Call to implement 90pc pictorial warning Kathmandu, October 31 Although 21 months have passed since the amendment to the ‘Directives for Printing and Labelling of Warning Message and Graphics in the Boxes, Packets, Wrappers, Cartons, Parcels and Packaging of Tobacco Products-2011’ was... Horoscopes 01 Nov, 2017
Call to raise awareness against tobacco use Kathmandu, October 25 Experts have stressed on increasing public awareness of the serious health risks of smoking and tobacco consumption. Speaking at an interaction organised by Cancer Council Nepal here yesterday, Dr Binod Man Shrestha, chief... Horoscopes 26 Oct, 2017
International symposium of doctors begins in Pokhara Pokhara, October 6 An international symposium has started in Pokhara from today to discuss new approaches practised across the world for diagnosis and prevention of respiratory and pulmonary diseases. More than 100 Nepali and British doctors... Travel 07 Oct, 2017
Blog Surf: Tobacco tax reform Few people today doubt that smoking is bad. But many, including seasoned policy makers, do not realize just how bad it is. Bad for people, bad for economies, and bad for poverty reduction. In fact, tobacco use not only kills millions of people each... 05 Oct, 2017
China lung cancer on rise, smog suspected: China Daily SHANGHAI: China has seen a sharp rise in the incidence of lung cancer in the past 10-15 years, with long-term exposure to air pollution a possible culprit, the official China Daily reported on Friday, citing health officials. Experts with... Art & Culture 11 Aug, 2017
FDA to target addictive levels of nicotine in cigarettes For the first time, the federal government is proposing cutting the nicotine level in cigarettes so they aren’t so addictive. US Food and Drug Administration chief Scott Gottlieb on Friday directed the agency’s staff to develop new... Mobile & Apps 29 Jul, 2017
India to quiz Philip Morris on marketing of Marlboro NEW DELHI: India plans to seek an explanation from Philip Morris International Inc about its marketing practices after Reuters reported that the tobacco giant used tactics that government officials say flout the country's law, a health ministry... 22 Jul, 2017
Tobacco industry blocking anti-smoking moves says WHO WHO report takes aim at tobacco companies Calls for fighting industry's "intimidating practices" Tobacco kills more than 7 million a year, 1 in 10 deaths GENEVA: The tobacco industry continues to subvert government attempts to prevent... Environment 20 Jul, 2017
EDITORIAL: Fix them now When the monsoon rains start, the roads in the Kathmandu Valley look like muddy fields ready for paddy plantation Perhaps moved by the tragic drowning of an 11-year-old school girl, Binita Phuyal, into a pit of a drain at Nepaltar on broad daylight... 18 Jul, 2017
Call for higher taxes on tobacco products Kathmandu, July 16 Speakers at an interaction on ‘Tobacco Tax: A Sustainable Source for Health Financing’ organised here today said increased taxation on tobacco products could reduce their consumption. Stating that Nepal had already made... Horoscopes 17 Jul, 2017
Worldwide, more than 10 percent of young teens are smokers LONDON: Roughly 11 percent of youth aged 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars, a global survey of students suggests. Tobacco use is the world’s leading cause of preventable death and serious illness,... Environment 18 Jun, 2017
Big tobacco leaves huge ecological footprint: WHO Tobacco causing "massive harm" to environment, WHO report says Product's life cycle is "overwhelmingly polluting and damaging" Tobacco firms should compensate for environmental damage: WHO GENEVA: Tobacco growing is causing... Art & Culture 30 May, 2017
