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Smokers, vegetarians at lesser risk of contracting Covid, shows nationwide CSIR survey

The survey also found that those with blood group 'O' may be less susceptible to the infection, while people with 'B' and 'AB' blood groups were at a higher risk.

India’s Tobacco Control Act must be amended, should recognise WHO guidelines, says report

The 50-page report, which was submitted to the Ministry of Health, highlights ‘glaring gaps’ such as allowing smoking in designated areas and the sale of single stick cigarettes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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.

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AI is more likely to cause a labour shortage. Here’s why

Technology has always made labour more valuable because it allows workers to become more productive.

India has a low inflation problem. What can it do?

It will be tough for Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra to get right. Rupee is the worst-performing Asian currency this year against the dollar.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.