Editorial: Smoking reveals a patchy record
Even as the prevalence of daily smoking among men in India has come down from about 34 to 23 per
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Editorial: Half measure on tobacco control
The Supreme Court has once again ensured that public health overrides commercial interests. The court’s intervention a few days ago
Read MoreEditorial: Let the science decide on plioglitazone
That the Union Health Ministry takes critical decisions affecting a large number of people without any scientific basis does not
Read MoreBrazil: reducing tobacco use is a ‘winnable battle’
Published in the Hindu on November 8, 2012 Brazil provides an excellent example of reducing the prevalence of smoking and,
Read MoreEditorial: Packaging punch
Published in The Hindu on August 21, 2012 Indian policymakers should take a long hard look at the recent decision
Read More206 million Indians use smokeless tobacco: study
Published in The Hindu on August 17, 2012 Having nearly 275 million tobacco users, India ranks second globally and very
Read MoreEditorial: Banning paan masala
Published in The Hindu on July 26, 2012 The noose is finally tightening around the manufacturers of one of the
Read More‘Cancer killed 5.56 lakh people in India in 2010′
Published in The Hindu on May 12, 2012 Cancer killed 5,56,400 people across the country in 2010. The 30-69 age
Read MoreEditorial: Licensed to kill
Published in The Hindu on April 2, 2012 That tobacco products are singularly responsible for a large number of cancer
Read More‘Cancer killed 5.56 lakh in India in 2010’
Published in The Hindu on March 29, 2012 Cancer killed 5,56,400 people across the country in 2010. The 30-69 age
Read MoreEditorial: Bring in plain packaging
Published in The Hindu on December 2, 2011 The reason why only 2.5 per cent of children in Australia in
Read MoreEditorial: Necessary but not good enough
Published in The Hindu on October 3, 2011 A political declaration adopted recently by more than 30 world leaders and
Read MoreEditorial: The threat of lifestyle diseases
Published in The Hindu on October 16, 2010 No longer can it be said that non-communicable diseases like diabetes and
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