There is no harm in smoking. Who says tobacco causes cancer? Nearly 267 million adults means 29% of all adults (aged 15 and above) are users of tobacco in India, do you mean that all of them have cancer…? Since we are in the modern world, we have a lot of works to do. Too […]
As a cancer surgeon, I would focus on things pertaining to my field wherein Meghalaya can grow by a change in behaviour. Meghalaya, in its golden jubilee year, has the dubious distinction of topping the country in the proportion of cancers caused by tobacco, with 70.4% of cancers in men and 46.5% of cancers in […]
The continued effort of union health ministry goes in vain to prevent the entry of electronic cigarette or e-cigarette companies into India as a latest survey has found that 36 brands have been selling the devices illegally in the country since the last three years. An e-cigarette is a handheld electronic device that simulates the experience […]
Despite the devastating harm tobacco is on demand, around 60 to 70 people come to my shop for tobacco. I earn minimum of Rs 1000 per day said Pramod, a local Pan shopkeeper at Boring Road. Health experts in Patna have called for stricter implementation of the tobacco ban across the state just one day […]
