New test for Down syndrome
A more accurate test that enables pregnant women to test their foetuses for Down syndrome without the risk of miscarriage is now available in South Africa.
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Tobacco companies declare: smoking causes cancer
Tobacco giants Philip Morris and British American Tobacco both stated explicitly yesterday that nicotine is addictive and that smoking causes a variety of diseases. SUE VALENTINE reports.
Read More »Tobacco companies declare: smoking causes cancerWorld grapples with tobacco control
The first ever hearings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to adopt a convention to control tobacco products worldwide began in Geneva yesterday (Thursday). SUE VALENTINE reports.
Read More »World grapples with tobacco controlProtecting kids from tobacco advertising
Large numbers of children as young as seven years old can recognise product logos and names - even for products they don'€™t use such as cigarettes, snuff and beer.This, says Dr Krisela Steyn of the Medical Research Council, is all the more reason why the new tobacco control legislation should impose strict controls on the advertising of tobacco products and their logos.
Read More »Protecting kids from tobacco advertisingSmoking ‘€“ what the regulations say
The Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act, which comes into effect on October 1st, imposes tight controls on smoking in restaurants, pubs, shebeens, hotels and workplaces, as well as limiting tobacco advertising and the sale of tobacco products.
Read More »Smoking ‘€“ what the regulations sayS A wins Anti-Tobacco Award
The 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health currently underway in Chicago has honoured the South African health ministry for its leadership in tobacco control.
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