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Cancers in head and neck rising, account for 26% cases in India: Study
Cancer Mukt Bharat Foundation, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation, conducted the study by co…
PTI
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Public health experts pitch for higher taxes on tobacco products to make India tobacco-free in 'Amrit Kaal'
Participating in a discussion on "Amrit Kaal: A Journey towards Tobacco-Free India", organised …
PTI
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India becomes a global leader by regulating anti-tobacco warnings on OTT Platforms
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platform…
ANI
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World Tuberculosis Day: India's goal to be Tuberculosis-free by 2025 ambitious but achievable, say experts
For TB to be eliminated, there should be less than one case for every 1 million in the country. Tod…
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Millennial and Gen X are developing 17 types of cancers far more frequently than older generations, study finds
Cancer rates has surged among younger generations, with significant increases in pancreatic, kidney…
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Not just health, tobacco products also degrades ecosystem integrity: WHO report
The global health agency released a comprehensive research report titled “Tobacco: Poisoning our pl…
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World No Tobacco Day: How brands are motivating smokers to quit
Brands urge people to stub it out
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FDI inflows likely to rise in 2024 as India remains 'preferred investment destination
Foreign direct investments into India is likely to gather momentum in 2024 as healthy macroecono…
PTI
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Why stomach cancer cases are rising in India? - checkout symptoms of this Gastric cancer
Eating junk food, stress, unhealthy lifestyle and genes explain the major reason behind increase in…
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World No Tobacco Day: Ways to use this lockdown as a catalyst to quit smoking
New Delhi, May 31 (IANSlife) Tobacco kills more than 1 million people each year in India, according…
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Despite government efforts, 625,000 Indian children still use tobacco daily
The WHO’s Global Adult Tobacco Survey estimated that the total number of smokers in India fell by 8…
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Public health groups, doctors urge govt to hike excise duty on tobacco products in next Union Budget
"There is substantial proof that tobacco increases risk for severe Covid infection and complicatio…
PTI
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Indians finding it tough to stub out smoking. Here is why!
A rickshaw-puller by profession, Tejas has been chewing ‘gutka’ since time immemorial to him. He sa…
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No proposal to raise excise duty on cigarettes, 'bidis' and smokeless tobacco, says Centre
"The GST rates on goods are fixed on the basis of GST Council recommendations. At present, the…
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India witnessed a drastic decline in tobacco smoking over the past decade: WHO
The same report projects that the percentage of tobacco smokers in India will further drop to 9.…
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Coronavirus:28 states, UTs ban smokeless tobacco products, spitting
"The ministry of health and state health departments should promote quitting tobacco maximally thro…
PTI
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Excise duty in cigarette hiked. Tobacco farmers in india are struggling to make ends meet
Cigarette smoking is injurious to health
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COVID-19 lockdown opportunity for tobacco users to quit habit: Health experts
"There is a widespread culture of chewing paan masala and other tobacco products. It is not only h…
PTI
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61% of young adults in India likely to smoke e-cigarettes in the future, most believe they are non-addictive: study
The survey showed that in India, 51 per cent, who had never used e-cigarettes before were curious a…
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Bharat Biotech warns that Covaxin should not be used in case of allergies, fever and poor immunity
Bharat Biotech, makers of India's first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, has advised people not to …