By mymedicalmantra.com The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) has shown that the prevalence of Tobacco has decreased in Delhi. The Delhi government has launched 1 to 1 community-based campaign. The campaign appeals citizens to adopt one tobacco user and encourage him or her to quit tobacco The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2) factsheet for Delhi […]

By dailypioneer.com A red splotch here in the shape of a cloud. Another one there, with streaks ready to hit the centre of the earth. There is one more which seems to have fingers reaching out to grab something. Colourful abstracts made by their equally colourful masters will be a thing of the past in […]

By Saurabh Sinha, Timeofindia HIGHLIGHTS Smoking is banned on all flights now and Jayant Sinha said the government will evaluate banning onboard gutka consumption Vistara is possibly the first Indian airline to ban gutka (tobacco) consumption on its flights NEW DELHI: Tata-Singapore Airlines JV Vistara has banned consumption of gutka (tobacco) on board its aircraft, […]

By: Jasmine Al Kuttab /Abu Dhabi / Khaleej Times The trafficking, possession or consumption of the substance is a criminal offence. Doctors in the UAE are warning against the illegal use of betel leaves (paan) and qat leaves, which they said are among the top causes of oral cancer. “We have noticed people consuming these […]

Source: mymedicalmantra.com Men under 50 years old who smoke are 88 per cent more likely to have a stroke than men who never smoked, researchers said. And the more they smoke, the greater their stroke risk, revealed researchers from University of Maryland While smoking has long been associated with the risk of stroke, the study […]

Source: Livemint A large number of chemical compounds of smokeless tobacco products were found to be hepatotoxic by a group of scientists from ICMR New Delhi: Smokeless tobacco products do not only cause cancer. Comprehensive research by Indian scientists show a close link between these products, including chewing tobacco and tobacco-based mouth fresheners, and diseases of […]

According to sources despite reporting more than 1.5 million new cases every year, India’s cancer rate remains lower than, say, the economically advanced US. That’s about 100 cases per 100,000 people compared with 300 in the US. Meanwhile this may be easier to explain: Indians are a vastly younger people and as people get older, […]

he Indian Council of Medical Research recently projected that India might register over 17 lakh new cases of cancer and over 8 lakh deaths because of the disease by 2020. Cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among adults in India. In 2016, about 14 lakh cases of cancer were recorded, as mentioned […]