:37 pm
Read MoreQuit smoking or die. It's as simple as that.The harmful effects of smoking are well known. Cigarettes contain many carcinogens and smoking is one of the major causes of cancer for active and passive smokers. It is our duty to kick the butt not only for our own well-being but for people in the
April 26 2013, 12:22 pm
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