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 …
The risk factors for heart disease are constantly on the rise with change in lifestyle. In such a scenario, creating an environment to prevent the spread of the disease is the key, said Sawai Man Singh hospital's cardiology professor Dr Rajeev Bagarhatta. “The theme of this year's World Heart Day …
A study conducted by Metropolis Health Care Limited has revealed that high levels of cholesterol in the body could be one of the leading cause for cardiovascular ailments in the City. The study conducted on the working class population of Bangalore ahead of World Heart Day 2014, collected data from …
The plant enzyme Rubisco is the main enzyme converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into biological compounds, however, this enzymatic process is inefficient in vascular plants; this study demonstrates that tobacco plants can be engineered to fix carbon with a faster cyanobacterial Rubisco, thus potentially improving plant photosynthesis.
BEIJING - A haze of second hand smoke may continue to hang heavily over Beijing if the latest draft amendment for controls on cigarette smoke remains unchanged. Wang Qingbin, an associate law professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, said the draft amendment for Beijing's anti-smoking regulations …
Tougher Norms Fine for public smoking may jump to ` Rs 20,000, loose sale to be banned, minimum age may rise to 25 and size of warnings on packs to double The government is considering a proposal to ban the sale of loose cigarettes, a move that will hit ITC …
Tobacco is not only one of the reasons for causing various diseases but it is also responsible for huge economic burden on the tobacco users. According to a study conducted by Public Health Foundation of India and WHO, the total economic costs attributed to tobacco use in Rajasthan amounted to …
Warnings over e-cigarettes are alarmist - and increasing their use could save many lives, researchers have said. For every million smokers who switch to e-cigarettes, more than 6,000 lives a year could be saved, according to the University College London team. Meanwhile another group of London-based experts has attacked criticism …
Ariful Haque Chowdhury, Mayor of Sylhet City Corporation has declared smoke free Sylhet City Corporation. He said that 27 ward offices of Sylhet City Corporation would be smoke free from 1st September 2014 and all other public spaces and public transport would also be smoke free while he was present …
E-cigarettes can contain higher amounts of certain toxins than regular cigarettes, according to U.S. scientists. Researchers at the University of South California found vapour emitted by the gadgets contains the toxic element chromium, which is not found in traditional cigarettes, as well as four times more nickel than found in …
In the present work, the effect of exposure to cigarette smoke on male fertility in rats, as characterized by changes in the relative weight of sex organs, epididymal sperm count, activity of marker enzymes and DNA damage was evaluated. Exposure of rats to cigarette smoke caused a gradual decrease in …
India has slipped to 136th position in the list of 198 countries that warn smokers about the hazards of smoking through graphic pictures on cigarette packages. By not enforcing pictorial warnings on both sides of a cigarette pack as is mandated by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control India …
UN agency seeks curbs on indoor use, advertising, sales to minors The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday called on governments to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, warning that they pose a “serious threat” to foetuses and youth. This recommendation that also said the devices should be banned …
GOVERNMENT appears to be winning the war against tobacco cultivation, with the Ministry of Agriculture reporting a decline in the amount of land currently under production. Chief technical director in the ministry Dermon Spence told the Jamaica Observer that preliminary figures for 2014 show a 43 per cent decrease in …
Electronic-cigarettes (electronic nicotine delivery systems-ENDS), the new fad among tobacco users, are all set to be banned in India. Recognising its adverse effects on health, the Union health ministry has decided to ban these “nicotine inhalers” through proper legislation soon. During a recent meeting attended by well-known scientists, health experts, …
LIKE the enforcement of law against commercial motorcycle operation in major parts of Lagos, the police in Lagos are gearing up to put anyone found smoking in public places in the metropolis behind the bars. The law against smoking in public in Lagos was recently passed by the State House …
Paan masala is emerging as a new cause for anaemia. Researchers at clinical hemato-oncology department of King George’s Medical University in Lucknow have found that paan masala consumption leads to a drop in one’s folic acid level, which is one of the main causes of anaemia. This starts affecting the …
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday asked the states to pass necessary order to implement the ban on all forms of processed flavoured or scented chewing tobacco like gutka and zarda. Citing that tobacco use is the foremost preventable cause of death and disease globally as well as …
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing says it is working with South African Airways and a Dutch biofuel company to make jet fuel from tobacco seeds. The Dutch firm, SkyNRG, is boosting its production in South Africa of a hybrid, nicotine-free, tobacco crop called Solaris with “biofuel production expected… in the next …
U.S. planemaker Boeing has teamed up with South African Airways to develop jet fuel from a tobacco plant as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote green energy in Africa's most advanced economy. The jet fuel will be made from a hybrid tobacco plant known as Solaris, which …
Around 15,000 people die of tobacco consumption in Nepal every year, a report says. The study carried out by the Centre for Community Health Promotion has shown that majority of the people who fall victim to tobacco consumption are poor and the helpless. Of the total population, as many as …
