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Bladder cancer is the fifth leading cancer in South African men according to the National Cancer Registry. It usually develops in the cells that line the inside of the bladder affecting more men than women and typical...
Read more →The detrimental impact of smoking on national health systems and economies has been widely studied since the early 1960s but has always been focused exclusively on high income countries. The latest article published b...
Read more →New Year, a time when many of us take a long hard look at our lives and the way we are living them. A time to make resolutions that will make us healthier or happier in the year ahead. One resolution remains among the...
Read more →New Year, a time when many of us take a cold, hard look at our lives and, more importantly, our vices. A time to make resolutions that will make us healthier or happier in the year ahead. There are 7.4 billion people ...
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Smokers under 50 are EIGHT times more likely than non-smokers of the same age to have a major heart attack. This is the finding from research conducted by the South Yorkshire Cardiothoracic Centre in Sheffield, Englan...
Read more →World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world and is held on November 14 each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organizat...
Read more →Weight gain after quitting smoking is a serious concern for many smokers. In fact a recent survey has shown that half of smokers delay quitting smoking for years because they worry about getting fat. On average these ...
Read more →Health and wellness is a growing global trend as more and more people agree that in order to thrive you need to be healthy both physically and mentally. So you exercise regularly and you eat your five portions of frui...
Read more →So what is Stoptober? It’s like October without cigarettes! Within a few days of stopping smoking for Stoptober your breath should be fresher, your clothes should smell better and soon your teeth will start to look wh...
Read more →The Cape Argus headline by the Health Writer, Sipokazi Fokazi, on 5th May this year was “Smoking Debate Heats Up – Seeing e-cigarettes in shops and in adverts may influence teenagers into lighting up.” The article hig...
Read more →Stoptober dedicates the month of October to stopping smoking. As the logo says “Stoptober, it’s like October but without cigarettes.” With more than eight million South Africans regularly smoking tobacco and 44 000 sm...
Read more →The Cape Argus headline by the Health Writer, Sipokazi Fokazi, on 5th May this year was “Smoking Debate Heats Up – Seeing e-cigarettes in shops and in adverts may influence teenagers into lighting up.” The article hig...
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