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  • Stop Your Child Smoking
    Why your child is at risk and what to say to him or her. By Dr Shital Raval Patel. When you think of a smoker, you don’t think of a 10-year-old. But 67% of smokers in India start the tobacco habit between the ages of 9 and 15. According to the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (2006), more than one third of students aged 13 to 15 years (36.8%) reported initiating tobacco use before the age of 10 (Sinha et al., 2008). This could be cigarettes, bidis (which have three times the amount of nicotine and…
  • Just say No to Tobacco
    World No Tobacco Day is on May 31. Cancer survivor Vandana Gupta (VG), the founder of V Care, a support service for cancer patients and their families in India, talks about the urgent need to protect your kids and family members from the widespread scourge of tobacco use. Plus, what to say to kids who think smoking is cool.  PE: Your organisation, V Care, offers support to different types of cancer patients. What are the specific challenges pertaining to …
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    Pre-conception Care For A Healthy Pregnancy
    Planning a pregnancy? Obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Chandan Dubey tells you what you need to do before you conceive. A woman’s good health prior to and during pregnancy is vital for optimal outcomes for her and the baby. You should consult a general physician or gynaecologist for preconception care and counselling. In the meantime, here’s what you should be aware of:  Lose weight (if you are overweight): Obesity is a serious problem in pregnancy. It increases the…
Over 6.25 lakh children smoke cigarette in India daily: Study
http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/health/2018/mar/16/over-625-l… According to the study -- Global Tobacco Atlas -- consumption of tobacco claims 17,887 lives in the country every week. In another news report Sharad Pawar, a cancer survivor,…
Don't smoke around your kids
If you needed another reason to quit smoking: According to a recent study daughters were almost four times likelier to be nicotine-dependent when their mom was, and more than twice as likely if their mom was a former smoker, but they were unaffected…
An interesting article on the cost of smoking in India
Curbing smoking is very important to India for two reasons: About one million Indians die from smoking-related causes every year, which are among the top three ways to die. Smoking also saps Indians of money; more money, it emerges, than…
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