Rajasthan warns teachers on smoking, tobacco consumption
September 6th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 6 (IANS) Teachers in Rajasthan government schools have been warned that they will face suspension if they are found smoking or chewing tobacco products in the classroom, officials ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand is biggest tobacco consumer in north: Survey
July 21st, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Uttarakhand has earned the dubious distinction of being the state with highest consumption of tobacco products, followed by Jammu and Kashmir, according to a survey ... Read more...
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Maharashtra among top tobacco consumers in India
June 15th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) Despite a prohibition on smoking in public and a proposed ban on consuming gutka, Maharashtra remains one of the largest consumers of tobacco in any form ... Read more...
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High drop-out rate hits Delhi’s tobacco cessation centres
June 4th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The sight of haphazardly placed posters and pamphlets saying 'Quit Smoking' and showing a stubbed out cigarette in an ashtray signals a smoker's failed attempt ... Read more...
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Dubai bans tobacco sale on World No Tobacco Day
May 31st, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 30 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Municipality has banned sale of tobacco products for 24 hours in the entire emirate to observe the World No Tobacco Day Thursday.The ban was announced ... Read more...
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Russia to ban smoking indoors
April 21st, 2012 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia is due to ban smoking in all enclosed spaces in an effort to stamp out the habit that kills up to 500,000 people every ... Read more...
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China to curb smoking with increased taxes
March 10th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) The Chinese government is planning to raise taxes on mid and low-end cigarettes in a bid to reduce smokers in the country.According to Health Minister Chen ... Read more...
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Mizoram plans tough anti-tobacco laws
March 4th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, March 4 (IANS) The Mizoram government has decided to enact tough laws to curb the use of tobacco products and drug abuse blamed for cancer and heart ailments, an ... Read more...
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New Zealand hopes to eradicate smoking by 2025
February 29th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Feb 29 (IANS) New Zealand is aiming to eradicate smoking across the country by 2025, and health researchers have said the government needs to set a date to end ... Read more...
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Dhaka urged to tighten anti-tobacco measures
February 27th, 2012 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has been urged to tighten tobacco control measures to prevent deaths and disabilities from related diseases.Nearly 57,000 people die from tobacco use annually ... Read more...
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Changing lifestyle toughens India’s cancer battle (Feb 4 is World Cancer Day)
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) It's time you stopped saying, "It can't happen to me". Cancer is climbing the Indian graph due to rapid lifestyle changes, adding nearly a million ... Read more...
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Lets have tobacco-free youth, urges Shaan
February 2nd, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) We must create awareness about the disastrous effects of tobacco consumption among the youths, says Bollywood singer Shaan, who Thursday launched the song "Life ... Read more...
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Reaching out to Bihar’s poorest, via radio
February 1st, 2012 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) Come July, special radio programmes will be aired in Bihar for Mahadalits, the poorest of the poor in the state, to educate them about the importance ... Read more...
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Argentine capital Buenos Aires becomes smoke-free
January 7th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 7 (IANS/EFE) The Argentine capital has now become a smoke-free city after the passing of a new law that prohibits smoking in closed areas like bars, restaurants ... Read more...
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Hookah bars violating anti-smoke rules: NGO
October 1st, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Many restaurants and clubs, especially hookah bars, are violating the anti-smoking rules in the national capital, an NGO said here Saturday."There is an urgent need ... Read more...
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Tobacco causing 50 percent head, neck cancers: Study
August 21st, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Tobacco consumption is causing nearly half of head and neck cancers in the country, a study by a cancer research centre said here Sunday."Nearly 50 ... Read more...
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Today is ‘World No Tobacco Day’
June 1st, 2011 - 1:46 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today, 31st of May is the ‘World No Tobacco Day’. This day has been specially earmarked to spread awareness about the negative effects that arise in ... Read more...
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Supporting tobacco control in India through media (Comment)
May 31st, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Together with China, India has been the focus of the world's attention this past decade for its economic potential and the huge opportunities the developed world sees in the Asian giant. ... Read more...
