Smoking

‘Smoking is injurious to all, not only to women’

Saba Qamar is one smart cookie and the lady has proven it time and again… Read More

Mahira Khan caught in another ‘smoking’ controversy

Mahira Khan made off-putting headlines last year after she was snapped smoking a cigarette with… Read More

Smoking tied to higher risk of hearing loss: study

TOKYO: Smokers may be more likely to develop hearing loss than nonsmokers, and the risk increases… Read More

With Roman law doctrine, India moves to stub out tobacco industry rights

NEW DELHI: The Indian government is pushing the Supreme Court to apply a rarely used… Read More

Click bait ads are tied to teen smoking: study

NEW YORK: Teens who engage with online tobacco ads are more likely to start smoking… Read More

Switching to e-cigarettes would delay millions of deaths: study

PARIS: A large-scale switch from tobacco to e-cigarettes would cut smoking-related deaths by a quarter… Read More

Man with throat cancer kills co-worker who introduced him to cigarette

An Indian man diagnosed with throat cancer allegedly shot dead his colleague who introduced him… Read More

Many hold mistaken beliefs about reducing risks of cigarette smoking

LONDON: Mistaken beliefs about behaviors that could reduce the risks of cigarette smoking are most… Read More

Bullied teens become victims of depression, get addicted to smoking

NEW YORK: Children who are bullied in fifth grade are more likely to become depressed… Read More

Smoking weakens a gene that protects arteries: study

WASHINGTON: People who smoke cigarettes may boost their risk of clogged heart arteries by weakening… Read More

PIA bans passengers for smoking, misbehaving with crew

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has blacklisted an undeclared number of passengers for misbehaving… Read More

Chinese official demoted for not smoking in front of Muslims

BEIJING: A Chinese official who allegedly declined to smoke in front of Muslims in Xinjiang has been… Read More

Kids who live with e-cigarette users may think smoking is okay

NEW YORK: Kids who don’t smoke but are around adults who use electronic cigarettes may… Read More

‘Third-hand’ smoke may harm infants: study

PARIS: The first solid evidence that smoking causes cancer came in the 1950s, followed decades… Read More

Smoking costs $1.4 trillion in health care, labour loss: study

PARIS: Smoking cost the world economy more than $1.4 trillion (1.3 trillion euros) in 2012,… Read More

Bohemia says Abrar Ul Haq motivated him to quit alcohol, smoking

Quitting addiction to any drug, specially, alcohol is not a cake walk. You need inviolable… Read More

Smoking costs $1 trillion, soon to kill 8 million a year: study

GENEVA: Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill… Read More

Many people don’t know what makes smoking dangerous

WASHINGTON: Most Americans don't grasp that the chemicals produced by burning a cigarette are more… Read More

Smoking boosts heart attack risk 8-fold for younger adults

LONDON: For young adults who smoke, the risk of a major heart attack is 8 times… Read More

Smoking a pack a day causes 150 mutations in every lung cell, research shows

LONDON: Scientists have found that smoking a pack a day of cigarettes can cause 150… Read More