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Hyderabad police apprehend three accused for illegal transport, sale of to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 12 (ANI): Hyderabad Police on Saturday apprehended three accused for allegedly illegally procuring, transporting and selling noxious tobacco products and seized tobacco worth Rs 71,93,120.
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Quit tobacco easily from day 1 with Energy Stick
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI/SRV Media): Energystick India Ltd. is coming up with their new invention, Energy Stick to make quitting tobacco easier from Day 1. This Energy Stick has a unique blend of 0% Tobacco and Nicotine unlike most of the alternatives that contain either a small amount
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Public health groups urge GST Council to increase compensation cess on tob
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 31 (ANI): On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the public health groups along with doctors have urged the GST Council to increase compensation cess on all tobacco products to generate additional revenue for the government to aid the COVID-19 vaccination drive.
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World No Tobacco Day 2021: Harsh Vardhan leads pledge to keep away from t
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday led the pledge to keep away from Tobacco on the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day' 2021.
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WHO honours Harsh Vardhan for efforts in tobacco control
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
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Smoking is a major risk factor for COPD
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for multiple chronic diseases, including lung disease. In India, use of tobacco accounts for approx. 1.35 million deaths every year and is one of the major causes of death a
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World No Tobacco Day 2021: Spotlight on battling 'Tobacco-Covid' burden
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Uninterrupted focus on Covid-19 pandemic has sidelined another pandemic, that of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which includes heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and more, say experts.
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Ban on flavored vaping might lead teens to cigarettes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], May 29 (ANI): When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. After all, tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and health equity and flavours are
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Use of e-cigarettes plus tobacco cigarettes linked to increased risk of re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): A new research revealed that respiratory symptoms, such as cough and wheeze, are more likely to develop when people use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together compared with using either one alone.
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Harmful effects of vaping are comparable with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays. This provided mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liqu
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Scientists compare harmful effects of vaping with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 9 (ANI): Scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands have utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays that provide a mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liquid samples and thei
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Mumbai man helps prove innocence of his daughter, son-in-law sentenced in
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 1 (ANI): A father helped proved the innocence of his daughter and son-in-law who were sentenced to 10-years imprisonment in Qatar on drug trafficking charges after drug traffickers had gained their confidence and given them a bag containing charas telling
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