“Snuff’ users just as likely to progress to smoking
S. Korean tobacco firm ‘depicts African farmers as monkeys’
Second-hand smoke by numbers
Alarming new smoking trends among the youth
Hubbly bubblies have less metals but far from safe
E-cigarettes, nicotine patches work equally well to help smokers quit
Moves to safeguard water amid proposed fracking may not be enough
New study supports menthol cigarettes ban
Fast facts: Women and smoking
You may be a smoker and not even know it
Cape Town cancer survivor beats odds with baby
Smoke-free laws do not hurt business
One of the largest studies to date on the economic impact of smoke-free laws, recently published in the scientific journal Preventing Chronic Disease, provides powerful new evidence that such laws do not harm the restaurant and bar industry, even in…
Cigarette tax also reduces heavy drinking
Hiking cigarette tax may not only prompt people to cut down on smoking, new research suggests it may help reduce heavy drinking among certain groups as well. Researchers assessed the impact that increases in cigarette tax had on drinking behaviour…
Outdoor smoking still harmful
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s proposed new smoking regulation aimed at banning all smoking in outdoor eating areas, was given a boost by a new study that found harmful levels of secondhand smoke in outside smoking areas. The concentration of…