Tag: smokeless tobacco
Smokeless tobacco out of tax net, health warnings in many countries
Study in Lancet Oncology highlights gaps in smokeless tobacco control; says its not taxed in many countries, health warnings often not enforced
A paper published...
Exposure to smoking makes women stop breast feeding earlier
Study shows women who are exposed to active or passive tobacco smoke at home stop breast feeding earlier
New mothers exposed to cigarette smoke in...
E-cigarettes too can increase risk of oral cancer
New research suggests smokeless tobacco products including e-cigarettes too have a cancer link
While the link of smokeless tobacco products to oral cancer is documented,...
New blood tests boost lung cancer risk assessment for smokers
A four-protein biomarker blood test improves lung cancer risk assessment over existing guidelines that rely solely upon smoking history
A simple blood test can improve...
Indian smokeless tobacco items more likely to cause cancer
Study finds carcinogenicity of smokeless tobacco varies by region
Manufacturing practices and lack of regulation make smokeless tobacco (SLT) products manufactured in India more likely...
Smoking costs the Indian economy Rs 1818691 million
Much ground has been covered; tobacco taxes are the ultimate frontier for India
Between a 2008 ban on smoking in public places under the aegis...
Tobacco like graphic warnings can keep people off sugary drinks
If there is a health warning on obesity and diabetes, young people are less likely to buy sweet drinks
Graphic warnings on tobacco packs worked;...
Ban smokeless tobacco sale, manufacture: ICMR cancer institute
The report by NICPR and WHO FCTC secretariat wants ban on manufacture, sale and import of smokeless tobaccoAn institute under the Indian Council of...
