New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Tobacco and alcohol are the two major reasons behind the rising cases of head and neck cancers (HNC) in India, accounting for a 35-times higher risk, experts said on Sunday.HNC typica
Hong Kong, December 4 (IANS): A significant study has revealed that plastic pollution from cigarettes costs $26 billion a year and China, where half of the world’s cigarettes are smoked contributes around 20
London, November 16 (IANS) India, along with six other countries, lose 1.3 million lives every year to cancers caused by smoking tobacco, according to a study.The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, showed tha
New Delhi, November 4 (IANS) Scientists have discovered one mechanism by which tobacco smoking causes cancer and makes it more difficult to treat by undermining the body’s anti-cancer safeguards, a new study
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Morung Express News Kohima | September 29Joint Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Renabomo Odyuo, today said that social acceptability of tobacco use is so
San Francisco, September 15 (IANS) People who use both tobacco and cannabis are more likely to have anxiety and depression than those who used tobacco only or only cannabis, according to a study.Researchers con
World Head and Neck Cancer Day is observed on July 27
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Tobacco and alcohol use is behind the increasing rate of head and neck cancers in India, said health experts here on World Head and Neck Cancer D
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Mokokchung | May 30
The 31st of May is World No Tobacco Day, an annual awareness day. It was founded in 1987 by World Health Organization (WHO) member states to raise public awar
New Delhi, November 20 (IANS): A lot of kids as young as ten-year-old are becoming victim of tobacco, getting hooked to it for life-time. Ensuring 'tobacco-free India' to them is not only the responsibi
Outreach Health Camp and Awareness Programme held at Mount Olive College
Kohima, October 6 (MExN): Youngsters start consuming either smoke or smokeless tobacco products as early as 15 to 24 years of age, inf
Dimapur, August 20 (MExN): Can Youth, Dimapur hosted a state level workshop (webinar) on WHO FCTC Article 5.3 for senior government officials and national experts in collaboration with National Tobacco Control
New Delhi, August 24 (IANS): Given their ability to abet the spread of coronavirus, doctors and health professionals are advocating stringent regulations on chewing tobacco and smokeless tobacco products l
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Kohima | May 31
There has been a decline in tobacco usage in the State, according to Dr. Arenla Walling, District Nodal Officer, Kohima, National Tobacco Control Programme.
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