Progress in reducing tobacco use is a key indicator for measuring countries’ efforts to implement the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – target 3.a under the Sustainable Development Goals agenda. Countries have adopted this indicator to report progress also towards the tobacco reduction target under the Global Action Plan …
India moved a step closer to banning the sale of unpackaged cigarettes, with a view to discourage smoking in a country where close to a million people each year die of tobacco-related diseases. More than 70 percent of the cigarettes sold in India are loose. The federal health ministry has …
Islamabad - Members of civil society and media have supported tobacco control advocates’ efforts for legislation on comprehensive ban on tobacco advertisement, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). Addressing an advocacy meeting organised by The Network for Consumer Protection, senior journalists, representatives of various non-government organisations (NGOs) and health professionals expressed their …
After much dilly dallying, India may finally ban e-cigarettes. Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that he is in favour of a complete ban on e-cigarettes and all products described as “Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). Ruling out their acceptability in the light of research findings by experts …
Smoking reduction remains a pivotal issue in public health policy, but quit rates obtained with traditional quit-smoking therapies remain disappointingly low. Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR), aiming at less harmful ways of consuming nicotine, may provide a more effective alternative. One promising candidate for THR are electronic cigarettes (e-cigs). The aim …
Shopkeepers Say They Are Not Aware Of Any Ban; Health Secretary Blames Manpower Crunch For Enforcement Failure Manufacture, storage, and sale of chewing tobacco is banned in the state. But, this might surprise many as gutka, zarda, khaini and tobacco-laced pan masala are available everywhere in West Bengal. As there …
India today joined Thailand to become the world leader on the size and impact of health warnings on tobacco packages. The government has issued a fresh notification on anti-tobacco warnings making it mandatory for the industry to cover at least 85 per cent of the principal display area on the …
High-caffeine energy drinks are being widely consumed by children and young people and could be storing up “a significant public health problem“ for the future, experts from the WHO have warned. Researchers found that many such drinks were being “aggressively“ marketed to children, who can be more susceptible to the …
A proposal for London to follow the lead of cities like New York and Hong Kong by banning smoking in parks and open spaces received a cool welcome from Mayor Boris Johnson on Wednesday who called it "taking bossiness too far." The idea was contained in a report, commissioned by …
At a time when Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has embarked on an anti-tobacco campaign, a global report has revealed that India’s ranking has dropped in two years from 123rd to 136th in 2014 out of 198 countries in pictorial health warnings on tobacco packages, according to a report released …
Over 14 Million Major Medical Conditions Linked To Smoking (Photo : Flickr) Countless studies have shown that cigarette smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death worldwide, contributing to a host of serious medical conditions that can be fatal. Recent findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveal …
Even as there was little clarity on how Rajasthan would implement its decision to bar tobacco consumers from government jobs without a legal backing, officials here said the move was just to keep people away from tobacco. The Department of Health and Family Welfare has written to all departments to …
The World Health Organization called for a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising in China on Thursday to reduce the number of smokers. Proposed amendments to the Advertising Law are expected to be reviewed soon by the country's top legislature. "Advertising bans are critically important in protecting the health of Chinese …
Countless studies and health reports have discussed the dangers of smoking--a nasty habit that can drastically increase the risk of lung cancer and other serious health issues. Now, recent findings published in the The Journal of the American Medical Association show that smoking can also increase the risk of developing …
With an aim to encourage farmers to give up tobacco farming without any economic loss, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan has written to the agriculture and commerce ministers regarding developing a scheme to lure away growers from tobacco. The minister has asked both the ministries for a brainstorming/consultation of experts …
State Tobacco Control Departmentcollects over Rs.57 lakh fine in six years As many as 126 women have been fined for lighting up in public and the State Tobacco Control Department has collected Rs. 57.92 lakh in fine in the past six years since the implementation of smoke-free rules which came …
Evidence supporting a link between postnatal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and cognitive problems among children is mounting, but inconsistent. The researchers examined the relationship between ETS exposure, measured using urine cotinine, and IQ scores in Korean school-aged children.
A vigil has been mounted in all the trading and commercial establishments in the village panchayats against the usage of plastic bags below 40 microns thickness, according to S. Suresh Kumar, District Collector. In a statement released here the Collector has stated that those involved in wholesale or retail trading, …
Jeremiah Sarudza stands outside his mud and thatch hut and watches his wife and children prepare a tobacco field surrounded by tree stumps. The 32-year-old, like most of Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers, relies on wood to cure tobacco, a practice that’s stripping the gently rolling hills and granite outcrops of the …
Public health experts, on Monday, stressed the need for strict enforcement of tobacco control laws, rather than just creating awareness on its harmful effects to deter people from smoking. Addressing a workshop, to educate enforcement officials on sections of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act to be enforced, National Institute …
