Teens should start moving to stop smoking
Even small doses of exercise can help teen smokers cut down on or quit smoking, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
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15 April 2013
Smoking scenes double in youth movies
New research has found a considerable increase in the number of smoking scenes in youth-rated movies, putting it at the same levels as a decade ago.
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‘€˜Ageing fears’€™ help people to quit smoking
Appearance, sexual performance and ability to conceive are greater incentives to quit smoking than the risk of cancer and other health problems, a recent survey revealed.
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Sale of e-cigs illegal in SA
Electronic, or e-cigarettes are sold illegally from many shopping centres across South Africa despite a change in legislation last year.
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Saving Newborns
JOHANNESBURG '€“ Experts from around the globe are gathering this week to address the preventable and unnecessary deaths of newborns, which accounts for almost half of all deaths among children under five.
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Tobacco addiction may be in your genes
People who struggle to quit smoking may be genetically predisposed to the habit, according to new research published in the American Medical Association journal JAMA-Psychiatry.
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Roadmap to tackle newborn deaths
JOHANNESBURG '€“ Each year, about three million of the 7.7-million children who die before reaching their fifth birthday are newborns who do not survive their first four weeks of life. This situation has led to the top health agencies and child experts meeting in South Africa to formulate what will become the Global Newborn Action Plan.
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