According to the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, tobacco is responsible for the deaths of 1.3 crore people annually in India. Launching the second edition of the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign virtually, at a hybrid event at Lady Hardinge Medical College, Jadhav said, “Every year, around 13 lakh people lose their … Read more
The Ministry of Education and Health has urged states to implement laws banning tobacco use in schools to address the problem of tobacco use among young people. This initiative seeks to promote healthier environments in educational institutions and reduce tobacco use.1✔ ✔Reliable sourceMinistry of Education and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issue joint recommendation … Read more
Home Health Quit smoking! WHO publishes first treatment guidelines for smoking cessation in adults The World Health Organization has recently published its first guidelines for tobacco cessation treatment. Smoking is an addiction that requires the utmost determination to quit. Smoking is one of the most common forms of tobacco use. Tobacco contains several cancer-causing chemicals … Read more
Analyzing the years of life lost to cancer, the team found that the four preventable risk factors resulted in over 30 million years of life lost each year.Smoking tobacco had by far the biggest impact — leading to 20.8 million years of life being lost, the study said. Across the globe, cancer is increasingly impacting … Read more
Oral Cancer: यूं तो सरकार किसी भी तरह के धूम्रपान के खिलाफ काफी अभियान चलाती है लेकिन इसके बावजूद लोग तंबाकू (Tobacco) का बहुत ज्यादा सेवन करते हैं. आपको बता दें कि तंबाकू के सेवन से मुंह के कैंसर (Oral cancer) के मामले तेजी से बढ़े हैं. हेल्थ एक्सपर्ट्स ने अनुमान लगाया है कि दुनिया भऱ … Read more
In a desperate attempt to save his life, doctors transferred him to a tertiary neonatal hospital in Ahmedabad. Initially it was assumed that it was a case of birth asphyxia, but the medical team discovered something unexpected. The newborn’s critical condition was attributed to extremely high levels of . Shockingly, the boy’s nicotine levels were … Read more
Tobacco Side Effects : ‘Tobacco consumption is harmful’… this line passes around our ears countless times. Many times people are warned about the ill effects of tobacco, but very few people are affected by it. A surprising case is coming out from Gujarat. Where the effect of the mother’s tobacco consumption has been seen on … Read more
Bhavna B. Mukhopadhyay, CEO of the Indian Voluntary Health Association, said: “The Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016-2017 says that approximately 27 million people use tobacco in our country and approximately 12 million people die every year due to tobacco-related diseases. The average age of initiation of tobacco use in India is 18.7 years. Men start … Read more