However, long-term study required to establish beedi as a causative factor

Environmental factors such as sunshine and tobacco smoke cause more cancers than random DNA mutations, researchers have affirmed — contesting another team's conclusions that "bad luck" was mainly t

NEW DELHI: Here's another reason for you to kick the butt.

Days after the Rajasthan HC directed the Union health ministry to implement the new pictorial warnings on tobacco products without any delay, the ministry has said that “they are committed” to issu

Cancer is killing 1 in every 10 people in South East Asia region.

About 38% of male population in Madhya Pradesh smoke tobacco daily while 39% population use smokeless tobacco leading to a rise in cancer cases.

According to a Government Resolution (GR), school heads will have to sign and fill up an undertaking with their picture.

It said that "too few" governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products and miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco and save lives

Too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. They therefore miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco, save lives and generate funds for stronger health services, according to the "WHO Report on the global tobacco epidemic 2015".

High tobacco consumption by people is the culprit, finds survey by Tata Hospital

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