Scientists in the US have engineered tobacco plants that can grow up to 40% larger than normal in field trials. The researchers say they have found a way of overcoming natural restrictions in the process
The poor already bear the brunt of these costs, and unhindered use of bidi tobacco threatens to push even more households into poverty, according to the study published in the journal Tobacco Control.
The minimum legal age for smoking in the Republic will be raised to 19 years old from Jan 1. Issuing a reminder a few days before the new rule kicks in, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday that
<p>Use of tobacco products is injurious to health in men and women. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/nicotine_exposure.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg"
The Conference of Parties to the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) opens its eighth session (COP 8), with a view to defining a roadmap for strengthening and expanding the scope of the
In India, according to a 2012 report in The Lancet as quoted by Medical News Today, breast cancer is one of the most common problems among women here. A new report in Cancer Research UK suggests obesity
<p>India has 18% of the global population and an increasing burden of chronic respiratory diseases. However, a systematic understanding of the distribution of chronic respiratory diseases and their trends
Study finds 75.3% of women aged 30-84 are suffering from the chronic disease Previously safe from the rising trend of obesity, rural India is now showing an alarming increase in the number of cases
GUWAHATI, June 27: According to a survey report released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam has been listed as the fourth highest tobacco consuming state in the country. The survey was
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday approved a draft Food Safety and Quality Bill as well as the Food Safety Institutional Reform working document. The Council also approved a Draft National
