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 …
Schools and hospitals in Delhi have recorded higher air nicotine levels than government buildings and restaurants, according to a recent study. While entertainment venues like malls and theatres recorded the highest nicotine presence in the city, Delhi still has lower nicotine levels than Chennai, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh which were also …
GANGTOK, June 1: In a landmark development towards converting itself into the healthiest state in India within the next five years, Sikkim was declared as a
As a part of its smoke-free campaign, the Delhi government will soon be installing nicotine meters in offices across the city to detect the presence of the chemical in atmosphere. The first nicotine meter
BHUBANESWAR: While tobacco use continues to predominate global health concerns, growing percentage of women among the consuming population has added to the alarm. They have become targets for the tobacco companies and industries, which have started to design strategies and products like lite, slim and flavoured to attract women. Some …
Srinagar: Apart from seeking the display of gory images on cigarette packs, the Jammu and Kashmir Voluntary Health Association (JKVHA) demands tax to be increased on cigarettes to discourage smoking.
Pune In two years, the Food and Drug Administration has been able to collect a mere Rs 25,000 as fine from those who violated the ban on smoking in public places in the district. If this doesn
NEW DELHI: Members of civil society and health experts have expressed concern over the delay in implementation of the notification for new pictorial health warnings for all tobacco products which was to be brought in next month by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.
Liffy Thomas and R. Sujatha NGOs and State government have played a pivotal role in taking home the message about ills of using tobacco Smoke free: Several buildings are becoming
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will take necessary steps in implementing the law prohibiting smoking in public transport, said BRTA Chairman Aiyub Rahman at a programme yesterday. To protect children, women and non-smokers from the bad effects of smoking, non-smoking logos must be fixed compulsorily on the public vehicles, he …
Serum cotinine levels are a reliable marker of tobacco use. Few studies have validated questionnaires assessing smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) against serum levels. We undertook such a study in industrial workers in India.
The cigarette ban law that came into effect in October 2008 is set to finally get some teeth more than a year and a half later, when Calcutta police start collecting a Rs 200 fine from those who light up in public.
April 8: In India, with an estimated 12 crore smokers, only two per cent manage to quit the tobacco habit, as compared to 40 per cent in the United States and Europe. Though the age of smoking initiation is higher in Indians, the quitting habit is rare. According to a …
London: Scientists have discovered what they claim is a common gene that raises the risk of developing lung cancer in non-smokers, a breakthrough which may pave the way for new targeted therapies for patients. Despite several attempts to identify the specific genetic mechanisms responsible, the causes of lung cancer in
The level of 210Po in eight brands of cigarettes and four brands of bidis popular in and around Nagercoil town was determined to evaluate the annual effective dose. The 210Po activity in a full cigarette ranged from 32.8
