Tue 10 September 2019: Agency launches investigation after vaping-related illnesses claimed 4 lives in US last week The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned JUUL Labs over false marketing practices for its tobacco products, accusing the vaping company of modifying the risks especially when outreaching to the youth. The agency said it issued […]
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Tue 10 September 2019: Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every year than in war, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Hanging, poisoning and shooting are the most common suicide methods, the WHO said as it urged governments to adopt suicide prevention […]
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Sun 08 September 2019: Despite little scientific literature on the long-term ill effects of vaping on users’ health, there’s a clear emerging trend: Vaping is ‘deceptively safer’ at the very least, and deadly, too, at the very most. On Thursday, September 5, US doctors reported the fifth death from vaping, after it has left at […]
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Thu 05 September 2019: Adopting a plant-based diet lowers the risk of heart disease when compared to meat-based diets, however, it is linked to a higher risk of stroke, a major Oxford study has revealed. The research looked into data received from 48,000 people who’ve never had heart disease or stroke and were monitored for […]
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Wed 04 September 2019: Cancer has become the leading cause of death in rich nations, overtaking heart disease, according to the results of two landmark, decade-long global surveys of health trends released Tuesday. Heart disease remains the leading cause of mortality among middle-aged adults globally, accounting for more than 40 percent of deaths, the data […]
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Mon 26 August 2019: A person in the U.S. state of Illinois has died amid a wave of e-cigarette-related lung illnesses, US health authorities said Friday. Authorities cautioned that they have not pinpointed an exact compound or product that is causing the respiratory illnesses, but over 190 cases have been reported in 22 states apparently […]
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Fri 23 August 2019: Non-quitters blame ‘misinformation, lack of access and confusion’: Survey LAUSANNE: Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) on Wednesday released a white paper titled “Unsmoke: Clearing the Way for Change” based on findings from a major international study conducted for the company by independent research firm Povaddo. There is no question that, while the […]
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Thu 15 August 2019: There is a relation between a person’s blood group and the possibility of developing cancer, a recent study by Swedish scholars has revealed. Scientists from the Karolinska Institute of Sweden have evaluated and analyzed the data of more than one million people over a period of 35 years, a report said. […]
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Sun 11 August 2019: Conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated last week are in a stable condition, the team of Hungarian and Bangladeshi doctors who carried out the marathon operation said Saturday. Three-year-old Rabeya and Rukaya who were joined at the head suffered from a rare embryological disorder affecting an estimated one in every five […]
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Sat 10 August 2019: Your home might be your castle, but that doesn’t mean you have to treat it like some kind of dirty medieval fortress. Taking off your shoes inside can help keep your home in good condition, create a more relaxed atmosphere and cut down on dirt and dust. However, that’s barely the […]
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