E-cigarettes are harmful, addictive
Electronic smoking devices are harmful and not helping people to quit smoking, according to experts at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health.
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7 March 2018
Parents fear listeriosis from meat products bought around schools
Parents of children in Limpopo, where the source of the listeriosis outbreak was identified, are concerned about their children eating processed meats products when they can't supervise them while at school.
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Ex-WHO man banned from tobacco conference
The global tobacco control conference opens for the first time on African soil today in Cape Town, but South African-born Derek Yach, a former World Health Organisation official, has been expressly forbidden to attend because of his links with Marlboro maker’s Philip Morris
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Tough anti-smoking measures expected today
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is widely expected to announce new measures against smoking when he opens an international tobacco control conference today, including a ban on smoking in all public places, plain cigarette packages and gory pictorial health warnings on packs.
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