Lucknow: The much-hyped anti-smoking campaign of the government seems to have failed to make any impact on tobacco users.

Ahmedabad: This is the kind of news smokers want to hear on World No Tobacco Day.

Washington: Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have linked perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) — a chemical found in microwave popcorn bags — to cardiovascular disease.

KANPUR: The Industrial City has the dubious distinction of being the third highest incidence of asthma in the country. Bangalore has the highest number of asthma patients in the country.

Anti-tobacco organisations have congratulated the government for passing the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill.

ORAL cancer is the sixth most common cancer reported globally with roughly two thirds of these reported in developing countries, according to a report.

Businesses that allow indoor smoking have 19 times higher levels of polluted air compared to that of places where inside smoking is banned, a study report said.

After the ban on gutkha, the State will go for total prohibition of all forms of tobacco – smokeless as well as cigarettes and bidis – in a phased manner.

The Supreme Court Wednesday directed states and Union Territories to apprise it of the implementation of ban on sale and manufacture of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine.