Anti-tobacco activists in a workshop on Saturday laid stress on raising awareness to keep the women away from smoking and urged the government take action to stop smoking in public places. Tamak Birodhi Nari Jote organised the workshop titled ‘National budget: increase tobacco taxes and raise awareness to stop smoking in public places’ at its ... Read more
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Why Smokers Gain Weight When Quitting
Washington: Scientists say they’ve finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit. It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they’re full, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. The weight connection isn’t