Anti-smoking

It's not just cancer: Smoking may trigger all types of type-2 diabetes

From insulin resistance to insulin deficiency, smoking raises the risk of every type-2 diabetes form - and the more you smoke, the worse it gets, says new study

Secondhand smoke: Why there's no safe distance from its toxic effects

Experts warn that even short exposure to secondhand smoke can damage the heart, lungs and blood vessels, with children and pregnant women at higher risk

France bans smoking in parks, beaches, and bus stops for public health

France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and sports venues, at beaches and bus stops, in a perimeter around all schools, and anywhere children could gather in public. In a country where smoking has for generations been glamorised in cinema and intertwined with the national image, government crackdowns on tobacco use have met resistance. "In France, we still have this mindset of saying, this is a law that restricts freedom," Philippe Bergerot, president of the French League Against Cancer, told the Associated Press. The ban aims "to promote what we call denormalisation. In people's minds, smoking is normal," he said. "We aren't banning smoking; we are banning smoking in certain places where it could potentially affect people's health and ... young people." It's been illegal to smoke in restaurants, bars and public buildings since a series of bans

Hookah with friends, smoke breaks at work? Tobacco is silently wrecking you

Smoking and hookah don't just harm your lungs and heart-doctors warn they also quietly damage sexual function, disrupt hormones, and reduce fertility in both men and women

World No Tobacco Day 2025: Theme, history, significance & ways to quit

World No Tobacco Day is annually celebrated on May 31 and is marked to create awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco. Read more on its theme, history and significance and ways to quit

France to ban smoking in public spaces where kids are present from July 1

Starting July 1, France will ban smoking in public spaces like parks, beaches, and bus stops to protect children's health; violators may face fines up to 135 euros ($154)

No Smoking Day 2024: All you need to know about best ways to quit smoking

No Smoking Day is celebrated every year across the world to spread awareness about the bad impacts of smoking. It urges individuals to stop smoking and promotes a smoke-free environment

No Smoking Day 2024: Everything you need to know about harmful disease

National No Smoking Day is a yearly health awareness day in the UK, planning to inspire and support smokers to stop for good. This day presents the ideal chance to take that crucial step

Drug firm Lupin introduces smoking cessation generic product in US market

Drug firm Lupin on Wednesday said it has launched a product, used as an aid to smoking cessation treatment, in the US market. The company has launched Varenicline tablets in strengths of 0.5 mg and 1 mg, after having received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), the Mumbai-based drug maker said in a regulatory filing. The company's product is the generic equivalent of PF Prism CV's Chantix tablets, it added. It is indicated for use as an aid to smoking cessation treatment. As per the IQVIA data, Varenicline tablets had estimated annual sales of USD 412 million in the US. Shares of the company were trading 0.75 per cent up at Rs 1,406.50 apiece on the BSE.

UK might ban smoking: Here's what the Indian law says about smoking

In 2004, Bhutan became the first country in the world to completely ban the cultivation, harvesting, production, and sale of tobacco products

Zydus Lifesciences receives final USFDA approval for varenicline tablets

The drug will be manufactured at the group's formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ

India among countries with lowest quit rates for smoking, says report

India ranks second in the number of smokers aged between 16 and 64 years and is among the nations with one of the lowest quit rates for smoking, according to a new report. The report prepared by 'The International Commission to Reignite the Fight Against Smoking' using secondary data from sources like the World Bank, said that China and India are home to more than 500 million tobacco users between the ages 16 and 64 years. "India ranks second with 250,002,133 smokers between 16 and 64 years of age. Tobacco prevalence in India is three times higher among men than women. India also accounts for some of the highest rates of smokeless tobacco use and oral cancer in the world," it said. According to the report, 37 per cent of Indian respondents showed a desire to change behaviour with a plan to quit smoking. However, India is among countries with the lowest quit rates for smoking. The quit rates for men are less than 20 per cent, it noted. The report said an estimated 1.14 billion peopl

Pandemic uncertainty may have stalled anti-smoking push, says report

A year after COVID-19 upended life for millions of Americans, there are troubling signs that the coronavirus may have also slowed progress against another deadly health threat: smoking.

India asks states not to tie-up with Phillip Morris-led anti-smoking group

The company says it works independently, but WHO has said there are "clear conflicts" due to the $80 million in annual funding the foundation receives from Philip Morris

How Philip Morris quietly campaigned to block a global anti-smoking treaty

Philip Morris worked to subvert the treaty on multiple levels