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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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World No Tobacco Day: KSRTC gathers over Rs 35 lakh in fines from smokers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) ( [India], May 31 (ANI): Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Saturday said that it has penalised 17661 passengers with a total penalty amount of Rs 35,23,200 in one year for violation of 'Smoking is Prohibited' rules in all public places of the Corpor
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Quitx Wellness launches first of its kind app-based cessation program on W
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 31 (ANI/Hunk Golden and Media): On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, Quitx Wellness launches first of its kind an app-based smoking and tobacco cessation program to help users quit smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption.
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World No Tobacco Day: Jackie Shroff urges people to quit smoking in his ow
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): Veteran actor Jackie Shroff on Sunday shared a fun caricature video conveying the message to quit smoking on account of World No Tobacco Day.
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Vapers to celebrate World Vape Day on May 30
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Millions of e-cigarette users or vapers across the globe are celebrating World Vape Day on 30 May 2020, a day before World No Tobacco Day.
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This World No Tobacco Day, make a START to quit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Today, people spend huge sums of money to be in good health, but all their efforts go in vain with a single cigarette they light to blow away the stress or just to be in company.
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World No Tobacco Day: India among top 4 users of tobacco
Updated : 7 years, 9 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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Important to create awareness on relevant social issues: Anupam Kher
Updated : 7 years, 9 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, 9 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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