Smoking
World No Tobacco Day: 'Quitting smoking is the most difficult thing'
CEO of Proactive Health Solutions Dr Fundile Nyati says vaping is not as safe as people think.
Graphics on the prevalence of tobacco use in populations aged 15 and above by region.
Pulmonologist Dr Alan Peter argues that smokers should be able to claim compensation from cigarette companies if they developed lung disease in South Africa.
The National Council Against Smoking's Sharon Nyatsanza said 21% of South Africans use tobacco products.
South Africa's approach to smoking doesn't adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
The global tobacco market size was valued at nearly $850 billion in 2019.
The data is contained in a study conducted by the University of Cape Town's research unit on the economics of excisable products.
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.
Dr Jaco Laubscher (a physician specialising in vascular biology) shares findings that may revolutionise how we treat Covid-19.
The research suggested that between 16% and 50% of smokers had stopped smoking during the lockdown.
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.
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.
The Tobacco, Alcohol and Gambling Advocacy Action Group says the lockdown may be a blessing in disguise for many smokers.
Last week pupils missed two exams and forced the school to shut down.
The pupils from Roseville Secondary School missed two exams last week while they protested over the bizarre demand.
Among the 3,069 stroke survivors in the study, 1,475, or 48%, were current smokers and another 9% were former smokers.
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.
However, people who switched to vaping were far more likely to keep vaping, indicating they may have exchanged one nicotine delivery device for another.
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.