Farmworkers' groups call for better transport measures after deadly crash
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KZN high school pupils demand daily hour-long smoke break
The pupils from Roseville Secondary School missed two exams last week while they protested over the bizarre demand.
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Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes
Among the 3,069 stroke survivors in the study, 1,475, or 48%, were current smokers and another 9% were former smokers.
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In Greece, smoking is alive and kicking despite bans
It was then that Balafoutis, now 38, decided to build a website dedicated to informing non-smokers where they could enjoy a meal or coffee unmarred by other patrons' cigarette smoke.
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Study: Vaping better for quitting smoking than patches, gum
However, people who switched to vaping were far more likely to keep vaping, indicating they may have exchanged one nicotine delivery device for another.
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It's never too late to quit smoking before lung surgery - study
Among patients who had surgery for lung cancer, nonsmokers had fewer complications than smokers. But quitting even just a few months before surgery reduced patients’ risks of complications.
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Illegal cigarettes trade in SA increases dramatically – study
RG and Caesar, which currently go for around R10 per packet of 20, are selling more than legal brands.
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Philip Morris stop-smoking campaign attacked as PR stunt
The campaign also features a video and a website where smokers can sign up for the challenge and gain information to help them to kick the habit.
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Lawmakers want British vaping rules relaxed to help smokers quit
This could include prescribing medically licensed e-cigarettes to assist smoking cessation efforts.
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Stellenbosch University medical faculty to be first smoking-free campus in SA
From the start of next year, no smoking or the use of any tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and hookah pipes, will be allowed anywhere on the premises of Stellenbosch University’s Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty.
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A bad marriage can be as unhealthy as smoking and drinking
Researchers at the US universities of Nevada and Michigan monitored 373 heterosexual couples over the first 16 years of their marriage to see whether disagreeing about topics such as child-rearing, money, in-laws and hobbies had any negative health implications.
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[ANALYSIS] How South Africa is tightening its tobacco rules
South Africa's proposed new tobacco laws will tighten the grip on how cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold, marketed and regulated in the country.
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Chelsea Handler reveals how she quit smoking
Handler - who once confessed to paying $500 to have a pack of cigarettes delivered to her door - underwent hypnotherapy to finally kick the habit for good.
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Even without nicotine, e-cigarettes can still damage lungs - study
Researchers examined what happened to monocytes, a type of white blood cell, upon exposure to flavouring chemicals used in popular e-cigarette liquids.
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[LISTEN] Teens who use e-cigarettes more likely to start smoking tobacco - study
National Council Against Smoking executive director Savera Kalideen says the reduced amount of nicotine in e-cigarettes does not mean they are harmless.
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Higher nicotine in e-cigarettes tied to higher risk of teen smoking
High nicotine liquid in e-cigarettes was also associated with 65% higher odds that teens would develop a regular vaping habit.
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Smoking and the impact on your lungs
Illustration of how cigarette smoke might change lung cells, leading to cancer, according to a study just released by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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Smoking tied to frailty in older adults
Researchers studied people age 60 or older in the UK who had not yet developed so-called frailty.
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Low-nicotine cigarettes: Misperceptions may not lessen benefits
Nicotine doesn't lead to the health conditions caused by smoking. Heart attacks, lung cancer can be blamed on other cigarette additives like tar.
