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 objective of the study was to investigate the potential for tobacco tax to contribute to the 2030 agenda for sustainable development by reducing tobacco use, saving lives and generating tax revenues. Tobacco taxation can prevent millions of smoking-attributable deaths throughout the world and contribute to achieving the sustainable development …
Production of tobacco, Zimbabwe's biggest export earner, is expected to fall 15 percent to 160 million kilograms this season following a drought that has left millions facing hunger, an industry survey showed on Wednesday. Zimbabwe earned $855 million from tobacco sales in 2015, nearly a third of its total exports …
In an unprecedented move, nearly 653 doctors of India and office bearers of medical societies all across India have urged the Prime Minister to implement the new set of pictorial warnings from April 1. Doctors have recommended that warning on tobacco products should be 85%. These doctors are the witness …
Combustible tobacco cigarettes cost less to purchase than equivalent amounts of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 44 of 45 countries sampled around the world, according to a new American Cancer Society study. The study, appearing in Tobacco Control, concludes the gap exists despite the fact that e-cigarettes are not yet widely …
Recent studies conducted between December 2015 and March 2016 by the PGIMER, Chandigarh, has found that pictorial health warnings on packs of tobacco products do motivate people to quit. Vini Mahajan, Principal Secretary, Health, said, “The study has thrown up interesting data, including the data regarding impact of pictorial health …
A Parliamentary panel has recommended framing an "equitable and pragmatic" National Tobacco Control Policy so various organs of government can work in tandem and tobacco production can be brought under a regulatory regime. The committee feels that there is an urgent need for framing a 'National Tobacco Control Policy' with …
California's senate on Thursday approved a raft of anti-smoking legislation raising the minimum age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 and regulating e-cigarettes. Described by senate leader Kevin De Leon as "the most expansive tobacco control legislative package in over a decade," the measures are …
Hears Plea On Making Packets Colourless The Supreme Court on Tuesday surprised many by asking whether there was conclusive proof to say that smoking cigarettes caused cancer. Hearing a petition seeking to make cigarette packets colourless to render them visually unattractive, a bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and …
Oral Cancer Among Women On Rapid Decline: National Cancer Registry The use of tobacco, the leading cause of preventable death, has for the first time begun to decline across country . Data from the first phase of National Family Health Survey released by the Union health ministry shows a dip …
Researchers have found that electronic cigarettes contained one million times more cancer-causing substances than outdoor air. They also discovered a type of flame retardant in the product, which affected the reproductive system and could lead to cancer. The study was conducted by the Hong Kong Baptist University and was commissioned …
Says current excise and VAT rates are not sufficient to increase the price The Union Health Ministry has written a letter to the Ministry of Finance to increase taxes on tobacco products in the upcoming Finance Budget of 2016-17. The letter highlights the recent study undertaken by the Ministry in …
Tobacco related illegal logging has in the last two years doubled to 30 percent of the national total, latest data from the Forestry Commission of Zimbabwe shows, placing ecosystems and biodiversity in extended danger. The data also demonstrates that interventions by Government, the Forestry Commission and the tobacco industry to …
Images of disease and suffering should move smokers to kick the habit - at least, that's the thinking behind graphic warning labels used on cigarette packages in much of the world, and maybe someday in the U.S. According to a University of Illinois study, however, "the good intentions of this …
Report says existing excise and VAT rates are insufficient to increase the prices of tobacco products, making them easily affordable Tobacco prices in India cheaper than essential food items: Study A new study conducted by the Health and Family Welfare ministry and the World Health organization (WHO) Country Office states …
While "vaping" has been seen as a healthier alternative to smoking, a new study has provided more evidence on the potential harmful effects of e-cigarettes. A University of Louisville researcher Daniel J. Conklin will discuss his early research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. Conklin …
The WHO has asked all countries, including India, to introduce age-classified ratings for films and other entertainment programmes with tobacco imagery to restrict the number of new adolescent smokers. "Today, we want to emphasise that governments should require age-classification ratings for films with tobacco imagery to reduce the overall exposure …
MUMBAI: The Food and Drug Administration in probably its first serious attempt to implement the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) has penalized nearly 2500 people and establishments across the state in a span of two days. It is one among the 25 agencies empowered to implement the act. …
Electronic cigarettes are widely promoted and used to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a new analysis from UC San Francisco found that adult smokers who use e-cigarettes are actually 28 percent less likely to stop smoking cigarettes. The study—a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data—is the largest to …
BENGALURU: With an estimated seven lakh tons of fuelwood required for curing tobacco every year in Karnataka, more than 300 hectares of forest land are lost annually. Experts opine that tobacco cultivation is not only a big threat to environment but also likely to become a threat to food security …
Despite reports suggesting e-cigarettes are just as bad for you as cigarettes, some scientists are actively denying the claim. They believe the research, which made headlines last week, failed to compare the damage between e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes fairly. The study, published in Oral Oncology, stated "our study strongly suggests …
