Editorial: The ways of tobacco companies
For several decades, tobacco companies across the world vehemently denied and blatantly deceived and misled people about the dangers of
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Smoking causes type II diabetes
Fifty years since the first U.S. Surgeon General’s Report in 1964 clearly stated that cigarette smoking was a health hazard,
Read MoreEditorial: 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
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 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: 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
Read MoreSmoking raises the risk of developing TB disease: study
Published in The Hindu on August 24, 2009 Several studies have shown that smoking is a risk factor for developing
Read MoreMore dangerous chemicals found in smokeless tobacco
Published in The Hindu on August 17, 2009 Contrary to popular belief, smokeless tobacco — snuff and chewing tobacco —
Read MoreEditorial: Make pictures speak
Published in the Hindu on November 19, 2009 If the objective is to persuade tobacco users to quit the self-destructive
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