Search For "tobacco"
'Don't add Gutkha masala to movies in the name of glamour': Mukhtar Abbas
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday took a jibe at the makers of Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Pathaan', saying they addinng more 'masala' spice to the fim, they may have introduced 'gutka masala' (chewable tobacco), which is injurious to health.
Read More
AIIMS Delhi declared "Tobacco Free Zone", smoking will be punishable offen
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi premises have been declared as a "Tobacco Free Zone".
Read More
China halts some Taiwanese food imports over ingredients labeling issue
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director-General Wu Show-mei, all goods exported from Taiwan must be labeled with the ingredients and their percentage in the product.
Read More
Tamil Nadu: 33 people arrested with ganja, banned tobacco products in Madu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, Police Commissioner Senthil Kumar said, "Police seized 567 packets of banned tobacco, 333 grams of ganja and 60 bottles of liquor illegally stashed in a simultaneous raid across Madurai city."
Read More
Telangana BJP chief accuses KTR of consuming drugs, challenges him to take
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"This Twitter Tillu says I chew tobacco. This is a blatant lie. In fact, it is KTR who is addicted to drugs. I am ready to offer any part of my body, including my blood samples for testing to prove that I don't consume tobacco. Does KTR have the guts to give his blood and hair samples for te
Read More
Tax arbitrage makes smuggling of cigarettes into India favorable: DRI Repo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In order to evade the high rate of tax and cess levied on cigarettes and tobacco products as also to avoid printing of the pictorial and textual warnings, illegal means of importation of cigarettes and tobacco products is resorted to, to meet the demand in the market and rake in exorbitant p
Read More
Carbon ultrafine particles accelerate lung cancer progression
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While it may seem common knowledge that smoking is bad for your lungs, if and how ultrafine particles present in cigarette smoke impact the development and progression of lung cancer remains unclear. Working with animal models, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine sought to find how air
Read More
In MP, girls take up smoking cigarettes aged 7, says survey report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Mission Director (MD) National Health Mission, Priyanka Das gave the above information during 'Umang School Health and Wellness' program organized at Hotel Taj, Bhopal on Saturday. State Health Minister Dr Prabhuram Chowdhary released the survey report of Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) i
Read More
Using vapes can contribute to dental decay: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A vaping habit could end up leading to a tarnished smile, and more frequent visits to the dentist. Research by faculty from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine found patients who said they used vaping devices were more likely to have a higher risk of developing cavities. With CDC sur
Read More
Air pollution causing more disability than tobacco smoke: Ex-AIIMS Directo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dr Guleria, who is also HOD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and sleep disorders while speaking to ANI said, "it is causing more disability than even tobacco smoke. We talk a lot about smoking, but not about using tobacco. But now the burden of disability has shifted more towards a
Read More
Most women reduce smoking after knowing about their pregnancy: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The study revealed how pregnant smokers reduced their smoking after knowing about their pregnancy.
Read More
Researchers reveal how thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin disease
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], October 15 (ANI): The residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after the tobacco has been smoked are referred to as thirdhand smoke (THS). It can linger for an indefinite period of time on indoor surfaces, exposing both smokers an
Read More