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 …
Saving up for an extravagant vacation? You might want to quit smoking to help pay for it. A new analysis released as part of Tobacco-Free Awareness Week reveals that millions of smokers in the United States may be more likely to drop the habit if they realize just how much …
MIAMI – When heated to the max and inhaled deeply, e-cigarettes produce the toxic chemical formaldehyde, which could make the devices up to 15 times more cancerous than regular cigarettes, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. E-cigarettes are battery powered devices that heat up a liquid containing nicotine and artificial flavoring. The …
Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16 million people dying prematurely – before the age of 70 – from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes, according to a new WHO report. …
Brushing aside opposition, the government today moved to amend the anti-smoking law and proposed radical changes, including ban on sale of loose cigarettes and raising the minimum age of a person buying tobacco products to 21 years from existing 18. It has also proposed raising of fine to Rs 1000 …
Environmental experts have called for strict implementation of the ban on public smoking as callously discarded cigarette stubs are a health and environmental challenge. "The non-biodegradable nature of cigarette butts, a hazardous solid waste, make it a challenging area to address. The butts also contain dangerous chemicals such as cadmium, …
Islamabad—Using various tactics to entice people, especially youth, tobacco industry has been killing over 100,000 Pakistanis every year. Around 1200 children initiate smoking daily while the government feeding on the annual revenue of Rs15 billion paid by the industry, is indifferent to their plight. Hundreds of visitors, mostly health professionals …
“The aim of freeing the State Capital from the menace of tobacco should start from Mussoorie and the upcoming winter line carnival is the best opportunity to kick start the campaign”, Chief Development Officer (CDO) Alok Kumar Pandey made this observation while convening a meeting of district level steering committee …
Judgement of the Supreme Court in the matter of Narinder S. Chadha & Others Vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Others dated 08/12/2014 regarding Municipal Corporations of various cities implementing the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply & Distribution) …
China is considering fining smokers who light up indoors as much as 500 yuan ($81) and penalizing operators who don’t stop them, a sign of rising political willingness to curb an industry that brings in billions in tax revenue. If implemented, the changes would mark a reversal in the world’s …
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 …
The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as smoking or armed conflict and greater than both alcoholism and climate change, research has suggested. The McKinsey Global Institute said it cost £1.3tn, or 2.8% of annual economic activity - it cost the UK £47bn. Some 2.1bn people - about …
A new report shows that obesity levels are continuing to soar. Researchers from the McKinsey Global Institute found that close to 30 percent of the world's population, or about 2 billion people worldwide are overweight or obese, costing more than $2 trillion in medical bills and other costs; that's around …
Rising air pollution in Chennai is making more people sick with respiratory illnesses, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), say experts. According to data released by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, which conducts regular air quality checks in metros, Chennai ranks second in air pollution after …
23% of the total global burden of disease is attributable to disorders in people aged 60 years and older. Although the proportion of the burden arising from older people (≥60 years) is highest in high-income regions, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per head are 40% higher in low-income and middle-income regions, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
