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New Delhi, June 24 : There is a direct link between smoking and brain damage, according to new research conducted by Debapriya Ghosh and Dr. Anirban Basu from the Indian National Brain Research Centre (NBRC).

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New Delhi, June 10 Graphic pictorial warnings like a cancer-disfigured face or diseased lungs - to highlight the hazards of tobacco intake - were supposed to have hit the market May 31. But they are nowhere in sight and the tobacco industry says it will take more time.

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Hyderabad, June 9: To cure their asthma problem, thousands of people from Hyderabad as well as from other parts of the country came to the refuge of Bathini Goud family at Exhibition Grounds in Hyderabad, where the fish medicine believed to treat the disease was administered Monday.

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New Delhi, June 8: Smoking is injurious to health - and more so for women. According to doctors, smoking can lead to multiple complications in women and the very first heart attack could lead to sudden death.

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Toronto, June 5: Cigarette smoking does not affect everyone in the same way, according to a new study.

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Washington, June 2: Caffeine taken within an hour of exercise can reduce symptoms of exercise induced asthma (EIA), characterised by shortness of breath during sustained aerobic activity.

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Sydney, June 2: Beware of alcohol and cigarettes, they can cause bowel cancer, says a new study.

Tobacco has the potential to harm your health in more ways than one. Here are seven reasons to stay away from tobacco.
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Tobacco is bad for your health. Whatever be the method of consuming tobacco- fresh, processed or in the form of smoke, your health will be harmed significantly.

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Chennai, May 26: Producers and sellers of cigarettes and tobacco products will have to comply with stringent norms as laid down by the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH). A week-long campaign to implement the rules in letter and spirit will commence in Chennai from May 31, the World No Tobacco Day.

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Mumbai, May 21: The hookah and the country bars in the city have higher pollution levels than dumping grounds, anti-tobacco activists involved in making sure that the hospitality industry implements the smoking ban revealed Wednesday.

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Tobacco has the potential to harm your health in more ways than one. Here are seven reasons to stay away from tobacco.
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Tobacco is bad for your health. Whatever be the method of consuming tobacco- fresh, processed or in the form of smoke, your health will be harmed significantly.

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