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E-cigarettes less addictive than tobacco cigarettes: Study

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New York: E-cigarettes are less addictive than tobacco cigarettes, finds a research, adding weight to the argument that vaping could help quit smoking.

“We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users,” said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.

The popularity of e-cigarettes (e-cigs), which typically deliver nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin and flavourings through inhaled vapour, has increased in the past five years.

While the long-term effects on health and nicotine dependence are unknown, Foulds pointed out, “We might actually need e-cigarettes that are better at delivering nicotine because that is what is more likely to help people quit.”

While carrying out the study, the researchers developed an online survey, including questions designed to assess previous dependence on cigarettes and almost identical questions to assess current dependence on e-cigs.

More than 3,500 current users of e-cigs who were former tobacco cigarette smokers participated in the survey.

The researchers found that people with all the characteristics of a more dependent e-cig user still had a lower e-cig dependence score than their tobacco cigarette dependence score.

“We think this is because they are getting less nicotine from the e-cigs than they were getting from tobacco cigarettes,” Foulds explained.

“Any common sense analysis says that e-cigs are much less toxic. And our paper shows that they appear to be much less addictive, as well,” he added.

The study appeared in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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