Facilitating finance, promoting exports, and boosting output and incomes are some of the key roles of Boards. But they must ...

When Dr. Leland Fairbanks began his public crusade against tobacco, it was common for doctors ... In 1983, when he was an Indian Health Service physician, Fairbanks pushed for a smoking ban ...

Widespread use over thousands of years in ancient cultures in Egypt, China, India, Assyria, Greece, Italy, and North Africa has been recorded. In addition to its medicinal use, it is also used as a ...

Dr TR Sharma lauded the institute’s seven decades of excellence in tobacco research and stressed the importance of plant genetic resources for developing improved crop varieties. Tobacco Board ...

Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are major concerns for seniors, especially those over 65. About 10% of the US ...

Maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle plays a crucial role in cancer prevention. Limiting the consumption of red and processed meats, sugary beverages, and deep-fried foods, while avoiding alcohol ...

Mumbai: Cancer continues to claim millions of lives in India, but tobacco consumption which is responsible for about 40 percent of cancer cases in the country is the single largest preventable ...

India currently ranks third globally in the highest number of cancer cases, suggesting that current tobacco control efforts have not been effective. While India has made some progress in ...

Dibrugarh: In a move to protect the health of students and curb consumption of tobacco products, Charaideo district magistrate and deputy commissioner Neha Yadav on Saturday issued an immediate ...

The number of oral cancer cases is rising significantly in India, particularly among individuals with no history of tobacco or alcohol use, according to a study. The data was released by VPS Lakeshore ...

Underlining the pressing need to regulate flavoured and smokeless tobacco (SLT) products in India, a research paper published in the Journal of Cancer Policy has pointed out that SLT use ...