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14 held at Hyderabad Airport with cigarettes, e-cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh
14 held at Hyderabad Airport with cigarettes, e-cigarettes worth Rs 50 lakh

On July 27, customs officials had apprehended three passengers and seized the contraband. They too had also arrived from Sharjah by flight 6E1406.

  • Saturday, 30 July 2022
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Vaping may not stain teeth: Study

London: E-cigarettes and tobacco heating products cause significantly less staining to teeth than conventional cigarettes, a new study has found. While cigarette smoke caused significant enamel discolouration, vapour from the e-cigarettes and aerosol from the tobacco heating products caused only minimal staining. These next generation products do not involve combustion; the vapour and aerosol they […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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WARNING! E-cigarettes can be injurious for your liver

New York: If you are using e-cigarettes then stop doing so. A new study indicates that exposure of e-cigarettes is associated with higher risk of non-alcohol fatty liver diseases. The findings of the study, in mice, suggests that using e-cigarettes may lead to an accumulation of fat in the liver. “The popularity of electronic cigarettes […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
E-cigs may double risk of tobacco smoking in teenagers

Toronto: Teenagers who try vape may be at double the risk for developing addiction to smoking tobacco cigarettes, according to a new study. The findings showed that students in grades 7 to 12 who had tried an e-cigarette are 2.16 times more likely to be susceptible to cigarette smoking. “Since e-cigarettes came on the market, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
E-cigarettes may be as harmful as smoking

New York: Electronic cigarettes loaded with nicotine-based liquid are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes when it comes to cancer causing DNA damage, new research has found. Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat up liquid and turn it into an aerosol vapour that can be inhaled. Using e-cigarettes is also called ‘vaping’. […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
E-cigarette flavourings can alter lung function

New York: Certain flavourings used in the liquid for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may adversely affect the lungs by changing important cellular functions in their tissue, says a new study. Out of the 13 flavourings that the researchers tested, five of them were found to have adverse effects on the lungs. “The effects of the various […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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E-cigarettes may cause nicotine addiction in teens

E-cigarettes, promoted as a safer alternative to regular cigarettes, may actually be a new route to conventional smoking and nicotine addiction for teenagers, according to a new study

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
E-cigarette vapours can damage lung cells

A new study by University of Rochester suggests that e-cigarettes are likely to be a toxic replacement for tobacco products

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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Here comes novel device equally harmful as traditional smoking, e-cigarettes

Sydney: While we know about the harmful effects of traditional cigarettes and vaping, new heated tobacco devices are no less toxic to the human lung cells than ordinary cigarette smoke, said researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The study has compared new heated tobacco devices, which heat solid tobacco instead of an e-liquid, with vaping and […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
E-cigarettes linked to depression, poor heart

New York: Using e-cigarettes can significantly raise the risk of depression, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin who found that switching to e-cigarettes does not eliminate health risks. The study, by a team from the University of Kansas in the US, showed that e-cigarette users were twice as likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
Delhi High Court extends stay on circular banning e-cigarettes

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday extended its stay on the ban on a Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) order banning the sale, manufacture, distribution, trade, import and advertisement of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) including e-cigarettes, till August 22, the next date fixed for further hearing. Justice Vibhu Bakhru’s decision came […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Nicotine in e-cigarettes raises chronic bronchitis risk: Study

New York: E-cigarette vaping with nicotine not only hampers mucus clearance from the airways, but also increases the risk of chronic bronchitis, warn researchers. A single session of vaping can deliver more nicotine in the airways than smoking one cigarette, warned researchers in a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Vaping-linked deaths prompt US ban on flavoured e-cigarettes

Washington: The Trump administration said that it plans to bar the sale of non-tobacco-flavoured e-cigarettes in the United States following six deaths linked to vaping. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the process of drafting new regulations to remove flavored e-cigarettes from the market, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told journalists […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
Cabinet Likely To Consider On Wednesday Ordinance To Ban e-Cigarettes

New Delhi: The Cabinet is likely to consider an ordinance seeking to ban production, import, distribution and sale of electronic cigarettes, and a jail term for violators, sources said on Tuesday. The Prohibition of E-cigarettes Ordinance, 2019, was recently examined by a Group of Ministers (GoM) following directions from the Prime Minister’s Office. “The GoM […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Govt Issues Ordinance To Ban E-Cigarettes

New Delhi: The Government on Thursday issued an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes making the production, import, export, transport, sale or advertisements of such “alternative” smoking devices a cognizable offence attracting jail term and fine. First time violators will face a jail term of up to one year and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. For […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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