The number of cases booked went up by 93 percent over the previous year. Shops near educational institutions in Bangalore continue to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products, flouting the law. Kumaraswamy, a vendor who sells tobacco products near Vinayaka English School at Nagarathpete, said, “I have been selling cigarettes and tobacco products here for […]
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About 90 percent of new smokers become addicted by age 25, stated a report. E-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a growing concern in India, shows recent studies and reports. A study by Science Direct shows how E-cigarettes are a public health challenge in India despite the comprehensive bans. A recent study by […]
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Tobacco vendors in the city are unaware that sale of loose cigarettes is banned. Bengaluru: Many vendors and tea stall owners across the city sell loose cigarettes even though the Karnataka Government had banned the sale from September 2017. Chandrashekar, a tea stall owner outside KSR Railway Station, said, “I did not know that selling […]
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The NGT had issued directives for cigarette butt disposal a year ago, but nothing has been done. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) still does not have a separate disposal system for cigarette butts, a year after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to lay down guidelines to do […]
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The legal ban on the sale of tobacco to minors has not prevented it. Minors continue to buy tobacco. Ludhiana: The hands that should be holding toys, books and pencils are seen holding boxes with a cancer warning. There are several small tobacco stalls in the city where minors are not only sold cigarettes and […]
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With the increase in labour, fertilizers and other costs, farmers incur losses as they fail to get good prices. Mysuru: Tobacco farmers incur losses each year during the auction that takes place between September and March, as they don’t get good prices for what they grow. Farmers contend that corporations in the auction quote very […]
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Smokers and sellers take surprisingly bold risks by trading illegal cigarettes in the city. By Apoorva GS You take a pack of cigarettes, you look at the pictorial health warning, you roll it over and you see the same warning again. With utter disgust, you pick one cigarette and you keep the pack away from […]
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Karnataka has seen 3,892 ischaemic heart diseases last year. By Manasi Pawar Bengaluru, April 12, 2019 Smoking is dangerous to health and young people should be made aware of the health problems caused by it. Karnataka has the highest number of ischaemic heart disease cases – 3,892 reported cases in the year 2018-2019, according to […]
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A Journal by the American Heart Association (AHA) declares that hookah users inhale high amounts of toxic chemicals that are risky for heart and blood vessels BY SA GAYATRI Bangalore, March 19, 2019 Is hookah better because the smoke is filtered through water? In reality and according to the Denver Public health Organization, “smoke cannot […]
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