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Tobacco - 74 News Result(s)
  • Tobacco Use in India Drops by Almost 6 Per Cent: GATS Study
    Tobacco Use in India Drops by Almost 6 Per Cent: GATS Study

    According to the latestGlobal Adult Tobacco Survey 2016, tobacco consumption in India has dropped by 6 per cent over the last few years - from 34.6 in 2010 to 28.6 per cent.

  • Yoga Helps Considerably in Quitting Tobacco: Study
    Yoga Helps Considerably in Quitting Tobacco: Study

    Nearly eighty-five per cent of tobacco addicts can quit the habit of consuming nicotine products just by meditation, a study said.

  • Tobacco Exposure Ups Behavioural Issues, Dropout Rates in Children
    Tobacco Exposure Ups Behavioural Issues, Dropout Rates in Children

    Children exposed to tobacco smoke in early childhood adopt anti-social behaviour, engage in proactive and reactive aggression, and face conduct problems at school, even drop out at age 12, a research has showed.

  • World No Tobacco Day: 9 Reasons Why You Need Kick The Butt Now
    World No Tobacco Day: 9 Reasons Why You Need Kick The Butt Now

    31st May marks World No Tobacco day. We have heard it numerous times before, but the fact remains that smoking kills. Here's how.

  • Ban Tobacco Advertising to Reduce Consumption: WHO
    Ban Tobacco Advertising to Reduce Consumption: WHO

    Banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce tobacco consumption, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)."A comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship could decrease...

  • Can Regular Exercise Help You Quit Tobacco?
    Can Regular Exercise Help You Quit Tobacco?

    If you are looking to ditch tobacco, make sure you include at least 15-20 minutes of physical exercise each day to maintain unwavering focus on quitting, a fitness expert said Saturday on the occasion of ...

  • Smoking of Hookahs to be Monitored as Part of Anti-Tobacco Move: WHO FCTC
    Smoking of Hookahs to be Monitored as Part of Anti-Tobacco Move: WHO FCTC

    Aiming to curb consumption of tobacco among the youth at an early stage, the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has urged its 180 member nations to monitor waterpipe (Indian hookah) ...

  • India to Host Conference on Tobacco Epidemic
    India to Host Conference on Tobacco Epidemic

    Experts from across the world will come together in the national capital to discuss a way forward for a cohesive policy environment to promote public health by reducing current tobacco use prevalence.The international conference organised ...

  • Australia Bumps Up Tobacco Tax
    Australia Bumps Up Tobacco Tax

    Australia will hike tobacco taxes by 12.5 percent per year over the next four years to boost its coffers and build on its plain packaging campaign against smoking, the government said Thursday.The excise increase will ...

  • Experts Suggest Increased Taxation of Tobacco Products
    Experts Suggest Increased Taxation of Tobacco Products

    Experts Thursday advocated increased taxation of tobacco products as one of the principal ways to reduce their consumption.Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) president Srinath Reddy said at a press conference here: "We want a ...

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