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 …
Smokers The Office for National Statistics has reported a rise in cancer cases just days after statistics indicated that the number of people quitting smoking is decreasingMatt Cardy/Getty Cancer is on the rise in England, with the latest statistics indicating that at least 813 new cases are recorded every day. …
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 …
Early life environment is essential for lung growth and maximally attained lung function. Whether early life exposures impact on lung function decline in adulthood, an indicator of lung ageing, has scarcely been studied. Original Source
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. …
More than half of the children in 10 out of 15 states are still anaemic shows National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) for 2015-16 released by the Union Health Ministry today said. It also showed that more than half of women were anaemic in eleven states . The Ministry of Health …
E-cigarettes used mostly by adults could be popular among children if they are marketed with different flavours, says new research Children could be drawn to try vaping due to advertisements for chocolate and bubble gum flavoured e-cigarettes, new research has shown. The study found that school children who had been …
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 …
However, long-term study required to establish beedi as a causative factor Beedi, or hand-rolled tobacco, a known risk for cancers of the lung and oral cavity, could be a risk factor for gastric cancers as well, according to a study conducted by the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC). The study, ‘Gastric …
In the present study, researchers aimed to determine the effect of both active and passive smoking on the prevalence of the hearing impairment and the hearing thresholds in different age groups through the analysis of data collected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Original Source
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 …
More than a million people in England are living with a chronic lung disease linked to smoking, Public Health England (PHE) reported Tuesday. PHE says around 25,000 deaths each year are attributable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), twice the European average. Around 86 percent of COPD deaths in England …
Cigarette consumption in India is falling steadily even as the number of women smokers is rising, making it home to the second largest number of female smokers after the United States. According to the latest data on cigarette consumption given by the health ministry in Parliament, the consumption in 2014-15 …
Careless smokers who drop their unwanted cigarette butts on the ground could face fines under new laws in Italy. The Italian parliament has passed a raft of measures aimed at tackling the country's littering and pollution problems, including high fines of €300 for smokers who toss their cigarette butts on …
Asthma rates in U.S. children have quieted down after a decades-long increase, a government study found, and researchers are trying to pinpoint reasons that would explain the trend. A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in …
When cigarette smoke is blown into the environment, its chemical constituents don't just vanish into thin air. Residue from the smoke settles into, accumulates and is stored in the surrounding environment, such as upholstery, carpets, walls, clothing and curtains. The residue can be detected long after the last cigarette has …
Malaysia's National Fatwa Council has issued a fatwa declaring the use of electronic cigarettes as 'haram' or forbidden for Muslims. The decision was reached after a special council meeting held on 21 December. The council said that e-cigarettes could be equated to drinking poison and smoking conventional cigarettes. The decision …
Despite numerous efforts in diagnoses and treatment, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), along with asthma and resultant fatalities are on the rise in the world and Viet Nam. Primary studies in Viet Nam in 2009 showed that 4.2 per cent of the country's population suffered from COPD while the asthma …
