London, April 22 : A team of British scientists has found that nicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer.
The research team, led by Muy-Teck Teh, of Queen Mary, University of London, has found a link between mouth cancer and exposure to nicotine, which may indicate that using oral nicotine replacement therapies for long periods could contribute to a raised risk of the disease.
London, Apr 22 : Filming of American author Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Twilight’ sequel ‘New Moon’ will be going on as scheduled despite the lawsuit that has been filed against her.
Meyer, 35, is facing legal action from her former college roommate, who alleges that the writer based the novels on a short story she wrote as a student.
As per reports, the lawsuit is said to have interfered with the filming of the second film, and Internet gossips also speculated that its shooting in Canada has been halted.
London, Apr 22 : Pregnant women who drink alcohol weaken the bond with their child, claim researchers.
What’s more, expectant mothers who drink take longer to recover after the birth, the study found.
The research, carried out by PhD student Eilidh Duncan at Aberdeen''s Robert Gordon University, looked at 130 first-time mothers with varying levels of alcohol intake, reports The Telegraph.
After births, Duncan reviewed issues like delivery type, length of hospital stay, pregnancy and labour complications, maternal attachment and post-natal drinking habits.