Nicotine for vaping should be legalised in Australia: 40 international and Australian experts
When nicotine is separated from the toxins in tobacco smoke and used in its pure form, there is little evidence of long-term harm
Spinach gives green signal to smokers
A diet rich in leafy vegetables and minerals can ward off cancer of the mouth, claim researchers.
Asia countries say no to US cancer sticks
The US is pushing its tobacco industry in Asian countries, despite stringent laws against smoking in several of these countries
Fumes and wrinkles
Smoking not only affects your mouth and lung but it also plays a vicious part in expediting ageing and is responsible for premature wrinkles
Living with smokers is as bad as living in polluted cities
Passive smoking can expose non-smokers to three times the officially recommended levels of fine particulate matter
India’s fight against tobacco needs strength
Over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapies will save families and help the country
Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactics
What if we treated climate change as a health problem rather than an environmental one? There are lessons to be learned from the successful …
Tobacco control policies are effective, says WHO report
The report further finds that tobacco control does not harm economies and has a modest impact on employment
Cigarettes, cars, and public health
Why should only cars be blamed for causing cancer? There should be health norms for cigarettes, too
World no tobacco day: Push for plain packaging to save lives
Plain packaging of tobacco products restricts advertising and promotion and increases the effectiveness of health warnings
Here are some ways to arrest cigarette butt pollution
Initiatives like product redesign, extended producer responsibility, fines, penalties and promoting non-profits for awareness programmes and …
SC issues notice to Centre, states on complete tobacco ban
Bollywood actor Sunil Rajpal petition states tobacco industry's plea that it generates revenue for government does not hold good
Will this one work?
If the first class action suit against tobacco companies in Florida is successful, the US tobacco industry is in trouble
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Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Surgical site infections worsening globally
Surgical site infections are the third-most common hospital-acquired infections in the world
India’s burden of heart diseases: Study says elderly, women more at risk
About a third of the senior citizens have been diagnosed with hypertension, 5.2% with chronic heart disease and 2.7% with stroke
SPREADING SMOKE
Strict US legislations are forcing cigarette companies to shift business to developing countries, where they are helped by lax laws and …
Smoky future
A US jury holds tobacco companies liable for manufacturing a product that causes lung cancer and other diseases
Parliamentary panel recommends reduction of pictorial warnings on tobacco products
The committee has taken the decision in view of the possible loss of livelihood of bidi workers and the increase in illicit trade of tobacco products
Up in smoke
US state governments misuse funds meant for curbing smoking; A US anti-tobacco negotiator quits
Africa's non-communicable disease burden likely to worsen without political will
Africa has the resources and support to tackle non-communicable diseases; all it requires is political will to seize the opportunity
Risky behaviour on the rise, so are its health effects: World Bank
Report calls for public intervention to curb smoking, alcohol and drug abuse and unsafe sex
‘Mass media campaigns can curb tobacco consumption significantly’
Tobacco is the leading cause of heart diseases among the young. Nandita Murukutla, country director (India) of non-profit World Lung Foundation, …
Pesticides, food additives and scientific lies
Calculated Risks: The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment Joseph V Rodricks . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, …
Diagnose the discord
Latest data shows that cancer is rising sharply in India. It's time we understood the intriguing facts from cancer registries to frame a more …