Conventional and Heated Tobacco adversely impact Dental Materials, finds study Dr. Shravani Dali11 Feb 2025 8:15 PM ISTConventional and Heated Tobacco adversely impact Dental Materials, finds a study published in the BMC Oral Health.This study compares the effect of...
Menthol cigarettes increase youth smoking, nicotine addiction Dr. Nandita Mohan8 Jun 2022 10:15 AM ISTResearchers have noted that the proportion of 12- to 17-year-old cigarette smokers who smoke menthol has risen to 56% and these menthol cigarettes...
Union Health Ministry asks educational institutions to designate tobacco monitors Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Jun 2019 9:00 AM IST"All educational institutions should designate tobacco monitors from among their staff or a student representative (from class IX onwards)....
Union Health ministry asks states to penalise violation of tobacco rules Medical Dialogues Bureau29 Oct 2018 9:20 AM ISTUnder section 4 of COPTA smoking is prohibited in public places, and section 6 prohibits sale to /by minors. Sec 6 (A) prohibits sale of tobacco...
Supreme Court refuses to stay Health Ministry rules on health warning for tobacco products Medical Dialogues Bureau18 July 2018 5:57 PM ISTNew Delhi:Â The Supreme Court today refused to stay the operation of new amended rules of the Union Health Ministry directing the manufacturers to...
New Specified Health Warning on Tobacco Products packs notified Medical Dialogues Bureau8 April 2018 9:12 AM ISTThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has notified new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs by...
Kerala medical fraternity hails highest GST slab for beedis savita thakur thakur11 Jun 2017 11:06 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Kerala’s medical fraternity and health experts have hailed the GST Council’s decision to tax all tobacco products, including...
Include tobacco de-addiction treatment under IT exemption: IMA savita thakur thakur1 Jun 2016 10:20 PM ISTThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) have written to the Health and Finance ministries to include treatment...
Punjab Bans Manufacturing of gutka, tobacco products savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 2:12 PM ISTThe Punjab Government banned the manufacturing of gutka, pan masala, processed, flavoured or scented chewing tobacco and any other food products...
Lawmakers, health officials spar over tobacco pack warnings savita thakur thakur8 Jan 2016 9:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The parliamentary panel reviewing whether to put larger health warnings on cigarette packets has asked the health ministry for evidence to...
