Deskbound lifestyle, smoking, obesity, fast food consumption and high stress levels have led to a rise in incidence of heart disease in the younger generation.

Sri Lankans spend Rs. 210 million a day on smoking while 54 Lankans die daily from smoke related diseases, a Health Ministry spokesman said.

Nearly a quarter of the population of men aged 15-24 years in rural areas of Thiruvananthapuram are smokers.

Prevalence Rate Higher Among Men

Lucknow: Diabetes is disease of the rich in the city, says a study conducted endocrinology department of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. The study found that 21.2% of the subjects had diabetes. Institute professor E Bhatia and his colleagues conducted the study over a period of several years.

No, it is not World No Tobacco Day, May 31, but the Hemant Soren government seems to have suddenly woken up to the perils of public smoking, if today’s advertisements of “dhumrapaan nished” for “sw

Sri Lanka will see a possible drastic increase in smoking related deaths in the next two decades if preventive measures are not taken, WHO officials said.

The Health Ministry yesterday said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had extended its fullest support for Sri Lanka’s battle against tobacco and smoking.

Kochi: Think twice before you light up in public places in the district. Carrying on their good work from last year, the shadow police are booking offenders with a missionary zeal.