LETTERS Urgent steps neededThe news report “Tobacco Control Act must to check preventable deaths” (THT, April 7)is indeed alarming. Despite knowing the fact that consumption of tobacco in any form shortens the users’ life by ten to fifteen years, the... 09 Apr, 2009
LETTERS Urgent steps neededThe news report “Tobacco Control Act must to check preventable deaths” (THT, April 7)is indeed alarming. Despite knowing the fact that consumption of tobacco in any form shortens the users’ life by ten to fifteen years, the... 07 Apr, 2009
38 pc inmates use drugs: Survey Kathmandu, March 11:50 pc of IDUs behind bars share the same needle.A survey report has found that 38 per cent of the prisoners it had surveyed had access to drugs even behind the bars in different parts of the country.According to a Knowledge,... Horoscopes 11 Mar, 2009
America’s hypocrisy on tobacco Peter FromuthGlobal citizen, that retroism from sunnier days is back. Calls for the US to be a better model for the rest of the world peppered the presidential campaign. Reforming global tobacco policy will be a critical first step in walking the... 19 Nov, 2008
Goodbye to dry cough KATHMANDU: There are two basic types of coughs — chest coughs and dry coughs. The effectiveness of natural cough remedies depends on identifying which cough you have. A chest cough is often characterised by mucus or phlegm in the chest that is... Travel Abroad 20 Oct, 2008
Preventable deaths A WHO report recently stated that tobacco use takes a toll of over 15,000 lives in Nepal annually. Besides the loss of precious lives, tobacco use, especially in the underdeveloped countries, costs the locals and national economies billions of dollars.... 17 Feb, 2008
Tobacco use claims 15,000 lives a year in Nepal, says WHO Kathmandu, February 15:More than 15,000 people die annually in Nepal because of tobacco use and poor people spend more than 11 per cent of their income on tobacco, a report of World Health Organisation (WHO) said.“The WHO Report on Global Tobacco... Travel 16 Feb, 2008
Taking care of your heart Kathmandu:Heart attack, cancer and stroke are the three top most common causes of death worldwide. Every year, about 12 million people die of a heart attack or a stroke. At least 75 per cent of deaths from heart disease and stroke now occur in the... Travel Abroad 28 May, 2007
Why do women smoke? KATHMANDU: When it comes to women smoking, it is difficult to trace when she lit up for the first time. Perhaps it happened with liberation, when females decided to be on par with men in everything. Or may be it started in 1928 with the advertising... Travel Abroad 11 May, 2007
Let’s stop before it’s too late Smoking’s a difficult habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive drugs, the body and mind quickly become used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs it just to feel... Travel Abroad 08 Feb, 2007
World heart day : Heart disease a major concern worldwide: WHO Nepalis living stressful lives sans healthy diet’Kathmandu, September 23 :The increasing trend of eating junk foods, the excessive use of tobacco and stressful lifestyles led by people are leading to increased instances of heart diseases and thus... Travel 24 Sep, 2006
China to ban new cigarette factories Shanghai, February 9: China will not allow any new cigarette factories, including joint ventures, as it works to cut back on tobacco use among its 350 million smokers, reports stated today. Among other measures aimed at cutting tobacco consumption,... 02 Sep, 2006
