Tag: Tobacco

Modi for bigger pictorial warnings on tobacco products

Prime minister Narendra Modi has favoured bigger pictorial warning on tobacco products and the health ministry now intends to cover 85 percent of the display area of beedi, cigarette and chewable tobacco packets, sources said today

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Tobacco plant may aid in treating diabetes, arthritis

Toronto: Tobacco plants can be used to produce an anti-inflammatory protein that can have powerful therapeutic potential for treating conditions like Type-2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and arthritis, more effectively and at an affordable price, researchers say. A team from the University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute in Canada used tobacco plants to […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Scientist probing if tobacco's native forms less harmful

Chennai: Can indigenous ways of smoking counteract the harm being done by mass-produced cigarettes? Researching the roots of native Fijian tobacco plant ‘suki’ said to originated in Tamil Nadu and smoked in a “roll-up”, a renowned scientist from New Zealand is finding about the similar Indian cheroot. On her visit to India, scientist Marewa Glover […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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NGO welcomes smoking ban decision in government offices of Goa

Panaji: The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication on Wednesday welcomed a recent decision of the Goa Health Ministry to declare government offices and buildings in the state tobacco-free. General secretary of the anti-tobacco organisation, Goa-based oncologist Dr Shekhar Salkar said that the ban will “help to curb the proliferation of smoking as well as the […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
E-Cigarettes More Harmful To Heart Than Tobacco: Study

New York: Researchers have found that electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes might be just as harmful to the heart, than traditional cigarettes. “Our results suggest that e-cigarette use is associated with coronary vascular dysfunction at rest, even in the absence of physiologic stress, these findings indicate the opposite of what e-cigarette and vaping […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Deforestation for coffee production ups malaria risk

Sydney: Researchers, including one of an Indian-origin, have estimated that 20 per cent of the malaria risk in deforestation hot spots is driven by the international trade of exports including coffee, cocoa, palm oil, tobacco, beef and cotton. Previous studies have shown deforestation and rainforest disturbances can increase the transmission of malaria by creating conditions […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
Tobacco smoking potential risk factor for coronavirus: Study

New York: While several studies have highlighted the risks that smoking can have on lung health, a new study has identified tobacco smoking as a potential risk factor for infection of the COVID-19 virus. The current findings, published in the journal American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, suggest that there is an increased […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Union Health Min Harsh Vardhan Bats For Total Ban On Tobacco, Its Products

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on the World Tobacco Day on Sunday said the battle against tobacco was a personal fight for him and he wanted a total ban on it and its products. “The battle against tobacco is a personal fight for me. As an ENT surgeon, I’ve been the first-hand witness […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Nicotine Aids Spread Of Lung Cancer To Brain Leading To Deadly Metastatic Tumours

New York: Researchers have found that nicotine, a non-carcinogenic chemical found in tobacco, actually promotes the spread of lung cancer cells into the brain where they can form deadly metastatic tumours. Smokers are far more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers, the study said. “Based on our findings, we don’t think that nicotine replacement […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Tobacco Accelerates COVID-19 Transmission, Warns Health Ministry

New Delhi: Smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 as smoking increases possibility of transmission of virus from hand to mouth, the Union Health Ministry has said, warning that use of tobacco products can increase severity of respiratory infections and make people susceptible to coronavirus. In its document ‘COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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CT & GST Raids On Several Odisha Firms: Rs 1 Crore Penalty Collected!

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Enforcement Squad of Odisha CT and GST Wing has collected a whopping Rs 1 crore as penalty from one fraudulent GST registrant of Raruan in Mayurbhanj district for holding unaccounted stock of goods. The registrants Minati Das Adhikari and her son Ritesh have been jointly running their business ranging […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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Odisha: Duplicate Zarda Manufacturing Unit, Godown Busted in Khurda; 2 Detained

Khurda: In a major crackdown, teams from the STF and Begunia police busted a duplicate zarda (tobacco) manufacturing unit following a joint raid carried out at Beguniapada village in Khurda district on Saturday. One person has been detained for questioning. Sources said huge quantities of tobacco worth lakhs of rupees and other manufacturing articles, labels […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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