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World No Tobacco Day 2013: Filmmaking competition

May 17, 2013
This World No Tobacco Day and it's time we took notice of the growing number of people suffering from absolutely avoidable conditions brought about by the use of tobacco. We at Health.india.com, thought it would be a great …

World No Tobacco Day 2013: Are you being manipulated?

May 14, 2013
Every year on 31 May, WHO and its various partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day where they highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. The theme of …

Different ways to quit smoking

April 30, 2013
New Year’s Eve is around the corner which means that resolutions are going to be made and broken. The decision to quit smoking is by far the most popular New Year’s Resolution, but one out of every five smoker who tries to …

Why smoking is more dangerous for women

November 19, 2012
Women smokers are on the rise. Here are some facts you didn't know about women and smoking:   About 200 million of the world’s one billion smokers are women Far fewer women than men use tobacco. Globally, about 40% of men …

Tobacco control programme to be merged with NRHM

June 1, 2012
In a step to increase the reach of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), the central government has instructed the states to use the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) workforce for anti-tobacco …

World No Tobacco Day 2012: Smoking could kill 40 million people by 2050!

April 26, 2013
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. According to a recent research smoking could cause 40 million excess deaths among smokers, who also suffer from tuberculosis (TB) by 2050. Once smokers develop the disease, they are more likely to …

World No Tobacco Day 2012 theme – Tobacco industry interference

October 3, 2012
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. The theme for WHO’s World No Tobacco Day this year is ‘tobacco industry interference’. The campaign looks to focus on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry's brazen and …

Quit smoking or die

April 26, 2013
Quit smoking or die. It's as simple as that.The harmful effects of smoking are well known. Cigarettes contain many carcinogens and smoking is one of the major causes of cancer for active and passive smokers. It is our duty to …

Bihar becomes the third state to ban paan and gutka products

May 31, 2012
 The Bihar government Wednesday imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale and storage of gutka and paan masala in the state. Officials in the chief minister's office said the health department had issued a notification to this …

World No Tobacco Day 2012: Control measures could reduce smoking by 44%

April 26, 2013
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. A study published by the journal Tobacco Control found that if nations immediately implemented the proven, cost-effective tobacco control policies called for by the World Health Organization, …

World No Tobacco Day 2012: Heart attacks, cancer on the rise in young smokers

April 26, 2013
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. Abhishek Shetty led the typical life of a young employee in an IT company. A regular smoker, the 32-year-old had a hectic schedule, odd sleeping hours and irregular meals - all of which caught up …

World No Tobacco Day 2012: Smoking okay on-screen, not in real life says Bollywood

April 26, 2013
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. Does smoking on screen harm youth? Some feel depicting actors smoking in films and TV shows can affect young, impressionable minds, but others do not agree with this. "Youth consider celebrities …

World No Tobacco Day 2012: Shaan’s “Life Se Panga” anti-smoking song

April 26, 2013
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day  We must create awareness about the disastrous effects of tobacco consumption among the youths, says Bollywood singer Shaan, who launched the song "Life Se Panga Mat Le Yaar" to spread the …

World No Tobacco Day 2012: WHO urges governments to watch out for tobacco industry interference

May 31, 2012
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day.  The theme for World Tobacco Day 2012 is Tobacco industry interference. The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged governments in Southeast Asia to beware of the tobacco industry's interference …