The National Health Survey 2023 reveals that areca nut consumption among Bhutanese aged 15 to 69 rose to nearly 60 per cent ...
Mangalore (Nov 17): Areca nut, a major commercial crop in the state, has once again been labeled a carcinogen. A World Health Organization (WHO) affiliate recently reported that controlling areca ...
The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) has urged the government to commission detailed scientific research to validate the safety and potential anti ...
While thanking the Centre for responding to arecanut sector’s longstanding requests to address the classification of arecanut as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Central ...
where areca nut use and poor dental hygiene are common. It can also be exacerbated by achalasia and other conditions such as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is challenging to detect ...
diseases such as yellow leaf disease and bud rot, and pest infestations impacting arecanut cultivation. Farmers in the region are exploring coffee cultivation as an alternative, given its ...