Not-to-miss Tobacco News Today!
(Source: The Times of India, Pune, Maharashtra)
Voices of Tobacco Victims, a support group of cancer survivors and medical practitioners, led by Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital doctors have asked the state election commission (SEC) to ban political funding by tobacco companies ahead of the civic elections in the state. Read more
2- Term Life Insurance For Tobacco Customers
(Source: Free Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco use in any form already units you except for non-users. Some insurance coverage corporations do not distinguish among the shape and frequency of your tobacco use. Read more
Industry updates
(Source: The Times of India, Pune, Maharashtra)
Voices of Tobacco Victims, a support group of cancer survivors and medical practitioners, led by Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital doctors have asked the state election commission (SEC) to ban political funding by tobacco companies ahead of the civic elections in the state. Read more
2- ITC: Zero attrition at senior management since 15 years; remuneration & reward strategy cited as main reasons
(Source: The Economic Times, Kolkata, West Bengal)
Half of ITC's 7,000-odd managers have been with the tobacco, hotels and consumer products enterprise for more than a quarter of century. Attrition at senior management levels - from chief executive officer to business heads - has been zero for at least 15 years now. Read more
Smoke free
(Source: Free Hindu, New Delhi, Delhi)
Tobacco use in any form already units you except for non-users. Some insurance coverage corporations do not distinguish among the shape and frequency of your tobacco use. Read more
2- FDA to Weigh Safety of Tobacco Lozenges, Strips
(Source: Yahoo News, New Delhi, Delhi)
They may look and smell a lot like candy, but dissolvable, smokeless tobacco products aren't for kids. Read more
3- धूम्रपान करते एक दर्जन काबू
(दैनिक जागरण, लुधिआना, पंजाब)
लुधियाना रेलवे स्टेशन परिसर में धूम्रपान करते एक दर्जन लोगों को आरपीएफ ने काबू किया। आरपीएफ प्रभारी जसवंत सिंह के अनुसार ये लोग अलग-अलग स्थानों पर धूम्रपान करते पकडे़ गए। आगे पढ़ें
Tobacco and health
(Source: Med India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Smokers’ ability to quit smoking may be influenced by genetic variation. The use of genetic testing may hence increase cessation rates. Read more
Others(Pictorial warning, Tax and price, Tobacco advertisement, etc.)
(Source: Reuters India, New Delhi, Delhi)
Scotland has delayed implementation of a tobacco display ban in supermarkets because of a change to the regulations and a legal challenge, the Scottish government said. Read more
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