The blindness is often irreversible, the doctors said. Additionally, those who smoke tobacco significantly increase their risk of developing cataract compared to non-smokers. It’s a well-known […]

It is a gateway that leads users to other potent drugs, says a study done among school children. A survey of more than 7,500 high school […]

In the study, the prevalence of use of tobacco was 17.5 per cent. Overall, smokeless tobacco use was higher than the type smoked. Gutkha was the […]

Inter-Country meeting on smokeless tobacco policy was held on 16-18 August 2017 at Le Meridien, New Delhi.

The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to ban the manufacture and sale of the Pan Masala and Gutka in the state. Read More

19 JULY 2017 | GENEVA | NEW YORK – The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic published today finds that more countries have implemented […]

Around 6.52 people die every year of head and neck cancer across the globe and 4.70 lakh of them are from India, said Dr. Ravi Mehrotra, […]

“Arecanuts had been certified as the main cause to oral cancer by the reports prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Therefore a Bill was passed […]

Global Knowledge Hub on Smokeless Tobacco(KH-SLT) participated in GATS-II release on 8th June, 2017.

Workshop on “Tobacco Control and Health Informatics” was held on 29th-30th March, 2017 at National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research(NICPR), Noida.This workshop embraced various aspects […]