Smokeless Tobacco: Myths Vs Reality
While it does eliminate the harmful effects of smoke inhalation, many misconceptions surround its safety and health implications. Let's see what the expert says...
May 31, 2024, 17:26 PM IST
Smokeless tobacco is 95 percent safer than smoking: Study
With the potential to stop 320,000 premature deaths across Europe each year, the researchers demonstrate the potential of the low risk tobacco product, snus, in reducing the impact of tobacco related disease and death in Europe.
Jun 17, 2017, 13:12 PM IST
70 million Indian women consume smokeless tobacco, many to kill hunger
A whopping 70 million Indian women above age 15 use smokeless tobacco (SLT), which alone constitutes 63 per cent of the world's SLT consumption, according to a Union Health Ministry report on SLT.
Nov 11, 2016, 22:14 PM IST
Smokeless tobacco products may escalate death risk in prostate cancer patients
Consumption of smokeless tobacco product `snus` on a regular basis may prove fatal to men with prostate cancer and can even lead them to the risk of premature death, suggests a new study led by researchers at Harvard University.
Oct 13, 2016, 22:13 PM IST
