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Smoking and drinking is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada, and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to substance use, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Thursday. more
WHO warns children aged 13 to 15 worldwide are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults

E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large parts of the world there are no rules in place to protect childre ...

WHO says type 2 diabetes risk may be reduced by 30-40 percent by quitting to smoke

A new brief, jointly developed by WHO, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the University of Newcastle, unveils that quitting smoking can lower the risk of developing type 2 d ...

Ban smoking and vaping in schools worldwide urges WHO

Young people continue to be “relentlessly” targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a call to ban smoking and vap ...

Alcohol and smoking to blame for premature deaths among night owls: Study

Staying up late at night has little impact on how long ‘night owls’ live, according to new research from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the University of Hel ...

Study finds evidence that loneliness makes it harder to quit habit of smoking

New York: In a study published in the journal Addiction, University of Bristol researchers have found evidence for a causal link between prolonged experience of loneliness and smoking.

Smoking and drinking link to recreational drug use by young people: UN-backed report

New York : The use of alcohol and tobacco by young people and children is closely linked to the use of illicit drugs, a UN-backed narcotics control body warned on Thursday.

Smokers who quit one month before surgery reap benefits: UN health agency

New York : Tobacco smokers who quit at least four weeks before undergoing surgery not only have a lower risk of complications, but also show better results six months later than those who ...

Don’t let smoking steal life’s breathtaking moments, urges UN health agency

New York, May 30 (JEN): Tobacco use continues to claim around eight million lives a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, in a call for faster action from governmen ...

Smoking may limit body's ability to fight dangerous form of skin cancer: Study

London: Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to a new report funded ...