As regulations tighten and public spaces become increasingly smoke-free, the tobacco industry is pivoting its strategy, ...

Urgent legislative action is needed to protect minors Areca nut, also known as betel nut, is the fibrous seed of the Areca catechu palm and has been consumed throughout the Asia-Pacific for thousands ...

Paan—the glossy, heart-shaped leaf of Piper betle—has been chewed across South and Southeast Asia for centuries. While ...

Dr Bhargava: Oral cancer is largely a lifestyle-related disease. Risk is strongly associated with habits such as tobacco chewing, alcohol consumption and poor oral hygiene. Regular dental checkups ...

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THE Senate on Friday unanimously passed House Bill 24-20, which would require businesses to label betel nut products and containers imported or sold in the CNMI with a health-risk warning. Authored by ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. During the tobacco leaf sorting process, manual factors can lead to non-compliant tobacco leaf loosening, resulting in low-quality ...

Despite increasing domestic production, Nepal’s betel nut market is overwhelmed by cheap imports and illegal re-exports to India, leaving local farmers in crisis. Authorities fail to contain a deeply ...