Big tobacco comes under the hammer
A Miami jury slams unprecedented punitive damages on tobacco companies, who will appeal the verdict
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
Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
Tobacco, as with much agricultural production, promotes unsustainable modes of commodification and consumption of nature
Anti-smoking ads motivate brain to quit tobacco: Study
NIMHANS study supports the need for continuing mass media campaigns to tackle growing tobacco consumption
Don't ignore the deadly sign
Government buckles under pressure from tobacco industry and halts order on large pictorial warnings on tobacco products. Will profit prevail over …
World No-Tobacco Day: ICMR calls for ban on e-cigarettes
In a white paper released on May 31, the council noted that e-cigarettes and other such devices contained not only nicotine solution, which was …
Vaping ban in India: Health experts support; tobacco farmers and merchants oppose
Tobacco merchants appeal to the Cabinet to reconsider the draft ordinance intended to ban e-cigarettes
Area under tobacco cultivation in Africa rose over 3% in 6 yrs: WHO report
The number of tobacco users in the WHO African Region increased to 73 million in 2018 from 64 million adult users in 2000
Tax hike on cigarettes can prevent four million deaths in India: report
ADB report points out that the amount of money spent by the poorest 10 million male smokers on cigarettes a day can actually help them buy 1,400 …
Few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on tobacco products, says WHO report
Evidence shows WHO’s recommendation to increase tax on tobacco products is the most effective way to curb its consumption
'Tobacco not only injurious to health but also a major source of radiation exposure'
Alok Srivastava, physical and nuclear chemist who is the co-author of a study on radioactive Polonium in tobacco, talks about how the …
Big Tobacco is stubbed out
An arbitral ruling upholding Uruguay's anti-smoking regulations and fining Philip Morris is a big win for public health
Parliamentary panel finds tobacco harmful for forests
The panel found that financial benefits due to tobacco cultivation were negligible as compared to losses suffered in terms of deaths
Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011: report
Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would …
LIC’s unhealthy choice
Life Insurance Corporation invested more than Rs 3,500 crore last year in the tobacco industry
Vehicular emissions are a cause for concern
Praful B Desai, professor emeritus and former director of the Tata Memorial Cancer Research Institute, Mumbai, spoke to Leena Chakrabarti on …
Tobacco consumption rising among Indian TB patients: India TB 2020 report
Though notification of tuberculosis goes up, more than 0.5 million patients still missing
Air pollution linked with cardiovascular diseases: Study
Tobacco had the strongest association with heart disease, followed by physical inactivity and low-quality diet
Centre directs states to restrict advertisement, promotion of tobacco products
Move follows Supreme Court vacating stay on rules regulating tobacco advertisement and distribution
Diesel exhaust linked to lung cancer
WHO agency says there is compelling evidence to classify diesel fumes as deadly carcinogen along with tobacco, asbestos
Plain victory against Big Tobacco
Philip Morris has lost a case of trademark violation in Australia and this could have a cascading effect
International Women’s day: How Telangana’s women farm hands turned farmers
The concept of group farming in not new in the state but it had majorly been out of practice for some years now
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
Nicotine anywhere
Tobacco manufacturer ITC exploits legal loopholes to openly advertise and sell nicotine gums