A woman gifting her boyfriend a bouquet made of gutka packets went viral, triggering massive backlash. Viewers slammed the act for glorifying a cancer-causing addiction and trivializing public health.

Pregnant women in South-East Asia are more likely to use chewing or other kinds of smokeless tobacco than non-pregnant women of reproductive age, according to a study. Published 22 July in Nicotine & ...

At a tiny kiosk on a Mumbai lane choked with rickshaws, Chandrabhaan Chaurasia is selling paan – betel leaves sprinkled with spices. They're a cheap street snack across South Asia. Chaurasia, 51, ...

Pregnant women in South East Asia are more likely to use smokeless tobacco than non-pregnant women, despite the added risk of foetal harm during pregnancy. The study - from the University of York - ...

Police arrested a 58-year-old Rapid City woman Saturday after she was allegedly spotted hiding a can of chewing tobacco in a trash can near the South Dakota Department of Corrections’ Minimum Unit at ...

Wyoming tops the nation in chewing tobacco use, with nearly 1 in 6 adult men in that state using the product. Government researchers found men use chew, snus and other smokeless products at much ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The state attorney general wants the country singer who made the song ‘‘Redneck Woman'' a hit to stop ‘‘glamorizing'' the use of smokeless tobacco at her concerts. State officials ...

Despite smokeless tobacco (SLT) consumption posing several adverse impacts on pregnancy and child health, 45% of pregnant women and 55% of lactating women in slums of Bhubaneswar reported consuming ...