WHO warns against tobacco industry pushing sales
May 30th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday urged governments in Southeast Asia to beware of the tobacco industry's interference in tobacco control programme by targeting the ... Read more...
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New carcinogen in smokeless tobacco identified
April 27th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 27 (IANS) It is bad news for those Malayalis who use smokeless tobacco -- in the form of 'gutka' and similar products -- as a research in ... Read more...
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Chewing tobacco joins ‘banned foods’ as oral cancer cases rise
September 2nd, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Chewing tobacco, like gutka and paan masala, has been included among banned "food products" in the government's new food safety guidelines. The move has been ... Read more...
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Harsher cancer warning on tobacco products in the offing
May 25th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) With a clinical study pointing out to prevalence of cancer more among chewing tobacco users than cigarettes smokers, the government has decided to notify harsher ... Read more...
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Delhi to host national consultation on smokeless tobacco
March 29th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A two-day national consultation will be held here April 4-5 by the ministry of health and family welfare in association with the World Health Organisation ... Read more...
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Smokeless tobacco products not safe: Study
September 14th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Smokeless tobacco products are not safe or effective alternatives for people who want to quit smoking, say experts.According to analysis of several studies, long-term use of smokeless tobacco ... Read more...
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Candy Cigarettes Suffer A Ban
June 24th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, June 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) June 22 was the one year anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority ... Read more...
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Smokeless tobacco ‘ups risk of heart attack, stroke’
August 21st, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 21 (ANI): Smokeless tobacco products like snus can higher a person's risk of having a fatal heart attack or stroke, says a new study.The research has been published on bmj.com.To ... Read more...
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Smokeless tobacco products ‘do not raise cancer risk’
July 29th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): A new study has shown that in marked contrast to smoking, smokeless tobacco use carries little or no risk of cancer.Peter Lee and Jan Hamling, from P.N. Lee ... Read more...
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