India leads the world in oral cancer cases linked to smokeless tobacco and areca nut, with 83,400 cases out of 120,200 ...

India recorded the highest number of oral cancer cases in South Asia due to consumption of smokeless tobacco and areca nuts.

Unripe or ripe nuts are shelled, boiled and sun-dried, then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled pieces of areca palm wood. The nuts can be bought and eaten in ...

These could be symptoms linked to smokeless tobacco and areca nut use. Do you often find it hard to quit chewing or feel irritable when you haven't? These are signs of nicotine addiction ...

Karnataka is the largest areca-growing State. The demand for nuts, particularly from the hilly Malnad region, is traditionally highest in north India, particularly in Gujarat, Rajasthan ...

India has the largest number of oral cancer cases caused by smokeless tobacco (chewed, sucked on or sniffed) and areca nut ...

In a significant crackdown on Areca Nuts smuggling, officers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House (JNCH) in Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, on Monday intercepted a massive consignment worth of Rs.

Smokeless tobacco and areca nut use accounts for one-third of oral cancer cases causing more than one hundred thousand cases of oral cancer worldwide. The study was published in the journal The La ...

The chewing of betel nut, the seed of the Areca palm, is common across Asia and the Pacific. In Papua New Guinea, where it is known locally as "buai", it is consumed with a mustard stick dipped in ...

Worried about nuts in shop-bought biscuits? Here are some family favourites that you can make at home.

Locking wheel nuts do not have standard hexagonal heads like a normal nut and bolt. They require a unique locking wheel nut ‘key’ to remove them. This guide looks at the different types of ...