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 …
Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year. More than 600,000 people are exposed to passive smoking. Unless the countries take action promptly to arrest tobacco use, the death rate will rise to eight million people …
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, commonly found in marine and plant oils, could help limit damage caused by smoking, says a new study from Greece. The study assessed the effect of four-week oral treatment with two grams daily of Omega-3 fatty acids on arterial health of cigarette smokers. The results showed …
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 …
The owners of residential buildings would have to adopt smoking policies and disclose them to prospective apartment buyers and tenants, under a law proposed Wednesday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has made curbing smoking a cornerstone of his public health policy. The bill would require buildings with three or …
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 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 …
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, …
Cancer killed 5,56,400 people across the country in 2010. The 30-69 age group accounted for 71 per cent (3,95,400) of the deaths. In 2010, cancer alone accounted for 8 per cent of the 2.5 million total male deaths and 12 per cent of the 16 million total female deaths in …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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.
Tobacco use kills one person every six seconds: Rasika Somarathna Secondhand smoke cause * Lung cancer * Heart disease * Sudden infant death syndrome * Low birth weight * Serious respiratory conditions The government is planning to bring in two important pieces of legislation which when implemented, could result in …
No fresh taxes except on tobacco products y VAT on cooking gas, fertilisers goes y Sops for IT, science, Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather today presented a "zero deficit" budget for 2012-13. Except proposing a hike on tobacco products and liquor, the Finance Minister announced various sops for the common …
In a study released by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, heavy diesel exhaust (DE) exposure might increase mortality rates from lung cancer. The study officially began in the 1980's, where the relationship between diesel exhaust and lung cancer was investigated. By 1989, the International Agency for Research on …
The number of people affected by asthma has shown an alarming increase in Sri Lanka due to increased air pollution in the cities. This was revealed on Thursday (2) by Dr. Thalatha Liyanage, Director of the Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) Unit of the Health Education Bureau. She told The Island …
The Punjab government here today formally declared Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) as the first “smoke free” district of Punjab. Satish Chandra, Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Punjab while announcing the decision said that earlier, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2011, the Government had …
