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Addiction is a Disease, not a Habit: A Call for Compassion and Solutions

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Addiction is a Disease, not a Habit: A Call for Compassion and...

For decades, smoking has remained one of the most devastating public health crises worldwide. However, societal...

17 Dec 2024 1:44 PM IST

World No Tobacco Day, observed on May 31. The theme for this year, We need food, not tobacco, is an apt one, say, doctors, citing tobacco use as a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. (Image Source:Freepik.com)

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Karnataka bans tobacco use in govt offices, warns of penalties

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has banned employees from smoking and using any tobacco products within government...

8 Nov 2024 10:45 AM IST

Life expectancy in men could rise by year on cutting down smoking: Study

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Life expectancy in men could rise by year on cutting down smoking:...

New Delhi: Cutting down smoking to five per cent of current rates by 2050 would increase life expectancy by a year among...

3 Oct 2024 11:10 AM IST

World No Tobacco Day, observed on May 31. The theme for this year, We need food, not tobacco, is an apt one, say, doctors, citing tobacco use as a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. (Image Source:Freepik.com)

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Telangana: 22.3Pc of Men Over 15 Use Tobacco

Hyderabad: The ticking time bomb of tobacco use in India is evident in the alarming statistics. With nearly 267 million...

6 Aug 2024 6:19 PM IST

From Lungs to Kidneys: Tobaccos Devastating Health Impact

From Lungs to Kidneys: Tobacco's Devastating Health Impact

We live in an era where there is a strong emphasis on global health awareness campaigns, and Anti-Tobacco Day serves...

22 May 2024 2:42 PM IST

World No Tobacco Day, observed on May 31. The theme for this year, We need food, not tobacco, is an apt one, say, doctors, citing tobacco use as a leading cause of preventable death worldwide. (Image Source:Freepik.com)

ISTS to organise international conference on tobacco from Dec 14

Kakinada: The Indian Society of Tobacco Science (ISTS) of Rajamahendravaram is organising an international conference on...

13 Dec 2023 5:03 PM IST

Former addicts say smoking not cool or helpful

Former addicts say smoking not cool' or helpful

HYDERABAD: City residents, ahead of World No Tobacco Day observed on May 31, said they took up smoking due to an array...

31 May 2023 2:54 AM IST

A big tree uprooted due to gales at Taduvai village n Jangareddygudem mandal of Eluru district on Saturday (A. Manikanta Kumar/DC)

Heavy rains damage crops in Godavari districts

KAKINADA: Heavy rains have battered several areas of erstwhile East and West Godavari districts on Saturday, damaging...

19 March 2023 7:55 AM IST

Brigadier Sanjay Singh, Commandant, Military Hospital Secunderabad, interacts with personnel as part of World Cancer Day celebrations at MCEME auditorium. (Photo: DC)

Military Hospital in Secunderabad holds cycle rally on eve of World...

Hyderabad: Military Hospital, Secunderabad, held a cycle rally on Friday, the eve of World Cancer Day on Saturday, with...

4 Feb 2023 12:35 AM IST

Tobacco usage causes tremors within hands, reduces neuromuscular coordination, leads to greying of hair, wrinkles on face, halitosis or bad smell, dryness of mouth, periodontal destruction, loss of teeth, and causes pre-cancers and cancers of mouth, said Dr. N Kannan, head, Tobacco Cessation Clinic, Narayana Dental College and Hospital (NDCH). Pixabay

ICAR wants research on low-nicotine tobacco

KAKINADA: ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) deputy director general Dr. Tilak Raj Sharma on Friday asked...

28 Jan 2023 12:40 AM IST