India is home to 12% of the world's smokers and tobacco kills more than 1 million people each year in the country. The WHO designates May 31 as the World No Tobacco Day to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic. Here are some deadly diseases that smoking tobacco can cause.
Smoking is one of the main causes of tuberculosis. As we approach World No Tobacco Day, let us know about this contagious infection.
Smokers who quit approximately 4 weeks or more before surgery have a lower risk of complication and better results 6 months afterwards.
There are many factors that could lead to health problems and shorten your life span. Below are some common health issues that are affecting the population worldwide today.
When you are trying to quit smoking, tobacco cravings or urges to smoke can wear you down. In our today health tips series, we bring to some effective ways to reduce and resist cravings.
On November 28, 2019, the Assam government banned the sale and manufacture of pan masala and Gutkha in the state for one year. Know the reasons why the state government had to take this step.
According to a study published in journal Aerosol Science and Technology, hookah smoke has many toxic and harmful chemicals, like nicotine that can lead to tobacco addiction.
As we celebrate World Tobacco Day today, we help you identify the signs and symptoms indicating that your child is addicted to cigarettes.
On this World No Tobacco Day, we shed light on the harmful effects of cigarettes and tell you which ayurvedic herbs and exercise will help you kick the butt.
As we celebrate World No Tobacco Day today, here is all you need to know about this global awareness campaign. This WHO observance day aims to spread awareness about the negative impact of tobacco on our health, especially lungs.
Want to prevent hypertension? Here are the risk factors you need to know about
According to a new research, tobacco consumption is associated with formation of precancerous cells that fertilize cancer growth.
A researcher is probing whether indigenous ways of smoking counteract the harm being done by mass-produced cigarettes?
A new study published in the Pediatrics journal has revealed that e-cigarette vaping is not safe for children and therefore parents should stop vaping e-cigarettes in front of them.
A new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology has revealed that exposure to passive smoking may increase your risk of being sick with kidney disease.
A new research published in the journal Tobacco Control has revealed that vaping is linked to wheezing in adults, which is a precursor to serious health conditions.
Tobacco plants can be used to produce an anti-inflammatory protein that can have powerful therapeutic potential for treating conditions like Type-2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and arthritis, more effectively and at an affordable price, researchers say.
A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics has discovered several genes linked to an increased use of alcohol and tobacco.
As we celebrate World No Tobacco Day today, here is all you need to know about this global awareness campaign. This WHO observance day aims to spread awareness about the negative impact of tobacco on our health, especially lungs.
According to a new research, tobacco consumption is associated with formation of precancerous cells that fertilize cancer growth.
A researcher is probing whether indigenous ways of smoking counteract the harm being done by mass-produced cigarettes?
A new study published in the Pediatrics journal has revealed that e-cigarette vaping is not safe for children and therefore parents should stop vaping e-cigarettes in front of them.
A new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology has revealed that exposure to passive smoking may increase your risk of being sick with kidney disease.
A new research published in the journal Tobacco Control has revealed that vaping is linked to wheezing in adults, which is a precursor to serious health conditions.
Tobacco plants can be used to produce an anti-inflammatory protein that can have powerful therapeutic potential for treating conditions like Type-2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and arthritis, more effectively and at an affordable price, researchers say.
A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics has discovered several genes linked to an increased use of alcohol and tobacco.
A new research published in ERJ Open Research has revealed that new heated tobacco devices are no less toxic to the human lung cells than ordinary cigarette smoke.
A new study published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research has revealed that heavy alcohol drinkers who are trying to stop smoking may find that reducing their alcohol intake can also help them quit their daily smoking habit.
Nicotine vaping has almost doubled among high school students in US, a new survey confirms.
People living near areas with oil and gas exploration sites could be at more risk of developing cardiovascular disease, say, researchers.
Maintaining healthy teeth is absolute necessity for having a healthy body. While most of us skip this part of oral hygiene, here are few simple ways of keeping your teeth health up to the mark.
Curbing the availability of tobacco can help reduce smoking among pregnant women. This study provides the strongest evidence to date of the need to tackle the supply of tobacco in order to reduce the prevalence of smoking.
Unless we hold the industry accountable for over 7 million deaths, over US$ 1.4 trillion global economic cost, damage to environment and reversing progress on sustainable development, it will not mend its ways. Also without holding industry liable, progress on tobacco control and SDGs will continue to remain under threat.
Planning to quit smoking, yet not being able to do it? There is no need to worry as here we are with ways of dealing with the withdrawals and urges. Follow them and quit smoking.
India ranks fifth among countries across the globe with effective implementation of adequate size of pictorial warning on packages of tobacco products like cigarettes, chewing tobacco and more.
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.
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