Tag: no smoking
On No Tobacco day, govt commissions three world class testing labs
Three National Tobacco Testing Laboratories (NTTL) which possess world class facilities to analyze various kinds of tobacco products have now been commissioned
Union health ministry on...
Public health experts appeal to WHO against Philip Morris collaboration
Collaborating with the Philip Morris International (PMI)-funded Foundation is against WHO policy on steering clear of Big Tobacco
Public health experts from around the world today...
Smokers recovering from drug/alcohol habit quit tobacco too
Those entering de-addiction quit smoking better, shows study
Smoking rates among people recovering from an alcohol or drug disorder are more than double that of...
Bidi smoking cost India Rs 805.5 bn in ill health in...
Researcher analyses the cost of bidis, a low cost tobacco alternative
Bidi smoking cost India 805.5 billion rupees in ill health and early deaths in...
Graphic warning labels cancel out the effect of tobacco ads
Cornell University study finds warning labels as effective as images on tobacco packs
Graphic warnings can cancel out the effects of tobacco advertisements, new research...
Make govt buildings smoke-free, Centre to states
Union health secretary Preeti Sudan cites the example of Nirman Bhawan asking states to turn their own offices smoke-free
Citing its own decision last year...
Lung cancer risk falls dramatically if you quit smoking
While lung cancer risk falls five years after quitting, it remains substantially higher than non-smokersJust because you stopped smoking years ago doesn't mean you're...
