Where there’s smoke, there are health risks
Every year on May 31 marks World No Tobacco Day by creating awareness of the deadly effects of tobacco use.
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Cigarette market soaring in Africa
Tobacco companies are thriving in Africa due to weak anti-tobacco and tax laws, and tobacco use has increased by 44 percent between 1990 and 2012.
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Professionals co-opted to support tobacco companies
The tobacco industry is spending vast sums of money to fight government’s attempts to tighten smoking laws and regulate electronic cigarettes – and it has managed to recruit some unlikely allies.
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Tobacco industry campaigns against new bill
Tobacco and electronic cigarette manufacturers have launched an aggressive campaign against government’s proposed legislation to clamp down on their products.
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Vaping industry slams new tobacco bill
Ignorant and not based on scientific evidence. This is how vaping activists describe the latest bill on tobacco, which they say is based on fear of the unknown.
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Secondhand smoking kills more women than men
Twice as many women die of exposure to second-hand smoke as men, according to the global Tobacco Atlas launched at the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health today (8 March).
Read More » Secondhand smoking kills more women than menCall for graphic health images on SA cigarette boxes
Activists say our anti-tobacco policies have gone "stale" calling for stronger regulations including health warnings in the form of graphic pictures.
Read More » Call for graphic health images on SA cigarette boxesSmoke-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…