Tobacco addiction

Know if tobacco's native forms are harmful

Posted By IANS, March 29, 2019 at 11:08am

A researcher is probing whether indigenous ways of smoking counteract the harm being done by mass-produced cigarettes?
Scientists discover genes affecting tobacco and alcohol use: Study

Posted By ANI, February 21, 2019 at 08:07pm

A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics has discovered several genes linked to an increased use of alcohol and tobacco.
Here is why the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have concerns over using e-cigarettes

Posted By Debjani Arora, September 02, 2018 at 01:04pm

The ministry has so directed the states and union territories to monitor the sales of these products and check if they comply with the guidelines of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 which require them to be manufactured under a valid drug manufacturing license.
Experts believe banning e-cigarettes could harm public health

Posted By Debjani Arora, August 12, 2018 at 02:10pm

Vaping poses a far lower risk to bystanders than passive smoking is one of the arguments of the proponents
Tobacco-free India campaign: To encourage people to give tobacco free consumption

Posted By Agencies, June 07, 2018 at 09:34am

People should quit tobacco to lead a happy life!
World No Tobacco Day 2018: Hospital organises Walkathon to create awareness

Posted By Editorial Team, June 01, 2018 at 05:11pm

Tobacco use in all forms is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases across the world
Every 6 Seconds, tobacco use causes one death

Posted By Editorial Team, May 31, 2018 at 03:14pm
World No Tobacco Day 2018: 7 myths on lung cancer and tobacco consumption debunked by an expert

Posted By Debjani Arora, May 29, 2018 at 02:29pm

We spoke to Dr Arvind Kumar to dispel some of these myths related to lung cancer and tobacco consumption.
Social issues: Actor Anupam Kher hopes to create awareness

Posted By Agencies, May 29, 2018 at 09:51am

Bollywood's veteran star Anupam Kher wishes to create awareness in the society. Here's what he said.
People who smoke just one cigarette a day are 30 percent more likely to have a stroke than non-smokers

Posted By Agencies, January 29, 2018 at 09:35am

Single smoke can harm your body in ways incomprehensible to people.
Doctors protest Karnataka's reversal of pictorial warning on tobacco products

Posted By Editorial Team, January 08, 2018 at 01:49pm

Criticising Karnataka high court's decision to reverse pictorial warnings on tobacco products, doctors say that they help in reducing smoking.
In 2018, Akshay Kumar urges every Indian to say "NO to Nicotine"

Posted By Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti, January 02, 2018 at 01:55pm

'Padman' Akshay Kumar wants all Indians to give up nicotine.
Reduce the size of pictorial warnings on cigarette packets say tobacco product retailers

Posted By Agencies, December 22, 2017 at 10:06am

Currently, the graphics have to cover 85% of the packet, but the retailers argue that smuggled cigarettes don't carry such large warnings.
What do teenagers think about smoking? Fortis' study reveals stunning findings

Posted By Editorial Team, December 04, 2017 at 04:14pm

Almost all teenagers think that if their parents smoke, it is OK for them to smoke!
Smokers are 20 percent more likely to quit if cigarettes cost a dollar more

Posted By Agencies, August 21, 2017 at 10:39am

Increases in cigarette prices were associated with quitting smoking in the older population.
WHO calls for more tobacco control worldwide to save lives

Posted By Agencies, July 20, 2017 at 02:13pm

Tobacco control measures has grown almost five-fold than ten years ago.
'Less toxic' tobacco comes closer to reality

Posted By Agencies, July 05, 2017 at 12:17pm

A discovery that could one day help reduce the need for nitrogen-based fertilisers in growing crops.
Tobacco use among minors down by 54%, says Nadda

Posted By Agencies, June 09, 2017 at 10:29am

"My focus has always been on youth. My mantra for success in tobacco control efforts is 'catch them young'
Tobacco exposure ups behavioural issues and dropout rates in children

Posted By Agencies, November 29, 2016 at 11:28am

Exposure to tobacco smoke is immensely toxic to the developing brain.
30 million tobacco growers will now have to do alternate crop farming

Posted By Agencies, November 11, 2016 at 06:02pm

The tobacco farmers have been banned from participating at the ongoing World Health Organisation.