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China should use state monopoly for tobacco control:WHO
May 31st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) China can use its state monopoly to prevent its tobacco industry from interference in tobacco control policy in a country where over a million people die ... Read more...
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Shaan pledges to fight tobacco menace
May 10th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Bollywood singer Shaan was Tuesday appointed the tobacco control ambassador for the ministry of health and family welfare to promote the message of tobacco abstinence.Shaan ... Read more...
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Women more likely to self-medicate than men
April 16th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 16 (ANI): A study has concluded that women are more likely to take non-prescribed medication than men.The research study, which was carried out by experts from the Rey Juan Carlos ... Read more...
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Governor suggests tax hike for tobacco products
March 2nd, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra has written to state Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather asking him to raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products ... Read more...
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Mizoram campaigns for ’smoking free’ state
February 11th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Feb 11 (IANS) In a state where more than half of the population smokes, the Mizoram government Friday intensified its efforts to make the state a "smoking-free" zone.Mizoram Chief Minister Lal ... Read more...
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India-Sweden to strengthen ties in healthcare
November 29th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Furthering their collaboration in the field of healthcare, India and Sweden Monday decided to focus on areas like maternal and child health, and alcohol abuse, among others.Health ... Read more...
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No smoking: Gory pictures pull in, shock trade fair visitors
November 18th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhulika Sonkar
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Positioned in a secluded corner of Hall No. 1 of Pragati Maidan here, gory pictures of mutilated lips, disfigured mouths and lungs are forcing many ... Read more...
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India world’s second largest tobacco user: Report (Lead)
October 19th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad called for a "jihad" against tobacco use after a report released Tuesday identified India as the world's second largest consumer of ... Read more...
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Students smoke as Delhi completes two-year ban
October 1st, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) A 16-year-old boy standing outside his school in Delhi puffs on a cigarette and tries to make smoke rings with a group of his friends Friday, a ... Read more...
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Taking medication for insomnia or anxiety ‘ups mortality risk by 36pc’
September 10th, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that using medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent.Genevieve Belleville, a professor at Universite Laval's School of ... Read more...
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Mizoram forms anti-tobacco squads for smoke-free state
July 18th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, July 18 (IANS) The Mizoram government is forming Anti-Tobacco Squads (ATS) in all eight districts of the state to ensure that the ban on smoking in public areas is strictly enforced, ... Read more...
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Mizoram adopts strategy to become smoke-free
June 23rd, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, June 23 (IANS) The Mizoram government Wednesday adopted a four-pronged strategy to make the mountainous state smoke-free, officials said here Wednesday.
"The Smoke Free Mizoram Committee (SFMC), under its chairman and Health ... Read more...
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Cancer Deaths To Double By 2030: Reports WHO
June 5th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 5, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Cancer will turn alarming and the number of deaths due to this dreaded disease will double in numbers by 2030, so reports the cancer research ... Read more...
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Cancer Deaths To Double By 2030, Says UN Report
June 5th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
June 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The cancer deaths would be doubled by next two decades as per the reports of the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France says, ... Read more...
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West Bengal NGO calls for kicking the butt this World Anti-Tobacco Day
May 31st, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri (West Bengal), May 31 (ANI): A non-government organization in West Bengal's Siliguri city organized a campaign on Monday on the occasion of 'World Anti-Tobacco Day' to make people aware of the ... Read more...
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We Need A Lifetime Of No Tobacco, And Not Merely A Day
May 28th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla - CNS
The World No Tobacco day is once again upon us to remind us politely that health is a concern of everyone. From personal physical fitness to the threats ... Read more...
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Compound that leaves its traces in smoker’s breath for 72 hours found
May 21st, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): A team of Catalan researchers has discovered the presence of a compound called 2,5-dimethylfuran, which lingers in a smoker's breath for 3 days.This substance does not appear in ... Read more...
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