Health ministry plans plain packaging of tobacco products
July 23rd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) After putting pictorial health warnings on tobacco products, the union health ministry plans to push for plain packaging.Plain packaging could help bring down tobacco usage ... 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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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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Now a helpline to quit tobacco
May 29th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Quitting tobacco could become easier from this May 31 on 'World No Tobacco Day' with a prominent tobacco cessation company Nicorette starting a helpline ... Read more...
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Ukraine introduces ban on public smoking
May 25th, 2012 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Ukrainian parliament has approved a legislation prohibiting smoking at public places, including restaurants, stadiums and government buildings."The adoption of this document was necessary since, ... Read more...
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Scary pictures not to dissuade Russian smokers: Poll
May 13th, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 60 percent of Russian smokers say they will not give up their habit when grim graphic images depicting the impact of smoking on health ... Read more...
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Like India, Russia to scare smokers with grim pictures
May 11th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 11 (IANS) Emulating India, Australia and a few European Union members, Russia will have grim images depicting the impact of smoking on health appear on all cigarette packs ... Read more...
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As hookah becomes in, it raises health concerns (Lifestyle Feature)
May 6th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) From being a centre-point of village gatherings to gracing plush joints in metros, the hookah has made a comeback in social space. But its return ... Read more...
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Central government schools to become tobacco free
February 28th, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) All Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across India have been directed to ensure they are tobacco-free to prevent youth access to tobacco, officials said Tuesday.The Kendriya Vidyalya ... 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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Delhi civic body tightens anti-tobacco measures
July 15th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a crackdown on tobacco use and sale, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Friday asked its own schools, offices, and health centres to tighten ... Read more...
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Cancer victim writes to PM for ban on tobacco products
June 1st, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A 35-year-old cancer victim has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pleading with him to impose a ban on tobacco products such as gutka ... Read more...
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Inadequate, say health activists of new anti-tobacco warnings
June 1st, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) They say a picture is worth a thousands words. But if the opinion of health activists - and many youngsters - is anything to go ... Read more...
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Harsher pictorial warnings on tobacco packs from Dec 1 (Lead)
May 28th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) After a delay of nearly a year, the health ministry has approved harsher pictorial warnings for cigarettes and chewing tobacco products to be implemented from ... 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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After cigarettes, government to crack down on chewing tobacco use (Second Lead)
April 4th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It comes in small pouches, is easy to slip into the pocket and cheap - and also a killer. Chewing tobacco, or gutkha, is a ... Read more...
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After cigarettes, health ministry targets other tobacco (Lead)
April 4th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) After coming down on smoking, the health ministry is planning measures to curb the use of chewing tobacco - the most widespread form of tobacco ... Read more...
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After cigarettes, health ministry targets other tobacco
April 4th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) After coming down on smoking, the health ministry is planning measures to curb the use of chewing tobacco - the most widespread form of ... 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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‘Kicking butt reduces lung cancer by 90 percent’
November 24th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Quitting smoking can reduce the risk of lung cancer by nearly 90 percent, an expert said Wednesday."Smoking causes about 90 percent of lung cancer deaths among tobacco ... Read more...
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New tobacco pictorial warnings from Dec 1
November 10th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said the new pictorial warnings on tobacco product packs will be effective from Dec 1."The effective date for ... 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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Must work towards moving farmers out of tobacco industry: Azad
October 19th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that while the livelihood of tobacco growing farmers cannot be endangered, we must work towards moving farmers and ... Read more...
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Azad calls for jihad against tobacco
October 19th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Tuesday called for a jihad against use of tobacco which causes nearly 0.9 million deaths in India every year."A jihad is ... Read more...
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Awareness drives focussing on women mark No Tobacco Day
May 31st, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Awareness drives, cancer screening centres and conferences with special focus on women marked the World No Tobacco Day Monday.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ... Read more...
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Rallies mark no tobacco day in Orissa
May 31st, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) A large number of people including, social activists, students and government officials staged rallies Monday in Orissa to highlight the ill effects of tobacco as they observed World ... Read more...
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Young Indian women falling victim to tobacco?
May 31st, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Did you know that 8.3 percent of Indian girls between 13-15 years of age consume some form of tobacco? The statistic acquires significance as World No Tobacco ... Read more...
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‘Keep up ban on sale of tobacco near schools, colleges’
February 12th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Concerned over some parliamentarians' demand to scrap the restrictions on sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges, a voluntary organisation here has appealed ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves national tobacco control programme
January 28th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The union Cabinet Thursday approved the national tobacco control programme (NTCP) at a cost of Rs.182 crore, which aims at creating public awareness against tobacco use, setting ... Read more...
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Ramadoss to inaugurate tobacco control workshop today
September 9th, 2008 - 11:02 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Anbumani Ramadoss will inaugurate a National Advocacy Workshop on Tobacco Control Laws and related issues in India here ... Read more...
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Tobacco Control workshop to be held in Delhi
September 8th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, will inaugurate a National Advocacy Workshop on Tobacco Control Laws and related Issues in India on ... Read more...
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