The number of smokers in Pakistan is more than 17 million. Photo: File Karachi: In order to control the ever-increasing tobacco addiction in Pakistan, it is necessary to take advantage of the scientific developments in alternative and safer nicotine products. This was said by Arshad Ali Syed, Project Director of Alternative Research Initiative (ARI) and…
1,200 children start smoking in Pakistan every day, reports the World Health Organization. Photo: File Islamabad: According to a research report, about 337,500 people die every year in Pakistan and about 8 million people in the world due to smoking. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that around 1,200 children start smoking in Pakistan…
Massachusetts: Quitting smoking early improves the rate of preventing death from lung cancer, researchers say. Research results have shown benefits of quitting smoking before a cancer diagnosis compared to quitting after a cancer diagnosis. The study found that the most common type of lung cancer had a 68 percent higher death rate among smokers than…
File photo Smoking immediately after prolonged fasting increases the risk of heart disease. Turkish cardiologists have warned that staying hungry and thirsty for a long time, especially smoking immediately after iftar in Ramadan, increases the risk of heart diseases. Recent studies have revealed that people who smoke immediately after breaking the fast experience physical tremors,…
