Tagged : tobacco
New pictorial warnings on tobacco products from June 1
Come June 1 and cigarette packets and tobacco products will carry a new set of pictorial health warnings, an NGO said Wednesday........
Published : Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 17:19 | Read More
Come June 1 and cigarette packets and tobacco products will carry a new set of pictorial health warnings, an NGO said Wednesday........
Published : Wednesday 10 Mar 2010 17:19 | Read More
Child reporters raise issues, spur change in Madhya Pradesh
They are village children from Madhya Pradesh and they know the power of the pen as they write in a monthly newspaper, Child Reporters, about a slew of issues like lack of water, tobacco use and violence. What's more, their writeups are spurring change........
Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 15:35 | Read More
They are village children from Madhya Pradesh and they know the power of the pen as they write in a monthly newspaper, Child Reporters, about a slew of issues like lack of water, tobacco use and violence. What's more, their writeups are spurring change........
Published : Saturday 06 Mar 2010 15:35 | Read More
Cigarette ads can fuel teens' smoking desires
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: A new study has revealed that the more teenagers see cigarette ads, the greater they are at risk of taking that first puff. According to the study, the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the viv.......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 16:25 | Read More
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: A new study has revealed that the more teenagers see cigarette ads, the greater they are at risk of taking that first puff. According to the study, the particular content of tobacco marketing resonates with youth and that the viv.......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 16:25 | Read More
Secondhand smoke exposure ups hardened arteries risk among teens
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is linked to an increased risk of future blood vessel hardening and greater risks of other heart disease factors among 13-year-olds, a new study has found. The research has been publishe.......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 12:48 | Read More
Washington, Mar 3 - ANI: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke is linked to an increased risk of future blood vessel hardening and greater risks of other heart disease factors among 13-year-olds, a new study has found. The research has been publishe.......
Published : Wednesday 03 Mar 2010 12:48 | Read More
Now, tobacco to clean up environmental toxin
Washington, March 2 - ANI: A new research by scientists has suggested that a new strain of tobacco plant can make antibodies to clean up toxic pond scum that affects humans, livestock and wildlife. In a new research report appearing in the March 2010 .......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 13:32 | Read More
Washington, March 2 - ANI: A new research by scientists has suggested that a new strain of tobacco plant can make antibodies to clean up toxic pond scum that affects humans, livestock and wildlife. In a new research report appearing in the March 2010 .......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 13:32 | Read More
Five years in, tobacco treaty is saving lives, continues to be stymied by industry, U.S. still absent
Representatives from the 168 ratifying countries of the global tobacco treaty gathered to celebrate the landmark treaty's fifth anniversary. .......
Published : Monday 01 Mar 2010 1:13 | Read More
Representatives from the 168 ratifying countries of the global tobacco treaty gathered to celebrate the landmark treaty's fifth anniversary. .......
Published : Monday 01 Mar 2010 1:13 | Read More
ITC evaluates impact of excise duty hike
Describing the hike in the excise duty on cigarettes as 'steep', tobacco major ITC limited Friday said it was evaluating the cost impact of the budget proposal........
Published : Friday 26 Feb 2010 16:41 | Read More
Describing the hike in the excise duty on cigarettes as 'steep', tobacco major ITC limited Friday said it was evaluating the cost impact of the budget proposal........
Published : Friday 26 Feb 2010 16:41 | Read More
Oz drug expert calls for legalizing, regulating use of cannabis
Sydney, Feb 18- ANI: Dr. Alex Wodak, the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at Sydneys St Vincents Hospital, has called for legalising cannabis to regulate similarly to what happens in the alcohol and tobacco industries. Addressing a function at.......
Published : Thursday 18 Feb 2010 13:00 | Read More
Sydney, Feb 18- ANI: Dr. Alex Wodak, the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service at Sydneys St Vincents Hospital, has called for legalising cannabis to regulate similarly to what happens in the alcohol and tobacco industries. Addressing a function at.......
Published : Thursday 18 Feb 2010 13:00 | Read More
Secondhand smoke hazards in bars, restaurants
Washington, Feb 17 - ANI: A new study by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) has found that concentrations of secondhand tobacco smoke inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars are remarkably high and harmful to health. According to the.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 15:36 | Read More
Washington, Feb 17 - ANI: A new study by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) has found that concentrations of secondhand tobacco smoke inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars are remarkably high and harmful to health. According to the.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 15:36 | Read More
Second-hand smoke in bars, restaurants extremely hazardous
Concentrations of second-hand tobacco smoke, inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars, are exceptionally high and hazardous to health, says a new finding........
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 13:47 | Read More
Concentrations of second-hand tobacco smoke, inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars, are exceptionally high and hazardous to health, says a new finding........
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 13:47 | Read More
Tobacco use worsens outcomes in patients with HPV-positive head, neck cancer
Washington, Feb 15 - ANI: Researchers at University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center claim that patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former tobacco users. .......
Published : Monday 15 Feb 2010 14:40 | Read More
Washington, Feb 15 - ANI: Researchers at University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center claim that patients with head and neck cancer linked to high risk human papillomavirus, or HPV, have worse outcomes if they are current or former tobacco users. .......
Published : Monday 15 Feb 2010 14:40 | Read More
'Keep up ban on sale of tobacco near schools, colleges'
Concerned over some parliamentarians' demand to scrap the restrictions on sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges, a voluntary organisation here has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to take steps that would affect youngsters........
Published : Friday 12 Feb 2010 17:21 | Read More
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Concerned over some parliamentarians' demand to scrap the restrictions on sale of tobacco products near schools and colleges, a voluntary organisation here has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to take steps that would affect youngsters........
Published : Friday 12 Feb 2010 17:21 | Read More