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, […]

The meta-analysis looked at 37 studies and SLT products that are chewed or snuffed orally or nasally, or applied over teeth and gums, or gargled or drunk. Written by Abantika Ghosh, The Indian Express Indian smokeless tobacco products are among the most lethal, according to a study by ICMR – National Institute of Cancer Prevention […]

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 […]

The clinic’s name has been kept deliberately ambiguous so as not to scare people away with the dreaded ‘C’ word. The clinic is a part of the government’s universal cancer screening scheme in 100 districts. Written by Abantika Ghosh SEVERAL YEARS ago, when Radha’s teenaged daughter suddenly lost her hearing, she knocked on the doors of […]

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 […]