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
Ads term gutkha ban unfair
Analysts call the ads misleading; health ministry plans action against industry
Nicotine anywhere
Tobacco manufacturer ITC exploits legal loopholes to openly advertise and sell nicotine gums
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
Health Ministry asks Railway Board to not allow junk food, tobacco ads
Indirect advertising of such products can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases, the health ministry says
Bihar bans gutkha on World No Tobacco Day
The ban is already successful in Madhya Pradesh and Kerala
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
The shifting smoke of tobacco
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Coronavirus update: WHO snubs ‘smokers better off’ theory
World tally crosses 4 million
Punjab bans gutkha
It is the ninth state to do so
Now, dial a motorbike ambulance in case of a heart attack in Delhi
The idea is to reach with medical help much faster, given the high density traffic in the city where movement of four-wheeler ambulances becomes …
Clearing the smoke on packaging
WTO rules that Australian laws on tobacco packaging don't violate global obligations to protect intellectual property
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As told to Parliament (March 15, 2022): No proposal being considered by Centre to waive farmer loans
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Government schools encouraging healthier lifestyles: study
The onset of many lifestyle or non-communicable diseases can be prevented or delayed by addressing these risk factors earlier in life
Environment ministry order bans use of plastic packaging for tobacco, gutkha
The ministry passed its order after the companies failed to adhere to the Supreme Court directive asking them to adhere to the new Plastic Waste …
Gutkha sympathiser
Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others
Madhya Pradesh bans gutkha and other chewing tobacco products
Licences of two gutkha manufacturing companies were cancelled in March
SC upbraids Centre for 'conniving with tobacco industry'
Directs it to effectively implement rules that severely restrict advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products
Is UN giving in to industry?
UN adopts resolution to fight chronic lifestyle diseases, without targets or commitments
What are these ‘cancer vaccines’ I’m hearing about? And what similarities do they share with COVID vaccines?
Rather than preventing disease, these vaccines are a personalised treatment for cancer, to combat disease
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Gutkha ban: Supreme Court seeks compliance report from states
Ban remains on paper; activists demand nationwide enforcement