World No Tobacco Day Archives - Stories By Priya Journalist, Writer, and Art Analyst Tue, 31 May 2011 05:59:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.storiesbypriya.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpg World No Tobacco Day Archives - Stories By Priya 32 32 State has largest population of farm workers affected by Green Tobacco Sickness. https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/state-has-largest-population-of-farm-workers-affected-by-green-tobacco-sickness/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/state-has-largest-population-of-farm-workers-affected-by-green-tobacco-sickness/#respond Tue, 31 May 2011 05:59:28 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=63 Tobacco Farming is also injurious to health. On occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad has raised concerns on direct penetration of nicotine through skin among farm workers in the state. Gujarat is second largest tobacco producing state in the country that contributes 10.4% to global […]

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]]> https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/state-has-largest-population-of-farm-workers-affected-by-green-tobacco-sickness/feed/ 0 Use of tobacco rising among teenagers in Gujarat : Experts https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/use-of-tobacco-rising-among-teenagers-in-gujarat-experts/ https://www.storiesbypriya.com/health/use-of-tobacco-rising-among-teenagers-in-gujarat-experts/#respond Sun, 29 May 2011 18:12:18 +0000 http://www.storiesbypriya.com/?p=70 AMA organised a mega rally on May 31 to raise awareness against use of tobacco. According to latest reports, 80% males and 40% females take tobacco in different forms in India and roughly 50,00,000 children get habituated to tobacco every year in the country. Gujarat is known as one of the states in the country […]

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