Following the constitution of a Task Force by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) to monitor the effectiveness of the ban on smoking at popular public places, the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) has carried out an inspection of 56 public places here that included hotels, eateries, bars and discos and other public places to check the compliance of the order and whether anti smoking s

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Several studies have shown that smoking is a risk factor for developing the tuberculosis disease (TB). But there was no large-scale study done on the general population to understand this association as most studies looked at high-risk individuals to understand how smoking makes a person develop the disease.

The latest fad to catch the fancy of the young adult population in major cities is hookah bars. Peer pressure and work related stress has even increased use of tobacco among young women in cities.

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The Ministry of Health has finally asked the tobacco industry to make arrangements for printing of pictorial health warnings on 50 percent of cigarette packs and outers.

The government, by withdrawing the Statutory Rules and Orders (SRO) on designated smoking areas has completely banned smoking at all public places to protect non-smokers from the hazards of passive smoking. After the withdrawal of the SRO, smokers would not allowed to use tobacco in any form at any public or work place.

Cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes are the world's largest killer claiming 17.5 million lives a year. Talking to newsmen here on Wednesday, Cardiologist Dr Zaman Baloch said there were 155 millions overweight and obese children globally.

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) has begun to measure the position of tobacco use among people above 15 years of age in the country.

With the support of WHO and Bloomberg Global Initiative, the survey will track prevalence of adult tobacco use, exposure to risk, knowledge of laws, and variety of tobacco consumption.

Children with stressed-out parents may be more prone to developing asthma associated with environmental "triggers" such as high levels of traffic-related pollution and tobacco smoke, hints a study published today.

Mumbai Forty-year-old Rajesh, a chain smoker, feared losing the use of his legs after he found that the artery carrying blood to his leg was clogged.