All posts tagged "Smoking"
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1.8KWellnessHealthy lifestyle key to prevent lung cancer
Lung cancer was considered the rarest of rare diseases in the early part of the 20th century (according to medical reports in...
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Smoking and health insurance: Things you should know
We all know that health insurance and smoking is something that doesnt go hand in hand. It is very important to understand...
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How does Tobacco cause premature death?
Tobacco is a plant that grows naturally. The leaves of tobacco are consumed in various forms in different parts of the world....
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2.2KHealth Policy
Banning sale of loose cigarettes can curb smoking: Poll
Nearly sixty per cent of Indians, who recently participated in a poll on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, believe that...
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2.2KHealth Day
Impact of smoking on your oral health
Many studies have proven the ill-effects of smoking on your overall health. Smoking increases the chances of having a heart attack...
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Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital launches quit tobacco campaign
Jaipur-based charitable hospital Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre has launched a campaign on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day...
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Fairer sex increasingly falling victim to lung cancer: Experts
Considered largely a disease of elderly smoking men till 20 years back, lung cancer incidence is now increasing steadily among Indian women...
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1.8KFeaturedFemale smokers outnumber male smokers
Tobacco kills nearly six million people each year, globally. India now has 12.1 million women smokers and falls only behind the United...
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1.6KNewsNeed Stronger Regulations in e-cigarettes
A group of paediatricians from United States have strongly recommended that the minimum age to purchase tobacco products — including e-cigarettes —...
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6.2K13Corporate UpdatesNovartis Healthcare Launches Sequadra Inhaler for Advance Treatment of COPD Patients
Novartis Healthcare Private Limited (NHPL) launched Sequadra Inhaler (indacaterol/glycopyrronium) 110mcg/50mcg, a fixed dose combination (FDC) of two bronchodilating active ingredients, indacaterol maleate,...
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801Corporate UpdatesGovernment considering raising minimum age for smoking
A committee set up by the Health Ministry to recommend amendments to the Tobacco Regulation Act is considering recommending raising the minimum...
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904Corporate Updates
Government may ban sale of loose cigarettes, fine public smoking
The government is mulling a Rs 20,000 fine for individuals caught smoking cigarettes in public, a 1000 percent increase over the existing...
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838Corporate UpdatesWHO Study finds e-cigarettes ineffective in quitting smoking
A study conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) has found no evidence to support the belief that e-cigarettes help smokers quit. Also,...
