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Smokeless Tobacco, Betel Nut Drive Oral Cancer Cases In India: Lancet Study
India has the highest number of oral cancer cases among countries in South Asia, driven by increased use of smokeless tobacco products like betel quid with tobacco, gutka, khaini and areca nut, according to a study on Wednesday.
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No More Tobacco Ads At Cricket Stadiums? BCCI Set To Receive New Mandate: Report
The Union Health Ministry is planning to instruct the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to stop putting hoardings with advertisements for smokeless tobacco products at cricket venues.
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Delhi High Court Upholds Ban On Sale Of Gutka, Pan Masala
Noting the "direct and pernicious impact" of smokeless tobacco on public health, the Delhi High Court Monday affirmed a ban imposed by the food safety commissioner on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured tobacco.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: 28 States, Union Territories Ban Smokeless Tobacco Products, Spitting
Over 25 states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Delhi, have banned the use of smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public places in view of COVID-19, official sources in the Union health ministry said.
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Don't Consume Or Spit Tobacco Products, Says Top Medical Body
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) appealed to the people on Saturday not to consume and spit smokeless tobacco in public places.
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Philip Morris CEO Looks Towards Phasing Out Cigarettes: Report
Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes everywhere except the United States, gets the vast majority of its sales and profits from traditional cigarettes.
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70 Million Women In India Use Smokeless Tobacco To Suppress Hunger: Report
Around 70 million women in India aged 15 years and above use smokeless tobacco (SLT) and one factor influencing them to consume it is the desire to suppress hunger while performing laborious tasks, a new report today said.
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India To Host Its First Global Tobacco Control Conference Today
India is set to host the crucial global tobacco control conference today for the first time, where it will push for incorporating smokeless tobacco as an agenda amid a presence of delegates from about 180 countries.
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India To Push For Discussion On Smokeless Tobacco At Global Meet
India will push for incorporating smokeless tobacco as an agenda of a crucial global tobacco control conference which it would host for the first time next week, an event which Pakistan is unlikely to attend.
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Bacteria In Chewable Tobacco May Up Risk Of Cancer
Are you addicted to smokeless tobacco products like plain chewable tobacco leaves, khaini, pan masala, zarda and gutka? Be warned, as researchers have identified several species of bacteria in these products that can increase the risk of cancer, lung infections, diarrhoea and vomiting.
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Deal With Outdoor Air Pollution: WHO Urges South-East Asian Region
It also said tobacco use, both in smoke and smokeless forms accounts for 22 percent of cancer deaths globally and is a "leading" cause of the disease in the region.
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Most Deaths Caused by Smokeless Tobacco in India
There is a need to build on the insights obtained from efforts to reduce cigarette smoking and to investigate strategies to reduce the use of smokeless tobacco: Experts
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New Rules for Tobaccos Packs Not Practical, Say Manufacturers
Tobacco manufacturers today said the new rules stipulating that 85 per cent of space on packs be covered with health warning messages are not practical for smokeless products like chewing tobacco.
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'Snus' tobacco raises stillbirth risk
Pregnant women who use a smokeless form of tobacco known as "snus" may have a risk of stillbirth on par with women who smoke cigarettes.
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Smokeless tobacco increases stroke risk
Use of oral moist snuff, a type of smokeless tobacco, also known as snus, may increase the risk of fatal stroke.
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Smokeless Tobacco, Betel Nut Drive Oral Cancer Cases In India: Lancet Study
India has the highest number of oral cancer cases among countries in South Asia, driven by increased use of smokeless tobacco products like betel quid with tobacco, gutka, khaini and areca nut, according to a study on Wednesday.
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No More Tobacco Ads At Cricket Stadiums? BCCI Set To Receive New Mandate: Report
The Union Health Ministry is planning to instruct the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to stop putting hoardings with advertisements for smokeless tobacco products at cricket venues.
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Delhi High Court Upholds Ban On Sale Of Gutka, Pan Masala
Noting the "direct and pernicious impact" of smokeless tobacco on public health, the Delhi High Court Monday affirmed a ban imposed by the food safety commissioner on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured tobacco.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: 28 States, Union Territories Ban Smokeless Tobacco Products, Spitting
Over 25 states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Delhi, have banned the use of smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public places in view of COVID-19, official sources in the Union health ministry said.
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Don't Consume Or Spit Tobacco Products, Says Top Medical Body
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) appealed to the people on Saturday not to consume and spit smokeless tobacco in public places.
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Philip Morris CEO Looks Towards Phasing Out Cigarettes: Report
Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes everywhere except the United States, gets the vast majority of its sales and profits from traditional cigarettes.
-
70 Million Women In India Use Smokeless Tobacco To Suppress Hunger: Report
Around 70 million women in India aged 15 years and above use smokeless tobacco (SLT) and one factor influencing them to consume it is the desire to suppress hunger while performing laborious tasks, a new report today said.
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India To Host Its First Global Tobacco Control Conference Today
India is set to host the crucial global tobacco control conference today for the first time, where it will push for incorporating smokeless tobacco as an agenda amid a presence of delegates from about 180 countries.
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India To Push For Discussion On Smokeless Tobacco At Global Meet
India will push for incorporating smokeless tobacco as an agenda of a crucial global tobacco control conference which it would host for the first time next week, an event which Pakistan is unlikely to attend.
-
Bacteria In Chewable Tobacco May Up Risk Of Cancer
Are you addicted to smokeless tobacco products like plain chewable tobacco leaves, khaini, pan masala, zarda and gutka? Be warned, as researchers have identified several species of bacteria in these products that can increase the risk of cancer, lung infections, diarrhoea and vomiting.
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Deal With Outdoor Air Pollution: WHO Urges South-East Asian Region
It also said tobacco use, both in smoke and smokeless forms accounts for 22 percent of cancer deaths globally and is a "leading" cause of the disease in the region.
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Most Deaths Caused by Smokeless Tobacco in India
There is a need to build on the insights obtained from efforts to reduce cigarette smoking and to investigate strategies to reduce the use of smokeless tobacco: Experts
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New Rules for Tobaccos Packs Not Practical, Say Manufacturers
Tobacco manufacturers today said the new rules stipulating that 85 per cent of space on packs be covered with health warning messages are not practical for smokeless products like chewing tobacco.
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'Snus' tobacco raises stillbirth risk
Pregnant women who use a smokeless form of tobacco known as "snus" may have a risk of stillbirth on par with women who smoke cigarettes.
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Smokeless tobacco increases stroke risk
Use of oral moist snuff, a type of smokeless tobacco, also known as snus, may increase the risk of fatal stroke.
