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Coming soon on Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar — warnings with smoking scenes

Sanya Dhingra - 11 November, 2020

Govt is framing rules to ensure streaming platforms carry health warnings with smoking scenes as depicting tobacco consumption without them amounts to promotion.

What a smoky bar can teach us about the ‘6-feet rule’ during Covid pandemic

Byron Erath - 14 September, 2020

As professors who study fluid dynamics and aerosols, we have been exploring how COVID-19 circulates and the risks it creates.

Teens, young adults who use tobacco likely to be more prone to getting Covid, study finds

Angelica LaVito - 11 August, 2020

More than 6% smokers and vapers between ages of 13 to 24 had tested positive for Covid-19, compared with less than 1% of those who had never used.

Health ministry makes it clear — smoking and chewing tobacco increases Covid-19 risk

Swagata Yadavar - 29 July, 2020

The ministry advisory comes three months after a non-peer-reviewed French study had claimed smokers are less likely to contract Covid-19.

US startup seeks FDA nod for RespiRx, an inhaler that can help one quit smoking

Tiffany Kary - 23 June, 2020

Triggered by breathing, the RespiRx also emulates the hand-to-mouth experience of a cigarette — which may prove to be a notable advantage over gums or patches.

Heavy smoking blamed for Indonesia’s 6.6% coronavirus death rate

Harry Suhartono - 19 May, 2020

Smoking is still common & growing in Indonesia & experts argue it’s no coincidence that many of the 18,000-plus patients in the country have died.

Nicotine patch test on Covid patients, healthcare workers to see if smokers are ‘protected’

Himani Chandna - 3 May, 2020

The trial will be conducted on 1,900 people by French researchers who found in a study that smokers are less likely to contract Covid-19.

Smokers could be living on edge of contracting Covid-19, say IIT study

PTI - 29 April, 2020

The study also rings warning bells for asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19 with anosmia (loss of smell) and ageusia (loss of taste) to self-quarantine themselves.

Smoking makes it easier for coronavirus to get into lung cells, study finds

Corinne Gretler - 9 April, 2020

Smokers may have elevated levels of an enzyme called ACE-2, which helps virus enter cells in their lungs, European Respiratory Journal study shows.

Vaping may increase health risks in Covid-19 patients, warns FDA

Anna Edney - 28 March, 2020

Some health experts have speculated that vaping is causing younger patients in USA to be hospitalized with Covid-19 at a higher rate than anticipated

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Will US craft a new oil compact with Saudi Arabia? Joe Biden may have to eat his own words

Praveen Swami - 29 June, 2022

Like many, India will be anxiously watching the US-Saudi Arabia summit in Jeddah—knowing its fate is tied to the decisions King Salman and Joe Biden make.