Vaping vs Hookah vs Cigarettes: Which is more dangerous?

The vaping vs. smoking debate highlights risks like nicotine addiction and harmful chemicals in cigarettes. Vaping with vape pens exposes users to volatile organic compounds, heavy metals like nickel, tin, and lead, and diacetyl. Hookahs pass air through flavored tobacco, containing nicotine and harmful chemicals, debunking the myth of it being safer than cigarettes. The vaping…

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Unusual COVID symptoms to know (not cough or cold)

India detects 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, sub-lineages of COVID-19 known as FLiRT causing a surge in Singapore. KP.1 cases found in West Bengal, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand. KP.2 cases highest in Maharashtra, as per INSACOG data. No increase in hospitalization or severe cases reported by Union health ministry. India detects…

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Shared plates, shared humanity

In line with the festival’s 2024 theme of Humanity, this year’s Vivid Food program demonstrates how food is the ultimate expression of diversity, yet connects us like nothing else. In line with the festival’s 2024 theme of Humanity, this year’s Vivid Food program demonstrates how food is the ultimate expression of diversity, yet connects us like…

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