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World No Tobacco Day: India among top 4 users of tobacco
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Tobacco is one of the most common and preferred forms of addiction. Even though scientific evidences have revealed its harmful health effects, the use of tobacco in different forms has seen a dramatic increase, especially in the developing countries.
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Indian men at risk of cardiovascular disease due to tobacco
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Globally, tobacco use results in death for 50 percent of its users, who account for over nine percent of the world's population today.
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Important to create awareness on relevant social issues: Anupam Kher
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Veteran actor Anupam Kher has stressed on creating awareness on socially relevant causes.
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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute launches screening and awareness drive again
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI-NewsVoir): In the run up to World No Tobacco Day 2018, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) has lined up a fortnight long intensive program for cancer screening and increasing awareness about harmful effects of tobacco consumption which ha
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Alcohol, tobacco are biggest threat to human welfare
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 10 (ANI): Alcohol and tobacco use has cost humans more than a quarter of a billion disability-adjusted life years, suggests a recent study.
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Facilitate smoking cessation through policies not bans
Updated : 8 years 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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'Quit-line number' on tobacco product packages from Sept
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): In a bid to create awareness and curtail the harmful impact of consuming tobacco-infused products and cigarettes, the government on Thursday stated that from September this year, cigarette packets will have a 'quit line' number displayed on them.
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Hyderabad: Two held for running illegal tobacco units
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Cyberabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Two persons were arrested in a raid at five illegal gutkha and tobacco manufacturing units in Hyderabad, on Monday.
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Vaping does not stain teeth
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): Vaping does not stain teeth, a new research has suggested.
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CPR training must for families of those who have heart ailments
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): There is an urgent need to make CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) training a must in schools and colleges and even at community level so that family members of those people, who fall under high risk zone for developing heart ailments, can give immediate me
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Govt. mass media campaign highlights link between tobacco and TB
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), during the End-TB Summit here, has re-launched 'Cough,' a national mass media campaign to warn citizens about the links between TB and tobacco use.
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Smoking linked with increased risk of hearing loss
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 14 (ANI): Smokers are at a greater risk of hearing loss, according to a study.
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