COPD and smoking associated with higher COVID-19 mortality Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 May 2020 9:34 AM ISTCurrent smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with...
Smoking tobacco may increase lung entry points for COVID-19 virus Hina Zahid1 May 2020 6:15 PM ISTResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of South Carolina and other institutions have identified tobacco smoking as a potential risk...
Smoking during pregnancy linked to higher asthma risk even in adulthood Hina Zahid1 May 2020 1:28 PM ISTResearchers at University of Helsinki and the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa have found that smoking by pregnant mothers caused roughly an...
Childhood exposure to parental smoking linked to poor memory in midlife IANS16 April 2020 12:51 PM ISTLondon, April 16 (IANS) Exposure to parental smoking in childhood and adolescence has been linked with poorer learning ability and memory in midlife. ...
Smoking may Increase COVID-19 complications—So great time to quit Medical Dialogues Bureau15 April 2020 6:30 PM ISTThe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have touched nearly every community around the world. Many areas continue to see sharp rises in the number of...
Varenicline safe for smoking cessation finds a large study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Feb 2020 5:15 PM ISTCanada: A real-world study of over 600,000 adult participants without a history of depression has found that the stop-smoking medication varenicline...
Smoking cessation heals damaged cells, cuts lung cancer risk Medha Baranwal2 Feb 2020 7:30 PM ISTUK: Quitting smoking could do much more than just stopping further damage to the lungs, a recent study has suggested. According to the study,...
Smoking and drinking beyond first trimester greatly increases the risk of sudden infant death Hina Zahid28 Jan 2020 3:19 PM ISTSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden, unexplained, death of an infant under one year of age. Many studies in the past have implicated...
Hookah smoking tied to stroke, heart attack by causing blood clots: AHA Study Medha Baranwal16 Jan 2020 4:43 PM ISTUSA: Hookah smoking can cause the formation of blood clots that can increase the risk of stroke or heart attack, according to a recent study conducted...
Over 1000 IVF Procedures are done in Delhi NCR per Day Medical Dialogues Bureau22 Jun 2019 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: According to the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, infertility affects 10 to 14 per cent of the Indian population (as of 2018). In...
Union Health Ministry approached to to stop promotion of smoking in 3 web series Medical Dialogues Bureau9 April 2019 9:30 AM ISTAll these are promoting smoking and hookah smoking among the youngsters who may easily get influenced as these serials are being produced and acted by...
Rise in Non-Communicable Diseases are deeply disturbing trend: VP Naidu Medical Dialogues Bureau7 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTCutting edge research in disruptive technologies such as Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), including machine learning and augmented...
