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Improving Public Health in the Global South by Leveraging Innovative Smoke
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14: Philip Morris International (PMI) recently hosted the Technovation event in Dubai, focusing on improving public health in the Global South by leveraging innovative smoke-free alternatives. The event highlighted how innovation, science, and technology can serve
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Global Health Experts Examined WHO's Tobacco Control Approach
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6: The Consumer Choice Center hosted a press briefing this month on 'Harm Reduction and the FCTC's Missed Opportunities' in Philippines, bringing together physicians, researchers, and consumer advocates from seven countries to discuss critical aspects of the WHO Fr
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WVA Expresses Concern on FCTC COP10's Exclusion of Consumers and Misguided
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9: As the 10th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control convenes, the World Vapers' Alliance (WVA) is raising a critical voice against the exclusion of consumers from the decision-making process and the po
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PEER Next launches activated carbon technology accessories in India
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8: PEER Next is the latest launch of Leocorno Enterprises, a company formed by Anant Jangwal in 2016 that offers consumer brands including PEER Drinks - a brand of premium low and zero calorie tonic water. PEER Next has introduced activated charcoal filters that a
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Mission Harm Reduction: Medical fraternity shares innovative approaches to
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): On the occasion of World Health Day 2023, it is appropriate to revisit India's commitment to a 25 per cent relative reduction in tobacco use by 2025. According to the latest WHO trends report, it is among the 60 nations likely to achiev
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Mission Harm Reduction: Innovative approaches to save lives at the ET Cons
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI/PRNewswire): India is committed to a 25% relative reduction in tobacco use by 2025. According to the latest WHO trends report, it is among the 60 nations likely to achieve this target. Despite stringent tobacco control policies by the Government, th
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Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the region to acknowledge tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a human right and discuss the merits of smoke-free nicotine products as much safe
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CAPHRA urges Health Ministry to discuss rights of vapers in a global treat
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during the Ninth Session of Parties (COP9) of the Wo
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Harm Reduction Research & Innovation Centre launched to conduct advanced r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 24 (ANI/ Hunk Golden and Media): Silicon Valley-based fund Metaform Ventures, lead by a serial entrepreneur Nilesh Jain, is incubating a Harm Reduction Research & Innovation Centre (HRRIC) to conduct advanced research on tobacco cessation and harm red
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Teens prefer harm reduction messaging over zero-tolerance on substance use
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 25 (ANI): Discussing substance use with teens is an uphill task for parents. Most of the time they don't know what and how to talk about to their children when it comes to substance use. However, recent research has shown ways to deal with the problem.
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E-cigarettes should be used effectively to stop smoking: Study
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 11 (ANI): Turns out, E-cigarettes can indeed help people give up smoking faster than any other methods out there.
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Facilitate smoking cessation through policies not bans
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 07 (NewsVoir): The government has been taking several steps towards discouraging tobacco consumption and reducing the risk of cancer. The state of Rajasthan is also conducting a study to understand the impact of nicotine as harm reduction tool.
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