Smoking
Report names and shames countries cosy with Big Tobacco
The global tobacco market size was valued at nearly $850 billion in 2019.
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Nearly 1 million smokers quit during lockdown tobacco sales ban - study
The data is contained in a study conducted by the University of Cape Town's research unit on the economics of excisable products.
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CoCT to get tougher on smokers in bid to promote smoke-free lifestyles
Among other measures, the bill aims to remove designated smoking areas in restaurants, ban outdoor smoking in public areas as well as regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products.
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'Covid-19 is vascular disease – not respiratory one. Taking aspirin makes sense'
Dr Jaco Laubscher (a physician specialising in vascular biology) shares findings that may revolutionise how we treat Covid-19.
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Many smokers used lockdown to quit - research
The research suggested that between 16% and 50% of smokers had stopped smoking during the lockdown.
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The burning issue: Smokers call for ban on tobacco sales to be lifted
The sale of the products remained prohibited under level 3 lockdown and smokers across the nation decided to make their anger felt in a series of protests on Tuesday.
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SA smokers hope to make voices heard as petition hits 400k
Government announced this week that a ban on the sale of tobacco products and cigarettes would continue under the Level 4 lockdown. It was also banned under Level 5.
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Lockdown may be best method to quit smoking, says advocacy group
The Tobacco, Alcohol and Gambling Advocacy Action Group says the lockdown may be a blessing in disguise for many smokers.
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Roseville Secondary pupils in KZN warned after demand for smoke breaks
Last week pupils missed two exams and forced the school to shut down.
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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.
