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 …
138 million Indian smokers do not know tobacco causes stroke. Even smoking a few cigarettes a day significantly increases the risk of heart disease. Smokeless tobacco products have also been linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Nearly 138 million Indian smokers do not know that smoking …
It has been a roller coaster week for anti-tobacco activists. They received a setback a few days ago when the state government slashed the value-added tax on tobacco products from 12% to 5%. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s order issued on Monday, however, gave them a fillip. The order states that …
Government could soon force cigarette makers to sell plain, brand-free packets as it seeks to encourage more smokers to quit. A three-month consultation launched by the government on Monday will ask for views on whether packets of cigarettes should be changed to a plain, standardised template, remain as they are, …
District Collector P.G. Thomas has said that tobacco use is a habit that does no good but brings misery to society. “Therefore the habit has to be given up” he said while launching the “Tobacco-free Kollam” scheme at a function here on Thursday. The harm of tobacco use was that …
A recent test on gutka packets by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that most tobacco packets contain the banned toxic chemical magnesium carbonate, the quantity of which is as high as seven per cent. According to oncologists, magnesium carbonate can cause unusual health risks, which include stomach …
AHMEDABAD: A fund for public health should be created by levying specific taxes on tobacco, alcohol, petrol and junk foods, believes Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) faculty Dileep Mavalankar. "Taxes should also be levied on any food item that has more than 10% sugar or fat and has high …
Madhya Pradesh tonight became the first state in the country to impose a ban on the sale of gutkha containing tobacco and nicotine products. The order came consequent upon the Supreme Court order upholding gutkha as a food product under the food adulteration laws of India. The government banned tobacco …
A NEW study suggested that ‘’thirdhand smoke’’- the invisible remains of cigarette smoke that deposits on carpeting, clothing, furniture and other surfaces- may be even more of a health hazard than previously thought. The study has extended the known health risks of tobacco among people who do not smoke but …
A NEW study suggested that ‘’thirdhand smoke’’- the invisible remains of cigarette smoke that deposits on carpeting, clothing, furniture and other surfaces- may be even more of a health hazard than previously thought. The study has extended the known health risks of tobacco among people who do not smoke but …
This report brings together data from two ongoing major global tobacco research and surveillance studies – the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) and the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS) – to examine people’s awareness of the cardiovascular risks of tobacco use, and secondhand smoke exposure. The …
silent killer n There were 5,56,400 cancer deaths in the country in 2010 n 3,95,000 cancer victims fell in the age group of 30 to 69 years n 40% less cases of cervical cancer were reported among Muslim woman as compared to Hindu women New Delhi, March 29 Tobacco is …
Cancer deaths accounted for six per cent of deaths across all ages, but among the 30-69 years age group this rose to eight per cent of the 25 lakh total male deaths and 12 per cent of the 16 lakh total female deaths. In men aged between 30 and 69, …
Several cancers linked to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle rose every year from 1999 through 2008, even as improved screening and a sharp decline in the number of smokers have helped push down the rate of new cancer diagnoses overall across the U.S., according to a report released Wednesday. Rates …
Cancer has resulted in about six lakh deaths in India in 2010. And over 70 percent of these deaths occurred in the productive age between 30 and 69 years, said a nationally representative survey – “Cancer mortality in India”. The three most common fatal cancers in men were oral, stomach …
Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra together accounted for 25% of all cancer deaths in India last year. While Delhi recorded lowest cancer mortalities (less than 9,000), West Bengal recorded the fourth highest cancer deaths (40,199), followed by Tamil Nadu (39,127). India officially recorded over half a million deaths due to cancer …
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday directed the State government to ensure that no tobacco products of any nature are sold within 100 yards from the outer limits of the boundary walls or fence of educational institutions. A Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Manjulla Chellur and …
Srinagar, March 25 -In order to discourage the use of tobacco products, the authorities have declared educational institutes of the summer capital of the state as “tobacco-free” zones. During a sensitisation programme on “Tobacco Control Laws and Measures” that was organised by the J&K; Voluntary Health Association (JKVHA) here yesterday, …
Diesel will be less taxing on your pockets as it will be cheaper by 50 paise per litre from April 1. But, get ready to pay more for cigarettes, beedies and other tobacco products. Gold, noble metals, precious and semi-precious stones will cost less with the State government deciding to …
SHILLONG, March 19 – Chief Minster Mukul Sangma today presented a deficit budget of Rs 382 crore for 2012-13 and proposed tax increase on alcohol and tobacco products to raise awareness about the ill-effects of such products. “For infusing better consciousness about ill-affects of tobacco and tobacco products on the …
An Australian law intended to make the packaging of cigarettes less appealing to consumers again came under fire at the WTO last week, with developing country tobacco producers arguing that the measure could curtail competitiveness in the tobacco market and is inconsistent with multilateral trade rules.
