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In A First, Maldives Bans Smoking For Those Born After 2007
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Increase Smoking Age To 21
The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes.
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Tobacco Consumption Among Children Is Rising, What Are The Adults Doing?
As tobacco consumption among children rises, we must discuss the long-term effects of smoking and tobacco consumption on the body.
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5-Year-Old Boy Forced to Smoke Beedi, Video Goes Viral
The disturbing video of a little boy in Tamil Nadu being forced to smoke a beedi, is being shared on social media.
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Hawaii Becomes First US State to Raise Smoking Age to 21
Hawaii's governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first US state to do so.
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Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Bill Raising Smoking Age to 21
Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that would raise the legal smoking age statewide to 21, positioning it to become the first state in the country to do so.
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New York City council votes to make tobacco-buying age 21
Smokers younger than 21 in the nation's biggest city will soon be barred from buying cigarettes after the New York City Council voted overwhelming Wednesday to raise the tobacco-purchasing age to higher than all but a few other places in the United States.
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Smokers age before their time
Ageing is a biological process, and it gets slower as we age. We accelerate the ageing process by drinking, eating disorders, drug intake or too much of stress. Apart from being a known cause of lung and other cancers, smoking has also been shown to accelerate the ageing process. Distinct lines around the mouth and a dull pallor of the skin are as...
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In A First, Maldives Bans Smoking For Those Born After 2007
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Increase Smoking Age To 21
The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea seeking a direction to increase the smoking age from 18 to 21, and ban the sale of loose cigarettes.
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Tobacco Consumption Among Children Is Rising, What Are The Adults Doing?
As tobacco consumption among children rises, we must discuss the long-term effects of smoking and tobacco consumption on the body.
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5-Year-Old Boy Forced to Smoke Beedi, Video Goes Viral
The disturbing video of a little boy in Tamil Nadu being forced to smoke a beedi, is being shared on social media.
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Hawaii Becomes First US State to Raise Smoking Age to 21
Hawaii's governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first US state to do so.
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Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Bill Raising Smoking Age to 21
Hawaii lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that would raise the legal smoking age statewide to 21, positioning it to become the first state in the country to do so.
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New York City council votes to make tobacco-buying age 21
Smokers younger than 21 in the nation's biggest city will soon be barred from buying cigarettes after the New York City Council voted overwhelming Wednesday to raise the tobacco-purchasing age to higher than all but a few other places in the United States.
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Smokers age before their time
Ageing is a biological process, and it gets slower as we age. We accelerate the ageing process by drinking, eating disorders, drug intake or too much of stress. Apart from being a known cause of lung and other cancers, smoking has also been shown to accelerate the ageing process. Distinct lines around the mouth and a dull pallor of the skin are as...
