Tobacco kills up to half of its users, says WHO; scannable billboards in Mumbai to spread awareness
May 31, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: According to the latest data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) tobacco kills up to half of its users.
Quitting smoking could lead to major changes in gut bacteria: Study
Nov 17, 2019, at 08:36 pm
New York/IBNS: Quitting smoking leads to major changes in intestinal bacteria, according to new research. But just what the changes mean will need further investigation.
Want to quit smoking? partner up, says study
Apr 12, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Lisbon, Apr 12 (IBNS): Kicking the habit works best in pairs. That’s the main message of a study presented today at EuroPrevent 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Quit Smoking: New research suggests higher levels of nicotine may help
Jan 11, 2019, at 03:54 pm
London, Jan 11 (IBNS): Allowing smokers to determine their nicotine intake while they are trying to quit is likely to help them kick the habit, according to an early study in 50 people led by Queen Mary University of London.
5 things one needs do to quit smoking
Jan 19, 2018, at 09:52 pm
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): A popular New Year’s resolution that many fail to keep is to quit smoking.
Tiny worms may offer new clues about why it's so hard to quit smoking, finds study
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute found that a previously dismissed genetic mechanism may contribute to nicotine dependence, and to the withdrawal effects that can make quitting smoking so difficult.
Cancer survivors who quit smoking sooner can live longer
Sep 15, 2017, at 04:22 am
Birmingham, Sept 14 (IBNS): Lung cancer survivors who quit smoking within a year of diagnosis will live for longer than those who continue to smoke, according to new research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
Cancer survivors who quit smoking sooner can live longer, says study
Sep 13, 2017, at 12:55 am
London, Sept 12 (IBNS): Lung cancer survivors who quit smoking within a year of diagnosis will live for longer than those who continue to smoke, according to new research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.