Tag: smoking
Backbone of health insurance in India is a bunch of medical...
Medical insurance in India is based on falsehoods, argues a prominent liver transplant surgeon, urges insurance companies to get real. A view from the...
Lifestyle factors like smoking, alcohol can add to dementia risk
Study finds that in individuals who are at a high genetic risk of dementia, lifestyle problems such as smoking and alcohol can add to...
Smoking puts young women at highest risk of major heart attack
Smoking leads to increased risk for all genders and ages, but young women are at highest risk of major heart attack
Smoking increases risk of...
Long work day? If it’s more than 10 hrs you could...
Working for more than 10 hours per day associated with increased risk of stroke
People who worked long hours had a higher risk of stroke,...
Blood pressure, smoking, weight among seven predictors of heart health
Researchers identify seven predictors of heart health, includes diet, exercise, blood pressure and blood sugar
Seven key measures of heart health may help predict future...
Procedure with Zephyr valve systems offers hope for emphysema
A new minimally invasive procedure using Zephyr system for emphysema, a severe form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) improves quality of life
A new...
Smokers are 40% less likely to survive skin cancer, show new...
Smokers who have skin cancer have a 40% less chance of surviving it compared to others
Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are...
To curb smoking increase the legal age for buying, experts argue
Experts say increasing the legal buying age from 18 to 21 years would help curb smoking
Increasing the legal age for tobacco purchase should be...
Smoking, hypertension, obesity may increase dementia risk
Study shows areas of the brain associated with thinking skills are the worst affected by smoking, hypertension, obesity
Factors that influence the health of our...
Hookah smokers are at increased risk of heart attack
Smoking tobacco in waterpipes or hookah, is associated with increased risk of heart attacks
Smoking tobacco in waterpipes or hookah, more commonly known as hookahs,...
