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Global Crises Disrupt Effort To Get Millions To Quit Smoking: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments' plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday.
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France To Ban Smoking In Public Places, Including Parks, Beaches, From July
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.
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"I Just Smoked A Dude": US Cop Sued For Killing Unarmed Man At Traffic Stop
Rusk County Deputy Sheriff Sgt Shane Iversen shot 29-year-old Timothy Michael Randall at a traffic stop in September 2022
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Elevators Stop, Brief Blackout In New York After Smoke Seen At Power Plant
New York City experienced a brief power outage on Thursday night due to a fault at a Con Edison plant in Brooklyn. The disruption briefly threw the city into chaos, with reports of people trapped in elevators and subway delays lasting over 20 minutes
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Man Smoking In Vande Bharat Express Toilet Triggers Fire Alarm, Detained
A passenger smoking inside a toilet on the Tirupati-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express triggered a false alarm and an automatic fire extinguisher, and stopped the train for a while on Wednesday evening, a railway official said.
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World Health Day 2023: Expert Tells Why You Should Immediately Stop Tobacco Use For Good
This World Health Day, take a stand against tobacco and nicotine use. Whether you're chewing tobacco, smoking cigarettes, or vaping, quitting is one of the best things you can do for your health.
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Stopped From Smoking In Shop, Gurugram Man Shoots Worker
An unidentified man allegedly fired a shot at a worker after he was not allowed to smoke a cigarette inside a convenience store in Gurugram, police said on Saturday.
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Pregnant Women In UK To Get Free Vapes From Council To Help Them Quit Smoking
Pregnant women in the United Kingdom are set to be offered free vapes by a London Council to help them quit smoking and stop them from spending money on cigarettes.
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Nepal Seeks To End Marijuana Ban After Half A Century
Nepal's marijuana ban could soon be up in smoke, as lawmakers mull a return to the liberal drug policies that once made the Himalayan republic a popular pit stop on the overland "hippie trail".
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World Osteoporosis Day 2023: Make These Diet And Lifestyle Changes To Lower Your Risk
Osteoporosis makes the bones porous and affects the strength and density of the bones. Here are some tips you can follow to control the risk of osteoporosis.
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Mud Stops Play: After Smog, Wind, Rain, New Challenge For Australian Open
The dirty rain, blamed on smoke hanging in the air from Australia's raging bushfires, is just the latest hazard at Australian Open.
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US Imposes Partial Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes
The US government on Thursday announced it would soon ban most flavored e-cigarettes as it tries to curb a rising tide of youth vaping, but stopped short of the full ban promised in September by President Donald Trump.
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Vaping Leaves E-Cigarette User With Rare Lung Scarring: Study
Not just smoking cigarettes, vaping is also dangerous for your lungs and overall health. An e-cigarette user has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung scarring typically found in metal workers, says a new study.
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Bengaluru Cop Stabbed For Trying To Stop Men From Drinking In Public
A police constable was stabbed by some unknown miscreants when he tried to stop them from having alcohol and smoking, police said on Friday.
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World No Tobacco Day: After Reading This, You May Quit Smoking
World No Tobacco Day 2019 theme is "Tobacco and Lung health". From cancer, autoimmune disorders, Type 2 diabetes, premature deaths and heart strokes, tobacco smoking has grave consequences on one's health.
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Global Crises Disrupt Effort To Get Millions To Quit Smoking: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and wars have combined to hamper global governments' plans to reduce tobacco use, derailing efforts to get an estimated 95 million people to stop smoking, a report endorsed by 57 campaign groups said on Friday.
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France To Ban Smoking In Public Places, Including Parks, Beaches, From July
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.
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"I Just Smoked A Dude": US Cop Sued For Killing Unarmed Man At Traffic Stop
Rusk County Deputy Sheriff Sgt Shane Iversen shot 29-year-old Timothy Michael Randall at a traffic stop in September 2022
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Elevators Stop, Brief Blackout In New York After Smoke Seen At Power Plant
New York City experienced a brief power outage on Thursday night due to a fault at a Con Edison plant in Brooklyn. The disruption briefly threw the city into chaos, with reports of people trapped in elevators and subway delays lasting over 20 minutes
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Man Smoking In Vande Bharat Express Toilet Triggers Fire Alarm, Detained
A passenger smoking inside a toilet on the Tirupati-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express triggered a false alarm and an automatic fire extinguisher, and stopped the train for a while on Wednesday evening, a railway official said.
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World Health Day 2023: Expert Tells Why You Should Immediately Stop Tobacco Use For Good
This World Health Day, take a stand against tobacco and nicotine use. Whether you're chewing tobacco, smoking cigarettes, or vaping, quitting is one of the best things you can do for your health.
-
Stopped From Smoking In Shop, Gurugram Man Shoots Worker
An unidentified man allegedly fired a shot at a worker after he was not allowed to smoke a cigarette inside a convenience store in Gurugram, police said on Saturday.
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Pregnant Women In UK To Get Free Vapes From Council To Help Them Quit Smoking
Pregnant women in the United Kingdom are set to be offered free vapes by a London Council to help them quit smoking and stop them from spending money on cigarettes.
-
Nepal Seeks To End Marijuana Ban After Half A Century
Nepal's marijuana ban could soon be up in smoke, as lawmakers mull a return to the liberal drug policies that once made the Himalayan republic a popular pit stop on the overland "hippie trail".
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World Osteoporosis Day 2023: Make These Diet And Lifestyle Changes To Lower Your Risk
Osteoporosis makes the bones porous and affects the strength and density of the bones. Here are some tips you can follow to control the risk of osteoporosis.
-
Mud Stops Play: After Smog, Wind, Rain, New Challenge For Australian Open
The dirty rain, blamed on smoke hanging in the air from Australia's raging bushfires, is just the latest hazard at Australian Open.
-
US Imposes Partial Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes
The US government on Thursday announced it would soon ban most flavored e-cigarettes as it tries to curb a rising tide of youth vaping, but stopped short of the full ban promised in September by President Donald Trump.
-
Vaping Leaves E-Cigarette User With Rare Lung Scarring: Study
Not just smoking cigarettes, vaping is also dangerous for your lungs and overall health. An e-cigarette user has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung scarring typically found in metal workers, says a new study.
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Bengaluru Cop Stabbed For Trying To Stop Men From Drinking In Public
A police constable was stabbed by some unknown miscreants when he tried to stop them from having alcohol and smoking, police said on Friday.
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World No Tobacco Day: After Reading This, You May Quit Smoking
World No Tobacco Day 2019 theme is "Tobacco and Lung health". From cancer, autoimmune disorders, Type 2 diabetes, premature deaths and heart strokes, tobacco smoking has grave consequences on one's health.
