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Tobacco use falls in pregnant, lactating Indian women

September 16, 2023

COVID-19 severity and mortality rates prompted many tobacco users in India to quit, says a survey by the National Family Health Survey of India Tobacco use...

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How tobacco farming contributes to food scarcity

June 6, 2023

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200 000 hectares of land are cleared for tobacco cultivation each year, which is equivalent to the size of Mauritius Tobacco is grown in over 124 countries...

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Now, 50% lung cancer patients can survive beyond 5 years

March 6, 2023

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Many advanced-stage patients of the disease are experiencing long-lasting remissions along with longer survival rates through the apt use of newer...

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Tobacco Toll: Death by numbers

May 29, 2020

May 31st is observed as World No Tobacco Day. Here’s looking at the mortality rates and health risks due to the tobacco epidemic in the South-East Asian...

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No, e-cigarettes are neither 95% less harmful than tobacco nor do they cut exposure to carcinogens

September 14, 2019

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended a complete ban on e-cigarettes and other electronic delivery systems as e-cigarettes are...